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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40<br />
Paṇḍitavaggo<br />
6. The Chapter about the Wise<br />
Nidhīnaṁ va pavattāraṁ yaṁ passe vajjadassinaṁ,<br />
One should regard someone who shows your faults just like one who points out hidden<br />
treasure,<br />
niggayhavādiṁ medhāviṁ tādisaṁ paṇḍitaṁ bhaje;<br />
one should keep company with such a sagacious, learned person who reproves you;<br />
tādisaṁ bhajamānassa seyyo hoti na pāpiyo. [76]<br />
keeping company with such is (surely) better for you, not worse.<br />
Ovadeyyānusāseyya, asabbhā ca nivāraye,<br />
One should advise and instruct, and forbid whatever is vile,<br />
sataṁ hi so piyo hoti, asataṁ hoti appiyo. [77]<br />
for he is dear to the good, 1 (but) he is not dear to the bad.<br />
Na bhaje pāpake mitte, na bhaje purisādhame,<br />
One should not keep company with wicked friends, one should not keep company with<br />
the ignoble,<br />
bhajetha mitte kalyāṇe, bhajetha purisuttame. [78]<br />
you should keep company with spiritual friends, you should keep company with superior<br />
people. 2<br />
<strong>Dhamma</strong>pīti sukhaṁ seti, vippasannena cetasā,<br />
The one who drinks <strong>Dhamma</strong> 3 lives well, with a clear mind,<br />
Ar i yappavedite Dhamme sadā ramati paṇḍito. [79]<br />
the wise one will always delight in the <strong>Dhamma</strong> that is made known by the Noble.<br />
1<br />
Although the theme of the good person is present, neither this verse nor the next mention the<br />
paṇḍita.<br />
2<br />
This is a bit irregular: the first two lines are in the 3rd person singular, and the second two in the<br />
2nd person (polite) plural. It is possible we should take the last two lines as being in middle voice,<br />
but it would have been easy to write bhajeyya if the change of person wasn’t intended. Patna<br />
reads bhajetha throughout, and Udānavarga reads bhaje, probably trying to regularise the<br />
reading.<br />
3<br />
Comm: <strong>Dhamma</strong>payako <strong>Dhamma</strong>ṁ pivanto ti attho... ariyasaccāni paṭivijjhanto; the one who<br />
makes (others) drink <strong>Dhamma</strong>, who drinks <strong>Dhamma</strong>... who experiences the Noble truths. It seems<br />
both causative and active meanings may be intended.