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Sayings of the Dhamma 2 धम्मपद 2

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Sāmāvatīvatthu

Pāli in Devanagari; under each word its Roman pronunciation, syllable by syllable (ṃ = nasal hum). Tap a Pāli word for its meaning (PTS Pāli-English Dictionary); tap again to open it in the Pāli dictionary.

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  1. 1

    खुद्दकनिकायkhud·da·ka·ni·kā·ya

    Khuddakanikāya

    Minor Collection

  2. 2

    धम्मपदdham·ma·pa·da

    Dhammapada

    Sayings of the Dhamma 21–32

  3. 3

    अप्पमादवग्गap·pa·mā·da·vag·ga

    Appamādavagga

    2. Diligence

  4. 4

    सामावतीवत्थुsā·mā·va·tī·vat·thu

    Sāmāvatīvatthu

  5. 5

    अप्पमादोap·pa·mā·do अमतपदं,a·ma·ta·pa·daṃ

    Appamādo amatapadaṁ,

    Heedfulness is the state free of death;

  6. 6

    पमादोpa·mā·do मच्चुनोmac·cu·no पदं;pa·daṃ

    pamādo maccuno padaṁ;

    heedlessness is the state of death.

  7. 7

    अप्पमत्ताap·pa·mat·tā नna मीयन्ति,mī·yan·ti

    Appamattā na mīyanti,

    The heedful do not die,

  8. 8

    येye पमत्ताpa·mat·tā यथाya·thā मता।ma·tā

    ye pamattā yathā matā.

    while the heedless are like the dead.

  9. 9

    एवंe·vaṃ विसेसतोvi·se·sa·to ञत्वा,ñat·vā

    Evaṁ visesato ñatvā,

    Understanding this distinction

  10. 10

    अप्पमादम्हिap·pa·mā·dam·hi पण्डिता;paṇ·ḍi·tā

    appamādamhi paṇḍitā;

    when it comes to heedfulness,

  11. 11

    अप्पमादेap·pa·mā·de पमोदन्ति,pa·mo·dan·ti

    Appamāde pamodanti,

    the astute rejoice in heedfulness,

  12. 12

    अरियानंa·ri·yā·naṃ गोचरेgo·ca·re रता।ra·tā

    ariyānaṁ gocare ratā.

    happy in the noble ones’ domain.

  13. 13

    तेte झायिनोjhā·yi·no साततिका,sā·ta·ti·kā

    Te jhāyino sātatikā,

    They who regularly meditate,

  14. 14

    निच्चंnic·caṃ दळ्हपरक्कमा;da·ḷha·pa·rak·ka·mā

    niccaṁ daḷhaparakkamā;

    always staunchly vigorous;

  15. 15

    फुसन्तिphu·san·ti धीराdhī·rā निब्बानं,nib·bā·naṃ

    Phusanti dhīrā nibbānaṁ,

    the attentive realize extinguishment,

  16. 16

    योगक्खेमंyo·gak·khe·maṃ अनुत्तरं।a·nut·ta·raṃ

    yogakkhemaṁ anuttaraṁ.

    the supreme sanctuary from the yoke.

  17. 17

    कुम्बघोसकसेट्ठिवत्थुkum·ba·gho·sa·ka·seṭ·ṭhi·vat·thu

    Kumbaghosakaseṭṭhivatthu

    (Pāli only)

  18. 18

    उट्ठानवतोuṭ·ṭhā·na·va·to सतीमतो,sa·tī·ma·to

    Uṭṭhānavato satīmato,

    For the hard-working and mindful,

  19. 19

    सुचिकम्मस्सsu·ci·kam·mas·sa निसम्मकारिनो;ni·sam·ma·kā·ri·no

    Sucikammassa nisammakārino;

    pure of deed and attentive,

  20. 20

    सञ्ञतस्सsañ·ña·tas·sa धम्मजीविनो,dham·ma·jī·vi·no

    Saññatassa dhammajīvino,

    restrained, living righteously, and diligent,

  21. 21

    अप्पमत्तस्सap·pa·mat·tas·sa यसोभिवड्ढति।ya·so·bhi·vaḍ·ḍha·ti

    Appamattassa yasobhivaḍḍhati.

    their reputation only grows.

