Pali · Mahāsaṅgītinindanti bahubhāṇinaṁ;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothey blame you when you speak a lot,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiMitabhāṇimpi nindanti,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoand even when you speak just right:
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītinatthi loke anindito.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatono-one in the world escapes blame.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNa cāhu na ca bhavissati,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoThere never was, nor will be,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītina cetarahi vijjati;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatonor is there today,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiEkantaṁ nindito poso,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatosomeone who is wholly praised
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiekantaṁ vā pasaṁsito.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoor wholly blamed.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYañce viññū pasaṁsanti,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoIf, after watching them day in day out,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītianuvicca suve suve;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatodiscerning people praise
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAcchiddavuttiṁ medhāviṁ,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothat sage of impeccable conduct,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītipaññāsīlasamāhitaṁ.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoendowed with ethics and wisdom;
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNikkhaṁ jambonadasseva,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatolike a pendant of Black Plum River gold,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiko taṁ ninditumarahati;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatowho is worthy to criticize them?
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiDevāpi naṁ pasaṁsanti,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoEven the gods praise them,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītibrahmunāpi pasaṁsito.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoand by the Divinity, too, they’re praised.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiChabbaggiyavatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම සංස්කරණයේ ඛණ්ඩය නොමැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiKāyappakopaṁ rakkheyya,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoGuard against ill-tempered deeds,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītikāyena saṁvuto siyā;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatobe restrained in body.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiKāyaduccaritaṁ hitvā,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoGiving up bad bodily conduct,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītikāyena sucaritaṁ care.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoconduct yourself well in body.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiVacīpakopaṁ rakkheyya,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoGuard against ill-tempered words,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītivācāya saṁvuto siyā;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatobe restrained in speech.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiVacīduccaritaṁ hitvā,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoGiving up bad verbal conduct,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītivācāya sucaritaṁ care.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoconduct yourself well in speech.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiManopakopaṁ rakkheyya,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoGuard against ill-tempered thoughts,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītimanasā saṁvuto siyā;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatobe restrained in mind.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiManoduccaritaṁ hitvā,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoGiving up bad mental conduct,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītimanasā sucaritaṁ care.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoconduct yourself well in mind.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiKāyena saṁvutā dhīrā,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoAn attentive one is restrained in body
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiatho vācāya saṁvutā;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatorestrained also in speech,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiManasā saṁvutā dhīrā,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoin thought, too, they are restrained:
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītite ve suparisaṁvutā.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothey are restrained in every way.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiKodhavaggo sattarasamo.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම සංස්කරණයේ ඛණ්ඩය නොමැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiKhuddakanikāya
English · Bhikkhu SujatoMinor Collection
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiDhammapada
English · Bhikkhu SujatoSayings of the Dhamma 235–255
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiMalavagga
English · Bhikkhu Sujato18. Stains
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiGoghātakaputtavatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiPaṇḍupalāsova dānisi,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoToday you’re like a withered leaf,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYamapurisāpi ca te upaṭṭhitā;
English · Bhikkhu SujatoYama’s men await you.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiUyyogamukhe ca tiṭṭhasi,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoYou stand at the departure gates,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiPātheyyampi ca te na vijjati.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoyet you have no supplies for the road.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSo karohi dīpamattano,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoMake an island of yourself!
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiKhippaṁ vāyama paṇḍito bhava;
English · Bhikkhu SujatoSwiftly strive, learn to be wise!
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNiddhantamalo anaṅgaṇo,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoPurged of stains, flawless,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiDibbaṁ ariyabhūmiṁ upehisi.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoyou’ll go to the heavenly realm of the noble ones.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiUpanītavayo ca dānisi,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoYou’ve journeyed the stages of life,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSampayātosi yamassa santikaṁ;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoand now you set out to meet Yama.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiVāso te natthi antarā,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoAlong the way there’s nowhere to stay,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiPātheyyampi ca te na vijjati.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoyet you have no supplies for the road.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSo karohi dīpamattano,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoMake an island of yourself!
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiKhippaṁ vāyama paṇḍito bhava;
English · Bhikkhu SujatoSwiftly strive, learn to be wise!
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNiddhantamalo anaṅgaṇo,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoPurged of stains, flawless,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNa punaṁ jātijaraṁ upehisi.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoyou’ll not come again to rebirth and old age.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAññatarabrāhmaṇavatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAnupubbena medhāvī,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoA smart person would purge
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītithokaṁ thokaṁ khaṇe khaṇe;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatotheir own stains gradually,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiKammāro rajatasseva,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatobit by bit, moment by moment,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiniddhame malamattano.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatolike a smith smelting silver.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTissattheravatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAyasāva malaṁ samuṭṭhitaṁ,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoIt is the rust born on the iron
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTatuṭṭhāya tameva khādati;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothat eats away the place it arose.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiEvaṁ atidhonacārinaṁ,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoAnd so it is their own deeds
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSāni kammāni nayanti duggatiṁ.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothat lead the overly-ascetic to a bad place.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiLāḷudāyīvatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAsajjhāyamalā mantā,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoNot rehearsing is the stain of hymns.
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītianuṭṭhānamalā gharā;
English · Bhikkhu SujatoThe stain of houses is neglect.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiMalaṁ vaṇṇassa kosajjaṁ,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoLaziness is the stain of beauty.
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītipamādo rakkhato malaṁ.
English · Bhikkhu SujatoA guard’s stain is negligence.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAññatarakulaputtavatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiMalitthiyā duccaritaṁ,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoMisconduct is a woman’s stain.
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītimaccheraṁ dadato malaṁ;
English · Bhikkhu SujatoA giver’s stain is stinginess.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiMalā ve pāpakā dhammā,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoBad qualities are a stain
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiasmiṁ loke paramhi ca.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoin this world and the next.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTato malā malataraṁ,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoBut a worse stain than these
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiavijjā paramaṁ malaṁ;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatois ignorance, the worst stain of all.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiEtaṁ malaṁ pahantvāna,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoHaving given up that stain,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītinimmalā hotha bhikkhavo.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatobe without stains, mendicants!
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiCūḷasāribhikkhuvatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSujīvaṁ ahirikena,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoLife is easy for the shameless.
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītikākasūrena dhaṁsinā;
English · Bhikkhu SujatoWith all the rude courage of a crow,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiPakkhandinā pagabbhena,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothey live pushy,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītisaṅkiliṭṭhena jīvitaṁ.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatorude, and corrupt.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiHirīmatā ca dujjīvaṁ,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoLife is hard for the conscientious,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiniccaṁ sucigavesinā;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoalways seeking purity,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAlīnenāppagabbhena,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoneither clinging nor rude,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītisuddhājīvena passatā.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatopure of livelihood and discerning.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiPañcaupāsakavatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYo pāṇamatipāteti,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoTake anyone in this world
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītimusāvādañca bhāsati;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatowho kills living creatures,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiLoke adinnamādiyati,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatospeaks falsely, steals,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiparadārañca gacchati.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatocommits adultery,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSurāmerayapānañca,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoand indulges in drinking
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiyo naro anuyuñjati;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatobeer and wine.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiIdheva meso lokasmiṁ,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoRight here they dig up
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītimūlaṁ khaṇati attano.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothe root of their own self.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiEvaṁ bho purisa jānāhi,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoKnow this, my friend:
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītipāpadhammā asaññatā;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothey are unrestrained and wicked.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiMā taṁ lobho adhammo ca,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoDon’t let that greed and unrighteousness
Pali · Mahāsaṅgīticiraṁ dukkhāya randhayuṁ.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoinflict pain on you for long.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTissadaharavatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත