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Sayings of the Dhamma 6 धम्मपद 6

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Rādhattheravatthu

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1

खुद्दकनिकायkhud·da·ka·ni·kā·ya

Khuddakanikāya

Minor Collection
2

धम्मपदdham·ma·pa·da

Dhammapada

Sayings of the Dhamma 76–89
3

पण्डितवग्गpaṇ·ḍi·ta·vag·ga

Paṇḍitavagga

6. The Astute
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राधत्थेरवत्थुrā·dhat·the·ra·vat·thu

Rādhattheravatthu
5

निधीनंवni·dhī·naṃ·va पवत्तारं,pa·vat·tā·raṃ

Nidhīnaṁva pavattāraṁ,

Regard one who sees your faults
6

यंyaṃ पस्सेpas·se वज्जदस्सिनं;vaj·ja·das·si·naṃ

yaṁ passe vajjadassinaṁ;

as a guide to a hidden treasure.
7

निग्गय्हवादिंnig·gay·ha·vā·diṃ मेधाविं,me·dhā·viṃ

Niggayhavādiṁ medhāviṁ,

Stay close to one so intelligent and astute
8

तादिसंtā·di·saṃ पण्डितंpaṇ·ḍi·taṃ भजे;bha·je

tādisaṁ paṇḍitaṁ bhaje;

who curbs you when you need it.
9

तादिसंtā·di·saṃ भजमानस्स,bha·ja·mā·nas·sa

Tādisaṁ bhajamānassa,

Sticking close to such an impartial person,
10

सेय्योsey·yo होतिho·ti नna पापियो।pā·pi·yo

seyyo hoti na pāpiyo.

things get better, not worse.
11

अस्सजिपुनब्बसुकवत्थुas·sa·ji·pu·nab·ba·su·ka·vat·thu

Assajipunabbasukavatthu

(Pāli only)
12

ओवदेय्यानुसासेय्य,o·va·dey·yā·nu·sā·sey·ya

Ovadeyyānusāseyya,

Advise and instruct;
13

असब्भाa·sab·bhā चca निवारये;ni·vā·ra·ye

asabbhā ca nivāraye;

curb wickedness:
14

सतञ्हिsa·tañ·hi सोso पियोpi·yo होति,ho·ti

Satañhi so piyo hoti,

for you shall be loved by the good,
15

असतंa·sa·taṃ होतिho·ti अप्पियो।ap·pi·yo

asataṁ hoti appiyo.

and disliked by the bad.
16

छन्नत्थेरवत्थुchan·nat·the·ra·vat·thu

Channattheravatthu

(Pāli only)
17

नna भजेbha·je पापकेpā·pa·ke मित्ते,mit·te

Na bhaje pāpake mitte,

Don’t mix with bad friends,
18

नna भजेbha·je पुरिसाधमे;pu·ri·sā·dha·me

na bhaje purisādhame;

nor with the worst of men.
19

भजेथbha·je·tha मित्तेmit·te कल्याणे,kal·yā·ṇe

Bhajetha mitte kalyāṇe,

Mix with spiritual friends,
20

भजेथbha·je·tha पुरिसुत्तमे।pu·ri·sut·ta·me

bhajetha purisuttame.

and with the best of men.
21

महाकप्पिनत्थेरवत्थुma·hā·kap·pi·nat·the·ra·vat·thu

Mahākappinattheravatthu

(Pāli only)
22

धम्मपीतिdham·ma·pī·ti सुखंsu·khaṃ सेति,se·ti

Dhammapīti sukhaṁ seti,

Through joy in the teaching you sleep at ease,
23

विप्पसन्नेनvip·pa·san·ne·na चेतसा;ce·ta·sā

vippasannena cetasā;

with clear and confident heart.
24

अरियप्पवेदितेa·ri·yap·pa·ve·di·te धम्मे,dham·me

Ariyappavedite dhamme,

An astute person always delights in the teaching
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सदाsa·dā रमतिra·ma·ti पण्डितो।paṇ·ḍi·to

sadā ramati paṇḍito.

proclaimed by the Noble One.
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पण्डितसामणेरवत्थुpaṇ·ḍi·ta·sā·ma·ṇe·ra·vat·thu

