Dhammapada, Dhamma Verses (KN 2)

10: The Chapter about the Stick – 61
Sampannavijjācaraṇā patissatā,
One who has understanding and good conduct, mindfulness,
pahassatha dukkham-idaṁ anappakaṁ. [144]
will abandon this not insignificant suffering. 1
Udakaṁ hi nayanti nettikā,
Course-makers lead water,
usukārā namayanti tejanaṁ,
fletchers straighten arrows,
dāruṁ namayanti tacchakā,
carpenters straighten wood,
attānaṁ damayanti subbatā. [145]
the mild master themselves. 2
Apuññalābho ca gatī ca pāpikā,
Gaining demerit and a bad destiny,
Daṇḍavaggo Dasamo
The Chapter about the Stick, the Tenth
Related Verses from the Dhammapada
bhītassa bhītāya ratī ca thokikā,
and (only) the small delight of a scared man with a scared woman,
rājā ca daṇḍaṁ garukaṁ paṇeti,
and kings who apply heavy punishment,
tasmā naro paradāraṁ na seve. [310]
a man therefore should not consort with another’s wife.
Nidhāya daṇḍaṁ bhūtesu tasesu thāvaresu ca,
* Whoever has laid down the stick (used) against fearful and fearless beings,
yo na hanti na ghāteti, tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [405]
who neither hurts nor kills, that one I say is a brahmin.
1 Again these two verses have no connection to a stick, but also do not fit in thematically with any
other chapter either.
2
For a variant of this verse, see verse 80 above.