  22. 22

    चूळपन्थकवत्थुcū·ḷa·pan·tha·ka·vat·thu

    Cūḷapanthakavatthu

    (Pāli only)

  23. 23

    उट्ठानेनप्पमादेन,uṭ·ṭhā·ne·nap·pa·mā·de·na

    Uṭṭhānenappamādena,

    By hard work and diligence,

  24. 24

    संयमेनsaṃ·ya·me·na दमेनda·me·na च;ca

    saṁyamena damena ca;

    by restraint and by self-control,

  25. 25

    दीपंdī·paṃ कयिराथka·yi·rā·tha मेधावी,me·dhā·vī

    Dīpaṁ kayirātha medhāvī,

    a smart person would build an island

  26. 26

    यंyaṃ ओघोo·gho नाभिकीरति।nā·bhi·kī·ra·ti

    yaṁ ogho nābhikīrati.

    that the floods cannot overflow.

  27. 27

    बालनक्खत्तसङ्घुट्ठवत्थुbā·la·nak·khat·ta·saṅ·ghuṭ·ṭha·vat·thu

    Bālanakkhattasaṅghuṭṭhavatthu

    (Pāli only)

  28. 28

    पमादमनुयुञ्जन्ति,pa·mā·da·ma·nu·yuñ·jan·ti

    Pamādamanuyuñjanti,

    Fools and simpletons

  29. 29

    बालाbā·lā दुम्मेधिनोdum·me·dhi·no जना;ja·nā

    bālā dummedhino janā;

    devote themselves to negligence.

  30. 30

    अप्पमादञ्चap·pa·mā·dañ·ca मेधावी,me·dhā·vī

    Appamādañca medhāvī,

    But the wise protect diligence

  31. 31

    धनंdha·naṃ सेट्ठंवseṭ·ṭhaṃ·va रक्खति।rak·kha·ti

    dhanaṁ seṭṭhaṁva rakkhati.

    as their best treasure.

  32. 32

    माmā पमादमनुयुञ्जेथ,pa·mā·da·ma·nu·yuñ·je·tha

    Mā pamādamanuyuñjetha,

    Don’t devote yourself to negligence,

  33. 33

    माmā कामरतिसन्थवं;kā·ma·ra·ti·san·tha·vaṃ

    mā kāmaratisanthavaṁ;

    or delight in erotic intimacy.

  34. 34

    अप्पमत्तोap·pa·mat·to हिhi झायन्तो,jhā·yan·to

    Appamatto hi jhāyanto,

    For if you’re diligent and meditate,

  35. 35

    पप्पोतिpap·po·ti विपुलंvi·pu·laṃ सुखं।su·khaṃ

    pappoti vipulaṁ sukhaṁ.

    you’ll attain abundant happiness.

  36. 36

    महाकस्सपत्थेरवत्थुma·hā·kas·sa·pat·the·ra·vat·thu

    Mahākassapattheravatthu

    (Pāli only)

  37. 37

    पमादंpa·mā·daṃ अप्पमादेन,ap·pa·mā·de·na

    Pamādaṁ appamādena,

    When the astute dispel negligence

  38. 38

    यदाya·dā नुदतिnu·da·ti पण्डितो;paṇ·ḍi·to

    yadā nudati paṇḍito;

    by means of diligence,

  39. 39

    पञ्ञापासादमारुय्ह,pañ·ñā·pā·sā·da·mā·ruy·ha

    Paññāpāsādamāruyha,

    ascending the palace of wisdom,

  40. 40

    असोकोa·so·ko सोकिनिंso·ki·niṃ पजं;pa·jaṃ

    asoko sokiniṁ pajaṁ;

    sorrowless, they behold this generation of sorrow,

  41. 41

    पब्बतट्ठोवpab·ba·taṭ·ṭho·va भूमट्ठे,bhū·maṭ·ṭhe

    Pabbataṭṭhova bhūmaṭṭhe,

    as an attentive one on a mountain top

  42. 42

    धीरोdhī·ro बालेbā·le अवेक्खति।a·vek·kha·ti

    dhīro bāle avekkhati.

    beholds the fools below.

