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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12: The Chapter about the Self – 68<br />
Related <strong>Verses</strong> from the <strong><strong>Dhamma</strong>pada</strong><br />
Na paresaṁ vilomāni, na paresaṁ katākataṁ<br />
Not the wrongs of others, or what others have done or have not done<br />
attano va avekkheyya, katāni akatāni ca. [50]<br />
one should consider, but what has been done and not done by oneself.<br />
Carañ-ce nādhigaccheyya seyyaṁ sadisam-attano,<br />
If while roaming one cannot find one better or the same as oneself,<br />
ekacar i yaṁ daḷhaṁ kay i rā: natthi bāle sahāyatā. [61]<br />
one should resolve to go alone: there is no friendship with fools.<br />
“Puttā matthi, dhanam-matthi,” iti bālo vihaññati,<br />
“Sons are mine, riches are mine,” so the fool suffers vexation,<br />
attā hi attano natthi, kuto puttā, kuto dhanaṁ? [62]<br />
when even self is not his own, how then sons, how then riches?<br />
Caranti bālā dummedhā amitteneva attanā,<br />
Stupid fools live having themselves as their own foes,<br />
karontā pāpakaṁ kammaṁ, yaṁ hoti kaṭukapphalaṁ. [66]<br />
committing wicked deeds, which produce bitter fruit.<br />
Udakaṁ hi nayanti nettikā,<br />
Course-makers lead water,<br />
usukārā namayanti tejanaṁ,<br />
fletchers straighten arrows,<br />
dāruṁ namayanti tacchakā,<br />
carpenters straighten wood,<br />
attānaṁ damayanti paṇḍitā. [80]<br />
the wise master themselves.