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Sayings of the Dhamma 19 धम्मपद 19

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Vinicchayamahāmattavatthu

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खुद्दकनिकायkhud·da·ka·ni·kā·ya

Khuddakanikāya

Minor Collection
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धम्मपदdham·ma·pa·da

Dhammapada

Sayings of the Dhamma 256–272
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धम्मट्ठवग्गdham·maṭ·ṭha·vag·ga

Dhammaṭṭhavagga

19. The Just
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विनिच्छयमहामत्तवत्थुvi·nic·cha·ya·ma·hā·mat·ta·vat·thu

Vinicchayamahāmattavatthu
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नna तेनte·na होतिho·ti धम्मट्ठो,dham·maṭ·ṭho

Na tena hoti dhammaṭṭho,

You don’t become just
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येनत्थंye·nat·thaṃ साहसाsā·ha·sā नये;na·ye

yenatthaṁ sāhasā naye;

by passing hasty judgment.
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योyo चca अत्थंat·thaṃ अनत्थञ्च,a·nat·thañ·ca

Yo ca atthaṁ anatthañca,

An astute person evaluates both
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उभोu·bho निच्छेय्यnic·chey·ya पण्डितो।paṇ·ḍi·to

ubho niccheyya paṇḍito.

what is pertinent and what is irrelevant.
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असाहसेनa·sā·ha·se·na धम्मेन,dham·me·na

Asāhasena dhammena,

A wise one judges others without haste,
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समेनsa·me·na नयतीna·ya·tī परे;pa·re

samena nayatī pare;

justly and impartially;
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धम्मस्सdham·mas·sa गुत्तोgut·to मेधावी,me·dhā·vī

Dhammassa gutto medhāvī,

that guardian of the law
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“धम्मट्ठो”तिdham·maṭ·ṭho पवुच्चति।pa·vuc·ca·ti

“dhammaṭṭho”ti pavuccati.

is said to be just.
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छब्बग्गियवत्थुchab·bag·gi·ya·vat·thu

Chabbaggiyavatthu

(Pāli only)
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नna तेनte·na पण्डितोpaṇ·ḍi·to होति,ho·ti

Na tena paṇḍito hoti,

You’re not an astute scholar
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यावताyā·va·tā बहुba·hu भासति;bhā·sa·ti

yāvatā bahu bhāsati;

just because you speak a lot.
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खेमीkhe·mī अवेरीa·ve·rī अभयो,a·bha·yo

Khemī averī abhayo,

One who is secure, free of enmity and fear,
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“पण्डितो”तिpaṇ·ḍi·to पवुच्चति।pa·vuc·ca·ti

“paṇḍito”ti pavuccati.

is said to be astute.
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एकुदानखीणासववत्थुe·ku·dā·na·khī·ṇā·sa·va·vat·thu

Ekudānakhīṇāsavavatthu

(Pāli only)
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नna तावताtā·va·tā धम्मधरो,dham·ma·dha·ro

Na tāvatā dhammadharo,

You’re not one who has memorized the teaching
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यावताyā·va·tā बहुba·hu भासति;bhā·sa·ti

yāvatā bahu bhāsati;

just because you recite a lot.
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योyo चca अप्पम्पिap·pam·pi सुत्वान,sut·vā·na

Yo ca appampi sutvāna,

Someone who directly sees the teaching
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धम्मंdham·maṃ कायेनkā·ye·na पस्सति;pas·sa·ti

dhammaṁ kāyena passati;

after hearing only a little
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सsa वेve धम्मधरोdham·ma·dha·ro होति,ho·ti

Sa ve dhammadharo hoti,

is truly one who has memorized the teaching,
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योyo धम्मंdham·maṃ नप्पमज्जति।nap·pa·maj·ja·ti

yo dhammaṁ nappamajjati.

for they can never forget it.
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लकुण्डकभद्दियत्थेरवत्थुla·kuṇ·ḍa·ka·bhad·di·yat·the·ra·vat·thu

Lakuṇḍakabhaddiyattheravatthu

(Pāli only)
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नna तेनte·na थेरोthe·ro सोso होति,ho·ti

Na tena thero so hoti,

You don’t become a senior
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येनस्सye·nas·sa पलितंpa·li·taṃ सिरो;si·ro

yenassa palitaṁ siro;

by getting some grey hairs;
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परिपक्कोpa·ri·pak·ko वयोva·yo तस्स,tas·sa

Paripakko vayo tassa,

for one ripe only in age,
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“मोघजिण्णो”तिmo·gha·jiṇ·ṇo वुच्चति।vuc·ca·ti

“moghajiṇṇo”ti vuccati.

is said to have aged in vain.
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यम्हिyam·hi सच्चञ्चsac·cañ·ca धम्मोdham·mo च,ca

Yamhi saccañca dhammo ca,

One who is truthful and principled,
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अहिंसाa·hiṃ·sā संयमोsaṃ·ya·mo दमो;da·mo

ahiṁsā saṁyamo damo;

harmless, restrained, and self-controlled,
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सsa वेve वन्तमलोvan·ta·ma·lo धीरो,dhī·ro

