Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSambahulabhikkhuvatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම සංස්කරණයේ ඛණ්ඩය නොමැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSace labhetha nipakaṁ sahāyaṁ,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoIf you find an alert companion,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSaddhiṁ caraṁ sādhuvihāridhīraṁ;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoan attentive friend to live happily together,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAbhibhuyya sabbāni parissayāni,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothen, overcoming all adversities,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiCareyya tenattamano satīmā.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatowander with them, joyful and mindful.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNo ce labhetha nipakaṁ sahāyaṁ,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoIf you find no alert companion,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSaddhiṁ caraṁ sādhuvihāridhīraṁ;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatono attentive friend to live happily together,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiRājāva raṭṭhaṁ vijitaṁ pahāya,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothen, like a king who flees his conquered realm,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiEko care mātaṅgaraññeva nāgo.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatowander alone like a tusker in the wilds.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiEkassa caritaṁ seyyo,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoIt’s better to wander alone,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNatthi bāle sahāyatā;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothere’s no fellowship with fools.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiEko care na ca pāpāni kayirā,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoWander alone and do no wrong,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAppossukko mātaṅgaraññeva nāgo.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoat ease like a tusker in the wilds.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiMāravatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම සංස්කරණයේ ඛණ්ඩය නොමැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAtthamhi jātamhi sukhā sahāyā,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoA friend in need is a blessing;
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTuṭṭhī sukhā yā itarītarena;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoit’s a blessing to be content with whatever;
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiPuññaṁ sukhaṁ jīvitasaṅkhayamhi,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatogood deeds are a blessing at the end of life,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSabbassa dukkhassa sukhaṁ pahānaṁ.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoand giving up all suffering is a blessing.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSukhā matteyyatā loke,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoIn this world it’s a blessing to serve
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiatho petteyyatā sukhā;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoone’s mother and one’s father.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSukhā sāmaññatā loke,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoAnd it’s a blessing also to serve
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiatho brahmaññatā sukhā.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoascetics and brahmins.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSukhaṁ yāva jarā sīlaṁ,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoIt’s a blessing to keep precepts until you grow old;
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītisukhā saddhā patiṭṭhitā;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoa blessing to be grounded in faith;
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSukho paññāya paṭilābho,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothe getting of wisdom’s a blessing;
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītipāpānaṁ akaraṇaṁ sukhaṁ.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoand it’s a blessing to avoid doing wrong.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNāgavaggo tevīsatimo.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම සංස්කරණයේ ඛණ්ඩය නොමැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiKhuddakanikāya
English · Bhikkhu SujatoMinor Collection
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiDhammapada
English · Bhikkhu SujatoSayings of the Dhamma 334–359
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTaṇhāvagga
English · Bhikkhu Sujato24. Craving
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiKapilamacchavatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම සංස්කරණයේ ඛණ්ඩය නොමැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiManujassa pamattacārino,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoWhen a man lives heedlessly,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTaṇhā vaḍḍhati māluvā viya;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatocraving grows in them like a camel’s foot creeper.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSo plavatī hurā huraṁ,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoThey jump from one thing to the next, like a langur
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiPhalamicchaṁva vanasmi vānaro.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatogreedy for fruit in a forest grove.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYaṁ esā sahate jammī,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoWhoever is beaten by this wretched craving,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītitaṇhā loke visattikā;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothis attachment to the world,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSokā tassa pavaḍḍhanti,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatotheir sorrow grows,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiabhivaṭṭhaṁva bīraṇaṁ.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatolike grass in the rain.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYo cetaṁ sahate jammiṁ,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoBut whoever prevails over this wretched craving,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītitaṇhaṁ loke duraccayaṁ;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoso hard to get over in the world,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSokā tamhā papatanti,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatotheir sorrows fall from them,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiudabinduva pokkharā.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatolike a drop from a lotus-leaf.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTaṁ vo vadāmi bhaddaṁ vo,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoI say this to you, good people,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiyāvantettha samāgatā;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoall those who have gathered here:
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTaṇhāya mūlaṁ khaṇatha,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatodig up the root of craving,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiusīratthova bīraṇaṁ;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoas you’d dig up grass in search of roots.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiMā vo naḷaṁva sotova,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoDon’t let Māra break you again and again,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītimāro bhañji punappunaṁ.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatolike a stream breaking a reed.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSūkarapotikāvatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම සංස්කරණයේ ඛණ්ඩය නොමැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYathāpi mūle anupaddave daḷhe,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoA tree grows back even when cut down,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiChinnopi rukkho punareva rūhati;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoso long as its roots are strong and undamaged;
