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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11: The Chapter about Old Age – 65<br />
Acaritvā brahmacar i yaṁ aladdhā yobbane dhanaṁ<br />
Not having lived the holy life, not having gained wealth in their youth,<br />
senti cāpātikhittā va, purāṇāni anutthunaṁ. [156]<br />
they lie like (shafts) shot from a bow, wailing about things in the past.<br />
Jarāvaggo Ekādasamo<br />
The Chapter about Old Age, the Eleventh<br />
Related <strong>Verses</strong> from the <strong><strong>Dhamma</strong>pada</strong><br />
Yathā daṇḍena gopālo gāvo pāceti gocaraṁ,<br />
Like a cowherd with a stick drives cattle to pasture,<br />
evaṁ jarā ca maccu ca āyuṁ pācenti pāṇinaṁ. [135]<br />
so do old age and death drive life out of beings.<br />
Sukhaṁ yāva jarā sīlaṁ, sukhā saddhā patiṭṭhitā,<br />
Virtuous conduct till old age is good, the establishing of faith is good,<br />
sukho paññāya paṭilābho, pāpānaṁ akaraṇaṁ sukhaṁ. [333]<br />
the acquisition of wisdom is good, doing nothing wicked is good.
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