Sa ve vantamalo dhīro,

attentive, purged of stains,
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“थेरो”the·ro इतिi·ti पवुच्चति।pa·vuc·ca·ti

“thero” iti pavuccati.

is said to be a senior.
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सम्बहुलभिक्खुवत्थुsam·ba·hu·la·bhik·khu·vat·thu

Sambahulabhikkhuvatthu

(Pāli only)
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नna वाक्करणमत्तेन,vāk·ka·ra·ṇa·mat·te·na

Na vākkaraṇamattena,

Not by mere enunciation,
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वण्णपोक्खरतायvaṇ·ṇa·pok·kha·ra·tā·ya वा;vā

vaṇṇapokkharatāya vā;

or a beautiful complexion
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साधुरूपोsā·dhu·rū·po नरोna·ro होति,ho·ti

Sādhurūpo naro hoti,

does a person become holy,
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इस्सुकीis·su·kī मच्छरीmac·cha·rī सठो।sa·ṭho

issukī maccharī saṭho.

if they’re jealous, stingy, and devious.
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यस्सyas·sa चेतंce·taṃ समुच्छिन्नं,sa·muc·chin·naṃ

Yassa cetaṁ samucchinnaṁ,

But if they’ve cut that out,
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मूलघच्चंmū·la·ghac·caṃ समूहतं;sa·mū·ha·taṃ

mūlaghaccaṁ samūhataṁ;

dug it up at the root, eradicated it,
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सsa वन्तदोसोvan·ta·do·so मेधावी,me·dhā·vī

Sa vantadoso medhāvī,

that intelligent one, purged of vice,
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“साधुरूपो”तिsā·dhu·rū·po वुच्चति।vuc·ca·ti

“sādhurūpo”ti vuccati.

is said to be holy.
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हत्थकवत्थुhat·tha·ka·vat·thu

Hatthakavatthu

(Pāli only)
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नna मुण्डकेनmuṇ·ḍa·ke·na समणो,sa·ma·ṇo

Na muṇḍakena samaṇo,

A liar and breaker of vows is no ascetic
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अब्बतोab·ba·to अलिकंa·li·kaṃ भणं;bha·ṇaṃ

abbato alikaṁ bhaṇaṁ;

just because they shave their head.
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इच्छालोभसमापन्नो,ic·chā·lo·bha·sa·mā·pan·no

Icchālobhasamāpanno,

How on earth can one be an ascetic
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समणोsa·ma·ṇo किंkiṃ भविस्सति।bha·vis·sa·ti

samaṇo kiṁ bhavissati.

who’s full of desire and greed?
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योyo चca समेतिsa·me·ti पापानि,pā·pā·ni

Yo ca sameti pāpāni,

One who stops all wicked deeds,
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अणुंथूलानिa·ṇuṃ·thū·lā·ni सब्बसो;sab·ba·so

aṇuṁthūlāni sabbaso;

great and small,
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समितत्ताsa·mi·tat·tā हिhi पापानं,pā·pā·naṃ

Samitattā hi pāpānaṁ,

because of stopping wicked deeds
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“समणो”तिsa·ma·ṇo पवुच्चति।pa·vuc·ca·ti

“samaṇo”ti pavuccati.

is said to be an ascetic.
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अञ्ञतरब्राह्मणवत्थुañ·ña·ta·rab·rāh·ma·ṇa·vat·thu

Aññatarabrāhmaṇavatthu

(Pāli only)
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नna तेनte·na भिक्खुbhik·khu सोso होति,ho·ti

Na tena bhikkhu so hoti,

You don’t become a mendicant
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यावताyā·va·tā भिक्खतेbhik·kha·te परे;pa·re

yāvatā bhikkhate pare;

just by begging from others.
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विस्संvis·saṃ धम्मंdham·maṃ समादाय,sa·mā·dā·ya

Vissaṁ dhammaṁ samādāya,

One who has undertaken domestic duties
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भिक्खुbhik·khu होतिho·ti नna तावता।tā·va·tā

bhikkhu hoti na tāvatā.

has not yet become a mendicant.
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योधyo·dha पुञ्ञञ्चpuñ·ñañ·ca पापञ्च,pā·pañ·ca

Yodha puññañca pāpañca,

But one living a spiritual life,
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बाहेत्वाbā·het·vā ब्रह्मचरियवा;brah·ma·ca·ri·ya·vā

bāhetvā brahmacariyavā;

who has banished both merit and evil,
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सङ्खायsaṅ·khā·ya लोकेlo·ke चरति,ca·ra·ti

Saṅkhāya loke carati,

who wanders having appraised the world,
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सsa वेve “भिक्खू”तिbhik·khū वुच्चति।vuc·ca·ti

sa ve “bhikkhū”ti vuccati.

is said to be a mendicant.
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तित्थियवत्थुtit·thi·ya·vat·thu

Titthiyavatthu

(Pāli only)
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नna मोनेनmo·ne·na मुनीmu·nī होति,ho·ti

