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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18: The Chapter about Stains – 98<br />
So karohi dīpam-attano,<br />
One should make an island for oneself,<br />
khippaṁ vāyama paṇḍito bhava,<br />
soon the wise one should endeavour,<br />
niddhantamalo anaṅgaṇo,<br />
removing the stain, blemishless,<br />
na punaṁ jātijaraṁ upehisi. [238]<br />
you will not come to birth and old age again.<br />
Anupubbena medhāvī, thokathokaṁ khaṇe khaṇe,<br />
The sage gradually, little by little, moment by moment,<br />
kammāro rajatasseva, niddhame malam-attano. [239]<br />
should remove the stain from himself, like a smith (removes the stain) from silver.<br />
Ayasā va malaṁ samuṭṭhitaṁ,<br />
As a (rust) stain arises from iron,<br />
taduṭṭhāya tam-eva khādati,<br />
and arisen from that, it eats it away,<br />
evaṁ atidhonacārinaṁ –<br />
so with one who is overindulgent 1 –<br />
sakakammāni nayanti duggatiṁ. [240]<br />
his deeds lead him to a bad destiny.<br />
Asajjhāyamalā mantā, anuṭṭhānamalā gharā,<br />
Lack of repetition is the ruin 2 of chants, a lack of maintenance is the ruin of homes,<br />
malaṁ vaṇṇassa kosajjaṁ, pamādo rakkhato malaṁ. [241]<br />
indolence is the ruin of one’s appearance, heedlessness is the ruin of the one on guard.<br />
1 The commentary says it means being indulgent in regard to the four requisites.<br />
2<br />
Mala, the same word is translated as stain elsewhere, but here the only translation I feel that<br />
works throughout the verse is ruin.