Dhammapada · Pali + English

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiKhuddakanikāya

English · Bhikkhu SujatoMinor Collection

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiDhammapada

English · Bhikkhu SujatoSayings of the Dhamma 1–20

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYamakavagga

English · Bhikkhu Sujato1. Pairs

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiCakkhupālattheravatthu

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම සංස්කරණයේ ඛණ්ඩය නොමැත

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiManopubbaṅgamā dhammā,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoIntention shapes experiences;

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītimanoseṭṭhā manomayā;

English · Bhikkhu Sujatointention is first, they’re made by intention.

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiManasā ce paduṭṭhena,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoIf with corrupt intent

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītibhāsati vā karoti vā;

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoyou speak or act,

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTato naṁ dukkhamanveti,

English · Bhikkhu Sujatosuffering follows you,

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgīticakkaṁva vahato padaṁ.

English · Bhikkhu Sujatolike a wheel, the ox’s foot.

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiMaṭṭhakuṇḍalīvatthu

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම සංස්කරණයේ ඛණ්ඩය නොමැත

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiManopubbaṅgamā dhammā,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoIntention shapes experiences;

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītimanoseṭṭhā manomayā;

English · Bhikkhu Sujatointention is first, they’re made by intention.

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiManasā ce pasannena,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoIf with pure intent

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītibhāsati vā karoti vā;

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoyou speak or act,

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTato naṁ sukhamanveti,

English · Bhikkhu Sujatohappiness follows you

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītichāyāva anapāyinī.

English · Bhikkhu Sujatolike a shadow that never leaves.

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTissattheravatthu

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම සංස්කරණයේ ඛණ්ඩය නොමැත

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAkkocchi maṁ avadhi maṁ,

English · Bhikkhu Sujato“They abused me, they hit me!

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiajini maṁ ahāsi me;

English · Bhikkhu SujatoThey beat me, they robbed me!”

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYe ca taṁ upanayhanti,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoFor those who bear such a grudge,

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiveraṁ tesaṁ na sammati.

English · Bhikkhu Sujatohatred is never laid to rest.

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAkkocchi maṁ avadhi maṁ,

English · Bhikkhu Sujato“They abused me, they hit me!

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiajini maṁ ahāsi me;

English · Bhikkhu SujatoThey beat me, they robbed me!”

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYe ca taṁ nupanayhanti,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoFor those who bear no such grudge,

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiveraṁ tesūpasammati.

English · Bhikkhu Sujatohatred is laid to rest.

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiKāḷayakkhinīvatthu

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම සංස්කරණයේ ඛණ්ඩය නොමැත

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNa hi verena verāni,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoFor never is hatred

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītisammantīdha kudācanaṁ;

English · Bhikkhu Sujatolaid to rest by hate,

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAverena ca sammanti,

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoit’s laid to rest by love:

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiesa dhammo sanantano.

English · Bhikkhu Sujatothis is an ancient teaching.

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiKosambakavatthu

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම සංස්කරණයේ ඛණ්ඩය නොමැත

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiPare ca na vijānanti,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoWhen others do not understand,

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītimayamettha yamāmase;

English · Bhikkhu Sujatolet us, who do understand this,

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYe ca tattha vijānanti,

English · Bhikkhu Sujatorestrain ourselves in this regard;

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītitato sammanti medhagā.

English · Bhikkhu Sujatofor that is how conflicts are laid to rest.

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiMahākāḷattheravatthu

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම සංස්කරණයේ ඛණ්ඩය නොමැත

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSubhānupassiṁ viharantaṁ,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoThose who contemplate the beautiful,

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiindriyesu asaṁvutaṁ;

English · Bhikkhu Sujatotheir faculties unrestrained,

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiBhojanamhi cāmattaññuṁ,

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoimmoderate in eating,

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītikusītaṁ hīnavīriyaṁ;

English · Bhikkhu Sujatolazy, lacking energy:

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTaṁ ve pasahati māro,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoMāra strikes them down

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītivāto rukkhaṁva dubbalaṁ.

English · Bhikkhu Sujatolike the wind, a feeble tree.

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAsubhānupassiṁ viharantaṁ,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoThose who contemplate the ugly,

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiIndriyesu susaṁvutaṁ;

English · Bhikkhu Sujatotheir faculties well-restrained,

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiBhojanamhi ca mattaññuṁ,

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoeating in moderation,

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSaddhaṁ āraddhavīriyaṁ;

English · Bhikkhu Sujatofaithful and energetic:

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTaṁ ve nappasahati māro,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoMāra cannot strike them down,

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiVāto selaṁva pabbataṁ.

English · Bhikkhu Sujatolike the wind, a rocky mountain.