Na monena munī hoti,

You don’t become a sage by being sagelike,
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मूळ्हरूपोmū·ḷha·rū·po अविद्दसु;a·vid·da·su

mūḷharūpo aviddasu;

while still confused and ignorant.
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योyo चca तुलंवtu·laṃ·va पग्गय्ह,pag·gay·ha

Yo ca tulaṁva paggayha,

The astute one who holds the scales,
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वरमादायva·ra·mā·dā·ya पण्डितो।paṇ·ḍi·to

varamādāya paṇḍito.

taking only the best,
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पापानिpā·pā·ni परिवज्जेति,pa·ri·vaj·je·ti

Pāpāni parivajjeti,

and shunning the bad—
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सsa मुनीmu·nī तेनte·na सोso मुनि;mu·ni

sa munī tena so muni;

that is a sage, <j>and that is how one becomes a sage.
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योyo मुनातिmu·nā·ti उभोu·bho लोके,lo·ke

Yo munāti ubho loke,

One who sagely weighs both in the world,
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“मुनि”mu·ni तेनte·na पवुच्चति।pa·vuc·ca·ti

“muni” tena pavuccati.

is thereby said to be a sage.
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बालिसिकवत्थुbā·li·si·ka·vat·thu

Bālisikavatthu

(Pāli only)
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नna तेनte·na अरियोa·ri·yo होति,ho·ti

Na tena ariyo hoti,

You don’t become a noble one
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येनye·na पाणानिpā·ṇā·ni हिंसति;hiṃ·sa·ti

yena pāṇāni hiṁsati;

by harming living beings.
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अहिंसाa·hiṃ·sā सब्बपाणानं,sab·ba·pā·ṇā·naṃ

Ahiṁsā sabbapāṇānaṁ,

One harmless toward all living beings
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“अरियो”तिa·ri·yo पवुच्चति।pa·vuc·ca·ti

“ariyo”ti pavuccati.

is said to be a noble one.
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सम्बहुलसीलादिसम्पन्नभिक्खुवत्थुsam·ba·hu·la·sī·lā·di·sam·pan·na·bhik·khu·vat·thu

Sambahulasīlādisampannabhikkhuvatthu

(Pāli only)
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नna सीलब्बतमत्तेन,sī·lab·ba·ta·mat·te·na

Na sīlabbatamattena,

Not by precepts and observances,
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बाहुसच्चेनbā·hu·sac·ce·na वाvā पन;pa·na

bāhusaccena vā pana;

nor by much learning,
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अथa·tha वाvā समाधिलाभेन,sa·mā·dhi·lā·bhe·na

Atha vā samādhilābhena,

nor by meditative immersion,
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विवित्तसयनेनvi·vit·ta·sa·ya·ne·na वा।vā

vivittasayanena vā.

nor by living in seclusion,
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फुसामिphu·sā·mi नेक्खम्मसुखं,nek·kham·ma·su·khaṃ

Phusāmi nekkhammasukhaṁ,

do I experience the bliss of renunciation
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अपुथुज्जनसेवितं;a·pu·thuj·ja·na·se·vi·taṃ

aputhujjanasevitaṁ;

not frequented by ordinary people.
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भिक्खुbhik·khu विस्सासमापादि,vis·sā·sa·mā·pā·di

Bhikkhu vissāsamāpādi,

A mendicant cannot rest confident
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अप्पत्तोap·pat·to आसवक्खयं।ā·sa·vak·kha·yaṃ

appatto āsavakkhayaṁ.

without attaining the end of defilements.
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धम्मट्ठवग्गोdham·maṭ·ṭha·vag·go एकूनवीसतिमो।e·kū·na·vī·sa·ti·mo

Dhammaṭṭhavaggo ekūnavīsatimo.

(Pāli only)

Sources. Sanskrit: Satyavedaḥ, the New Testament in Sanskrit (Calcutta Baptist Missionaries, 1851; J. Wenger’s revision of W. Carey’s version). Digital text © 2018 SanskritBible.in, via eBible.org, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; changed here: arranged by verse and every word linked to the dictionary (links made automatically). Old Testament Sanskrit: the Old Testament in Sanskrit, Calcutta Baptist Mission Press, 1848–1852 (public domain), read by OCR from the Internet Archive scans of the Boston University School of Theology copy; unproofread, with machine clean-up only. Pāli Canon: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (based on the Vipassana Research Institute’s Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana edition), from SuttaCentral bilara-data, CC0; Devanagari and pronunciation made automatically from the Roman text. Pāli English: Bhikkhu Sujato (suttas) and Bhikkhu Brahmali (Vinaya), SuttaCentral, CC0. Pāli word meanings: the Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary (Rhys Davids & Stede), corrected reprint © The Pali Text Society, CC BY-NC 3.0, digital text from BuddhaDust; word matching automatic. English: King James Version (1769), public domain; words the translators added are in italics. Word meanings and pronunciations: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1872), via this site’s Sanskrit dictionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); English↔Sanskrit word matches made automatically and may need checking.