Paṇḍitasāmaṇeravatthu

(Pāli only)
27

उदकञ्हिu·da·kañ·hi नयन्तिna·yan·ti नेत्तिका,net·ti·kā

Udakañhi nayanti nettikā,

While irrigators guide water,
28

उसुकाराu·su·kā·rā नमयन्तिna·ma·yan·ti तेजनं;te·ja·naṃ

Usukārā namayanti tejanaṁ;

fletchers bend arrows straight,
29

दारुंdā·ruṃ नमयन्तिna·ma·yan·ti तच्छका,tac·cha·kā

Dāruṁ namayanti tacchakā,

and carpenters bend timber straight,
30

अत्तानंat·tā·naṃ दमयन्तिda·ma·yan·ti पण्डिता।paṇ·ḍi·tā

Attānaṁ damayanti paṇḍitā.

the astute tame themselves.
31

लकुण्डकभद्दियत्थेरवत्थुla·kuṇ·ḍa·ka·bhad·di·yat·the·ra·vat·thu

Lakuṇḍakabhaddiyattheravatthu

(Pāli only)
32

सेलोse·lo यथाya·thā एकघनो,e·ka·gha·no

Selo yathā ekaghano,

As the wind cannot stir
33

वातेनvā·te·na नna समीरति;sa·mī·ra·ti

vātena na samīrati;

a solid mass of rock,
34

एवंe·vaṃ निन्दापसंसासु,nin·dā·pa·saṃ·sā·su

Evaṁ nindāpasaṁsāsu,

so too blame and praise
35

नna समिञ्जन्तिsa·miñ·jan·ti पण्डिता।paṇ·ḍi·tā

na samiñjanti paṇḍitā.

do not affect the wise.
36

काणमातावत्थुkā·ṇa·mā·tā·vat·thu

Kāṇamātāvatthu

(Pāli only)
37

यथापिya·thā·pi रहदोra·ha·do गम्भीरो,gam·bhī·ro

Yathāpi rahado gambhīro,

Like a deep lake,
38

विप्पसन्नोvip·pa·san·no अनाविलो;a·nā·vi·lo

vippasanno anāvilo;

clear and unclouded,
39

एवंe·vaṃ धम्मानिdham·mā·ni सुत्वान,sut·vā·na

Evaṁ dhammāni sutvāna,

so clear are the astute
40

विप्पसीदन्तिvip·pa·sī·dan·ti पण्डिता।paṇ·ḍi·tā

vippasīdanti paṇḍitā.

when they hear the teachings.
41

पञ्चसतभिक्खुवत्थुpañ·ca·sa·ta·bhik·khu·vat·thu

Pañcasatabhikkhuvatthu

(Pāli only)
42

सब्बत्थsab·bat·tha वेve सप्पुरिसाsap·pu·ri·sā चजन्ति,ca·jan·ti

Sabbattha ve sappurisā cajanti,

True persons give up everything,
43

नna कामकामाkā·ma·kā·mā लपयन्तिla·pa·yan·ti सन्तो;san·to

Na kāmakāmā lapayanti santo;

they don’t cajole for the things they desire.
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सुखेनsu·khe·na फुट्ठाphuṭ·ṭhā अथa·tha वाvā दुखेन,du·khe·na

Sukhena phuṭṭhā atha vā dukhena,

Though touched by sadness or happiness,
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नna उच्चावचंuc·cā·va·caṃ पण्डिताpaṇ·ḍi·tā दस्सयन्ति।das·sa·yan·ti

Na uccāvacaṁ paṇḍitā dassayanti.

the astute appear neither depressed nor elated.
46

धम्मिकत्थेरवत्थुdham·mi·kat·the·ra·vat·thu

Dhammikattheravatthu

(Pāli only)
47

नna अत्तहेतुat·ta·he·tu नna परस्सpa·ras·sa हेतु,he·tu

Na attahetu na parassa hetu,

Never wish for success by unjust means,
48

नna पुत्तमिच्छेput·ta·mic·che नna धनंdha·naṃ नna रट्ठं;raṭ·ṭhaṃ

Na puttamicche na dhanaṁ na raṭṭhaṁ;

for your own sake or that of another,
49

नna इच्छेय्यic·chey·ya अधम्मेनa·dham·me·na समिद्धिमत्तनो,sa·mid·dhi·mat·ta·no

Na iccheyya adhammena samiddhimattano,

desiring children, wealth, or nation;
50

सsa सीलवाsī·la·vā पञ्ञवाpañ·ña·vā धम्मिकोdham·mi·ko सिया।si·yā

Sa sīlavā paññavā dhammiko siyā.

