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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6: The Chapter about the Wise – 42<br />
Na attahetu na parassa hetu,<br />
Not for one’s own sake and not for another’s sake,<br />
na puttam-icche na dhanaṁ na raṭṭhaṁ –<br />
not desiring a child, riches, or a kingdom –<br />
na iccheyya adhammena samiddhim-attano;<br />
he should not desire his success through corruption; 1<br />
sa sīlavā paññavā dhammiko siyā. [84]<br />
he should be both virtuous and wise and righteous.<br />
Appakā te manussesu ye janā pāragāmino,<br />
Amongst humans few people go beyond,<br />
athāyaṁ itarā pajā tīram-evānudhāvati, [85]<br />
the rest of the people run down the bank,<br />
ye ca kho sammad-akkhāte Dhamme dhammānuvattino,<br />
but those who live righteously, conforming with this well-taught <strong>Dhamma</strong>,<br />
te janā pāram-essanti, maccudheyyaṁ suduttaraṁ. [86]<br />
those folk will go beyond the realm of death, which is very hard to cross. 2<br />
Kaṇhaṁ dhammaṁ vippahāya, sukkaṁ bhāvetha paṇḍito,<br />
Having abandoned the dark state, the wise one should develop the bright,<br />
okā anokaṁ āgamma; viveke yattha dūramaṁ, [87]<br />
having gone forth to homelessness from home; in solitude, where it is hard to delight.<br />
Tatrābhiratim-iccheyya, hitvā kāme akiñcano,<br />
One should desire to delight in that place, having given up sense pleasures, and having no<br />
possessions,<br />
par i yodapeyya attānaṁ cittaklesehi paṇḍito. [88]<br />
the wise one should purify the self of defilements of mind.<br />
1<br />
Through wrong, unrighteous or corrupt ways.<br />
2<br />
There is no mention of paṇḍita in this verse, the closest being those who live righteously.