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiDevadattavatthu

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම සංස්කරණයේ ඛණ්ඩය නොමැත

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAnikkasāvo kāsāvaṁ,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoOne who, not free of stains themselves,

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiyo vatthaṁ paridahissati;

English · Bhikkhu Sujatowould wear the robe stained in ocher,

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiApeto damasaccena,

English · Bhikkhu Sujatobereft of self-control and of truth:

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītina so kāsāvamarahati.

English · Bhikkhu Sujatothey are not worthy of the ocher robe.

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYo ca vantakasāvassa,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoOne who’s purged all their stains,

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītisīlesu susamāhito;

English · Bhikkhu Sujatosteady in ethics,

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiUpeto damasaccena,

English · Bhikkhu Sujatopossessed of self-control and of truth,

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītisa ve kāsāvamarahati.

English · Bhikkhu Sujatothey are truly worthy of the ocher robe.

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSāriputtattheravatthu

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම සංස්කරණයේ ඛණ්ඩය නොමැත

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAsāre sāramatino,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoThinking the inessential is essential,

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītisāre cāsāradassino;

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoseeing the essential as inessential;

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTe sāraṁ nādhigacchanti,

English · Bhikkhu Sujatothey don’t realize the essential,

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītimicchāsaṅkappagocarā.

English · Bhikkhu Sujatofor wrong thoughts are their habitat.

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSārañca sārato ñatvā,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoHaving known the essential as essential,

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiasārañca asārato;

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoand the inessential as inessential;

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTe sāraṁ adhigacchanti,

English · Bhikkhu Sujatothey realize the essential,

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītisammāsaṅkappagocarā.

English · Bhikkhu Sujatofor right thoughts are their habitat.

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNandattheravatthu

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම සංස්කරණයේ ඛණ්ඩය නොමැත

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYathā agāraṁ ducchannaṁ,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoJust as rain seeps into

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītivuṭṭhī samativijjhati;

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoa poorly roofed house,

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiEvaṁ abhāvitaṁ cittaṁ,

English · Bhikkhu Sujatolust seeps into

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītirāgo samativijjhati.

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoan undeveloped mind.

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYathā agāraṁ suchannaṁ,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoJust as rain doesn’t seep into

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītivuṭṭhī na samativijjhati;

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoa well roofed house,

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiEvaṁ subhāvitaṁ cittaṁ,

English · Bhikkhu Sujatolust doesn’t seep into

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītirāgo na samativijjhati.

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoa well developed mind.

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiCundasūkarikavatthu

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම සංස්කරණයේ ඛණ්ඩය නොමැත

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiIdha socati pecca socati,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoHere they grieve, hereafter they grieve,

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiPāpakārī ubhayattha socati;

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoan evildoer grieves in both places.

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSo socati so vihaññati,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoThey grieve and fret,

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiDisvā kammakiliṭṭhamattano.

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoseeing their own corrupt deeds.

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiDhammikaupāsakavatthu

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම සංස්කරණයේ ඛණ්ඩය නොමැත

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiIdha modati pecca modati,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoHere they rejoice, hereafter they rejoice,

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiKatapuñño ubhayattha modati;

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoone who does good rejoices in both places.

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSo modati so pamodati,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoThey rejoice and celebrate,

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiDisvā kammavisuddhimattano.

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoseeing their own pure deeds.

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiDevadattavatthu

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම සංස්කරණයේ ඛණ්ඩය නොමැත

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiIdha tappati pecca tappati,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoHere they’re tormented, hereafter they’re tormented,

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiPāpakārī ubhayattha tappati;

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoan evildoer is tormented in both places.

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgīti“Pāpaṁ me katan”ti tappati,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoThey’re tormented thinking of bad things they’ve done;

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiBhiyyo tappati duggatiṁ gato.

English · Bhikkhu Sujatowhen gone to a bad place, they’re tormented all the more.

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSumanadevīvatthu

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම සංස්කරණයේ ඛණ්ඩය නොමැත

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiIdha nandati pecca nandati,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoHere they delight, hereafter they delight,

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiKatapuñño ubhayattha nandati;

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoone who does good delights in both places.

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgīti“Puññaṁ me katan”ti nandati,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoThey delight thinking of good things they’ve done;

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiBhiyyo nandati suggatiṁ gato.

English · Bhikkhu Sujatowhen gone to a good place, they delight all the more.

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiDvesahāyakabhikkhuvatthu

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම සංස්කරණයේ ඛණ්ඩය නොමැත

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiBahumpi ce saṁhita bhāsamāno,

English · Bhikkhu SujatoMuch though they may recite scripture,

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNa takkaro hoti naro pamatto;

English · Bhikkhu Sujatoif a negligent person does not apply them,

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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiGopova gāvo gaṇayaṁ paresaṁ,

English · Bhikkhu Sujatothen, like a cowherd who counts the cattle of others,