Dhammapada, Dhamma Verses (KN 2)
Pāli verses with English translation in this collection of 423 Dhamma verses, along with a discussion of their meaning and their collection.
Pāli verses with English translation in this collection of 423 Dhamma verses, along with a discussion of their meaning and their collection.
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18: The Chapter about Stains – 99<br />
Malitthiyā duccaritaṁ, maccheraṁ dadato malaṁ,<br />
Bad conduct is a woman’s stain, stinginess is a giver’s stain,<br />
malā ve pāpakā dhammā asmiṁ loke paramhi ca. [242]<br />
wicked actions are indeed stains both in this world and in the next.<br />
Tato malā malataraṁ, avijjā paramaṁ malaṁ,<br />
A stain that is worse than that stain, ignorance is the supreme stain,<br />
etaṁ malaṁ pahatvāna, nimmalā hotha, bhikkhavo! [243]<br />
after abandoning that stain, be without stains, 1 O monastics!<br />
Sujīvaṁ ahirikena, kākasūrena dhaṁsinā,<br />
Life is light for one without shame, with the bold courage of a crow,<br />
pakkhandinā pagabbhena, saṅkiliṭṭhena jīvitaṁ. [244]<br />
living a life with backbiting, recklessness, and defilements.<br />
Hirīmatā ca dujjīvaṁ, niccaṁ sucigavesinā,<br />
Life is hard when endowed with shame, for the one constantly seeking purity,<br />
alīnenāpagabbhena, suddhājīvena passatā. [245]<br />
for one sincere, and not reckless, looking for purity of life.<br />
Yo pāṇam-atipāteti, musāvādañ-ca bhāsati,<br />
Whoever kills a living being, and speaks a word that is not true,<br />
loke adinnaṁ ādiyati, paradārañ-ca gacchati, [246]<br />
takes what is not given here, and goes to another’s wife,<br />
surāmerayapānañ-ca yo naro anuyuñjati,<br />
that person who is devoted to a drink of liquor and wine, 2<br />
idhevam-eso lokasmiṁ mūlaṁ khaṇati attano. [247]<br />
digs up his own root right here in the world.<br />
1<br />
Note that this is the last mention of stains (mala) in this chapter, although related themes make<br />
up the rest of the chapter.<br />
2<br />
It is interesting that all of these deeds are in the singular, where we would more naturally use a<br />
plural. This happens in many places, but in such a long list it stands out here.