rather, be virtuous, wise, and just.
51

धम्मस्सवनत्थेरवत्थुdham·mas·sa·va·nat·the·ra·vat·thu

Dhammassavanattheravatthu

(Pāli only)
52

अप्पकाap·pa·kā तेte मनुस्सेसु,ma·nus·se·su

Appakā te manussesu,

Few are those among humans
53

येye जनाja·nā पारगामिनो;pā·ra·gā·mi·no

ye janā pāragāmino;

who cross to the far shore.
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अथायंa·thā·yaṃ इतराi·ta·rā पजा,pa·jā

Athāyaṁ itarā pajā,

The rest just run around
55

तीरमेवानुधावति।tī·ra·me·vā·nu·dhā·va·ti

tīramevānudhāvati.

on the near shore.
56

येye चca खोkho सम्मदक्खाते,sam·ma·dak·khā·te

Ye ca kho sammadakkhāte,

When the teaching is well explained,
57

धम्मेdham·me धम्मानुवत्तिनो;dham·mā·nu·vat·ti·no

dhamme dhammānuvattino;

the people who practice accordingly
58

तेte जनाja·nā पारमेस्सन्ति,pā·ra·mes·san·ti

Te janā pāramessanti,

will cross over
59

मच्चुधेय्यंmac·cu·dhey·yaṃ सुदुत्तरं।su·dut·ta·raṃ

maccudheyyaṁ suduttaraṁ.

Death’s dominion so hard to pass.
60

पञ्चसतआगन्तुकभिक्खुवत्थुpañ·ca·sa·ta·ā·gan·tu·ka·bhik·khu·vat·thu

Pañcasataāgantukabhikkhuvatthu

(Pāli only)
61

कण्हंkaṇ·haṃ धम्मंdham·maṃ विप्पहाय,vip·pa·hā·ya

Kaṇhaṁ dhammaṁ vippahāya,

Rid of dark qualities,
62

सुक्कंsuk·kaṃ भावेथbhā·ve·tha पण्डितो;paṇ·ḍi·to

Sukkaṁ bhāvetha paṇḍito;

an astute person would develop the bright.
63

ओकाo·kā अनोकमागम्म,a·no·ka·mā·gam·ma

Okā anokamāgamma,

Having left home for homelessness
64

विवेकेvi·ve·ke यत्थyat·tha दूरमं।dū·ra·maṃ

Viveke yattha dūramaṁ.

in seclusion, where joy is hard,
65

तत्राभिरतिमिच्छेय्य,tat·rā·bhi·ra·ti·mic·chey·ya

Tatrābhiratimiccheyya,

they’d long for satisfaction there.
66

हित्वाhit·vā कामेkā·me अकिञ्चनो;a·kiñ·ca·no

hitvā kāme akiñcano;

Forsaking sensual pleasures, owning nothing,
67

परियोदपेय्यpa·ri·yo·da·pey·ya अत्तानं,at·tā·naṃ

Pariyodapeyya attānaṁ,

an astute person would cleanse themselves
68

चित्तक्लेसेहिcit·tak·le·se·hi पण्डितो।paṇ·ḍi·to

cittaklesehi paṇḍito.

of mental corruptions.
69

येसंye·saṃ सम्बोधियङ्गेसु,sam·bo·dhi·yaṅ·ge·su

Yesaṁ sambodhiyaṅgesu,

And those whose minds are rightly developed
70

सम्माsam·mā चित्तंcit·taṃ सुभावितं;su·bhā·vi·taṃ

sammā cittaṁ subhāvitaṁ;

in the awakening factors;
71

आदानपटिनिस्सग्गे,ā·dā·na·pa·ṭi·nis·sag·ge

Ādānapaṭinissagge,

who, letting go of attachments,
72

अनुपादायa·nu·pā·dā·ya येye रता;ra·tā

anupādāya ye ratā;

delight in not grasping:
73

खीणासवाkhī·ṇā·sa·vā जुतिमन्तो,ju·ti·man·to

Khīṇāsavā jutimanto,

with defilements ended, brilliant,
74

तेte लोकेlo·ke परिनिब्बुता।pa·ri·nib·bu·tā

te loke parinibbutā.

they are quenched in this world.
75

पण्डितवग्गोpaṇ·ḍi·ta·vag·go छट्ठो।chaṭ·ṭho

Paṇḍitavaggo chaṭṭho.

(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.