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiEvampi taṇhānusaye anūhate,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatosuffering springs up again and again,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNibbattatī dukkhamidaṁ punappunaṁ.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoso long as the tendency to craving is not pulled out.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYassa chattiṁsati sotā,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoA person of low views
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītimanāpasavanā bhusā;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoin whom the thirty-six streams
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiMahāvahanti duddiṭṭhiṁ,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothat flow to pleasure are mighty,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītisaṅkappā rāganissitā.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatois swept away by lustful thoughts.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSavanti sabbadhi sotā,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoThe streams flow everywhere;
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītilatā uppajja tiṭṭhati;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoa weed springs up and remains.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTañca disvā lataṁ jātaṁ,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoSeeing this weed that has been born,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītimūlaṁ paññāya chindatha.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatocut the root with wisdom.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSaritāni sinehitāni ca,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoA personage’s joys
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSomanassāni bhavanti jantuno;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoflow from senses and cravings.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTe sātasitā sukhesino,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoSeekers of happiness, bent on pleasure,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTe ve jātijarūpagā narā.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatocontinue to be reborn and grow old.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTasiṇāya purakkhatā pajā,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoPeople governed by thirst,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiParisappanti sasova bandhito;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatocrawl about like a trapped rabbit.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSaṁyojanasaṅgasattakā,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoBound and fettered, for a long time
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiDukkhamupenti punappunaṁ cirāya.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothey return to pain time and again.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTasiṇāya purakkhatā pajā,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoPeople governed by thirst,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiParisappanti sasova bandhito;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatocrawl about like a trapped rabbit.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTasmā tasiṇaṁ vinodaye,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoThat’s why one who longs for dispassion
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiĀkaṅkhanta virāgamattano.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoshould dispel thirst.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiVibbhantabhikkhuvatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම සංස්කරණයේ ඛණ්ඩය නොමැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYo nibbanatho vanādhimutto,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoUnsnarled, they set out for the jungle,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiVanamutto vanameva dhāvati;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothen they run right back to the jungle they left behind.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTaṁ puggalametha passatha,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoJust look at this individual!
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiMutto bandhanameva dhāvati.
English · Bhikkhu SujatoFreed, they run to bondage.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiBandhanāgāravatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම සංස්කරණයේ ඛණ්ඩය නොමැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNa taṁ daḷhaṁ bandhanamāhu dhīrā,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoThe attentive say that shackle is not strong
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYadāyasaṁ dārujapabbajañca;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothat’s made of iron, wood, or knots.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSārattarattā maṇikuṇḍalesu,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoBut obsession with jeweled earrings,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiPuttesu dāresu ca yā apekkhā.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoconcern for your partners and children:
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiEtaṁ daḷhaṁ bandhanamāhu dhīrā,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothis, say the attentive, is a strong shackle
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiOhārinaṁ sithilaṁ duppamuñcaṁ;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatodragging the indulgent down, hard to escape.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiEtampi chetvāna paribbajanti,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoHaving cut this one too they go forth,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAnapekkhino kāmasukhaṁ pahāya.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatounconcerned, having given up sensual pleasures.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiKhemātherīvatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම සංස්කරණයේ ඛණ්ඩය නොමැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYe rāgarattānupatanti sotaṁ,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoBesotted by lust they fall into the stream,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSayaṅkataṁ makkaṭakova jālaṁ;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatolike a spider caught in the web she wove.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiEtampi chetvāna vajanti dhīrā,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoThe attentive proceed, having cut this one too,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAnapekkhino sabbadukkhaṁ pahāya.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatounconcerned, having given up all suffering.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiUggasenavatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම සංස්කරණයේ ඛණ්ඩය නොමැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiMuñca pure muñca pacchato,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoLet go of the past, let go of the future,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiMajjhe muñca bhavassa pāragū;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatolet go of the present, having gone beyond rebirth.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSabbattha vimuttamānaso,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoWith your heart freed in every respect,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNa punaṁ jātijaraṁ upehisi.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoyou’ll not come again to rebirth and old age.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiCūḷadhanuggahapaṇḍitavatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම සංස්කරණයේ ඛණ්ඩය නොමැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiVitakkamathitassa jantuno,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoFor a personage churned by thoughts,