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Khuddakanikāya
Minor Collection
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Dhammapada
Sayings of the Dhamma 76–89
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Paṇḍitavagga
6. The Astute
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Nidhīnaṁva pavattāraṁ,
Regard one who sees your faults
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yaṁ passe vajjadassinaṁ;
as a guide to a hidden treasure.
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Niggayhavādiṁ medhāviṁ,
Stay close to one so wise and astute
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tādisaṁ paṇḍitaṁ bhaje;
who corrects you when you need it.
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Tādisaṁ bhajamānassa,
Sticking close to such an impartial person,
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seyyo hoti na pāpiyo.
things get better, not worse.
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Assajipunabbasukavatthu
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Ovadeyyānusāseyya,
Advise and instruct;
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asabbhā ca nivāraye;
curb wickedness:
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Satañhi so piyo hoti,
for you shall be loved by the good,
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asataṁ hoti appiyo.
and disliked by the bad.
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Na bhaje pāpake mitte,
Don’t mix with bad friends,
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na bhaje purisādhame;
nor with the worst of men.
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Bhajetha mitte kalyāṇe,
Mix with spiritual friends,
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bhajetha purisuttame.
and with the best of men.
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Mahākappinattheravatthu
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Dhammapīti sukhaṁ seti,
Through joy in the teaching you sleep at ease,
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vippasannena cetasā;
with clear and confident heart.
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Ariyappavedite dhamme,
An astute person always delights in the teaching
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sadā ramati paṇḍito.
proclaimed by the Noble One.
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Udakañhi nayanti nettikā,
Irrigators guide water,
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Usukārā namayanti tejanaṁ;
fletchers straighten arrows,
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Dāruṁ namayanti tacchakā,
carpenters carve timber,
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Attānaṁ damayanti paṇḍitā.
the astute tame themselves.
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Lakuṇḍakabhaddiyattheravatthu
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Selo yathā ekaghano,
As the wind cannot stir
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vātena na samīrati;
a solid mass of rock,
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Evaṁ nindāpasaṁsāsu,
so too blame and praise
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na samiñjanti paṇḍitā.
do not affect the wise.
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Yathāpi rahado gambhīro,
Like a deep lake,
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vippasanno anāvilo;
clear and unclouded,
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Evaṁ dhammāni sutvāna,
so clear are the astute
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vippasīdanti paṇḍitā.
when they hear the teachings.
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Sabbattha ve sappurisā cajanti,
True persons give up everything,
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Na kāmakāmā lapayanti santo;
they don’t cajole for the things they desire.
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Sukhena phuṭṭhā atha vā dukhena,
Though touched by sadness or happiness,
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Na uccāvacaṁ paṇḍitā dassayanti.
the astute appear neither depressed nor elated.
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Na attahetu na parassa hetu,
Never wish for success by unjust means,
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Na puttamicche na dhanaṁ na raṭṭhaṁ;
for your own sake or that of another,
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Na iccheyya adhammena samiddhimattano,
desiring children, wealth, or nation;
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Sa sīlavā paññavā dhammiko siyā.
rather, be virtuous, wise, and just.
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Dhammassavanattheravatthu
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Appakā te manussesu,
Few are those among humans
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ye janā pāragāmino;
who cross to the far shore.
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Athāyaṁ itarā pajā,
The rest just run around
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tīramevānudhāvati.
on the near shore.
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Ye ca kho sammadakkhāte,
When the teaching is well explained,
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dhamme dhammānuvattino;
those who practice accordingly
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Te janā pāramessanti,
will cross over
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maccudheyyaṁ suduttaraṁ.
Death’s dominion so hard to pass.
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Pañcasataāgantukabhikkhuvatthu
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Kaṇhaṁ dhammaṁ vippahāya,
Rid of dark qualities,
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Sukkaṁ bhāvetha paṇḍito;
an astute person should develop the bright.
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Okā anokamāgamma,
Leaving home behind
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Viveke yattha dūramaṁ.
for the seclusion so hard to enjoy,
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Tatrābhiratimiccheyya,
try to find satisfaction there,
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hitvā kāme akiñcano;
having left behind sensual pleasures.
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Pariyodapeyya attānaṁ,
Owning nothing, an astute person
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cittaklesehi paṇḍito.
would cleanse themselves of mental corruptions.
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Yesaṁ sambodhiyaṅgesu,
Those whose minds are rightly developed
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sammā cittaṁ subhāvitaṁ;
in the awakening factors;
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Ādānapaṭinissagge,
who, letting go of attachments,
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anupādāya ye ratā;
delight in not grasping:
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Khīṇāsavā jutimanto,
with defilements ended, brilliant,
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te loke parinibbutā.
they are quenched in this world.
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