  43. 43

    पमत्तापमत्तद्वेसहायकभिक्खुवत्थुpa·mat·tā·pa·mat·tad·ve·sa·hā·ya·ka·bhik·khu·vat·thu

    Pamattāpamattadvesahāyakabhikkhuvatthu

    (Pāli only)

  44. 44

    अप्पमत्तोap·pa·mat·to पमत्तेसु,pa·mat·te·su

    Appamatto pamattesu,

    Heedful among the heedless,

  45. 45

    सुत्तेसुsut·te·su बहुजागरो;ba·hu·jā·ga·ro

    suttesu bahujāgaro;

    wide awake while others sleep—

  46. 46

    अबलस्संवa·ba·las·saṃ·va सीघस्सो,sī·ghas·so

    Abalassaṁva sīghasso,

    a true sage leaves them behind,

  47. 47

    हित्वाhit·vā यातिyā·ti सुमेधसो।su·me·dha·so

    hitvā yāti sumedhaso.

    like a swift horse passing a feeble.

  48. 48

    मघवत्थुma·gha·vat·thu

    Maghavatthu

    (Pāli only)

  49. 49

    अप्पमादेनap·pa·mā·de·na मघवा,ma·gha·vā

    Appamādena maghavā,

    Maghavā became chief of the gods

  50. 50

    देवानंde·vā·naṃ सेट्ठतंseṭ·ṭha·taṃ गतो;ga·to

    devānaṁ seṭṭhataṁ gato;

    by means of diligence.

  51. 51

    अप्पमादंap·pa·mā·daṃ पसंसन्ति,pa·saṃ·san·ti

    Appamādaṁ pasaṁsanti,

    People praise diligence,

  52. 52

    पमादोpa·mā·do गरहितोga·ra·hi·to सदा।sa·dā

    pamādo garahito sadā.

    while negligence is always deplored.

  53. 53

    अञ्ञतरभिक्खुवत्थुañ·ña·ta·ra·bhik·khu·vat·thu

    Aññatarabhikkhuvatthu

    (Pāli only)

  54. 54

    अप्पमादरतोap·pa·mā·da·ra·to भिक्खु,bhik·khu

    Appamādarato bhikkhu,

    A mendicant who loves diligence,

  55. 55

    पमादेpa·mā·de भयदस्सिbha·ya·das·si वा;vā

    pamāde bhayadassi vā;

    seeing fear in negligence—

  56. 56

    संयोजनंsaṃ·yo·ja·naṃ अणुंa·ṇuṃ थूलं,thū·laṃ

    Saṁyojanaṁ aṇuṁ thūlaṁ,

    advances like fire,

  57. 57

    डहंḍa·haṃ अग्गीवag·gī·va गच्छति।gac·cha·ti

    ḍahaṁ aggīva gacchati.

    burning up fetters big and small.

  58. 58

    निगमवासितिस्सत्थेरवत्थुni·ga·ma·vā·si·tis·sat·the·ra·vat·thu

    Nigamavāsitissattheravatthu

    (Pāli only)

  59. 59

    अप्पमादरतोap·pa·mā·da·ra·to भिक्खु,bhik·khu

    Appamādarato bhikkhu,

    A mendicant who loves diligence,

  60. 60

    पमादेpa·mā·de भयदस्सिbha·ya·das·si वा;vā

    pamāde bhayadassi vā;

    seeing fear in negligence—

  61. 61

    अभब्बोa·bhab·bo परिहानाय,pa·ri·hā·nā·ya

    Abhabbo parihānāya,

    such a one can’t decline,

  62. 62

    निब्बानस्सेवnib·bā·nas·se·va सन्तिके।san·ti·ke

    nibbānasseva santike.

    and has drawn near to extinguishment.

  63. 63

    अप्पमादवग्गोap·pa·mā·da·vag·go दुतियो।du·ti·yo

    Appamādavaggo dutiyo.

    (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.