Dhammapada 1: Yamakavagga

1. Yamakavagga ¹

Namo tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammàsambuddhassa ²

[CPD Classification 2.5.2]
[PTS Vol Dh - ] [\z Dhp /] [\f I /]
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[BJT Vol Dh - ] [\z Dhp /] [\w I /]
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1222|1222||1222|1212 pathyà x 3
^E1^E2^P11. Manopubbaïgamà dhammà, ~ manoseññhà manomayà,

1122|1221||2112|1212
Manasà ce paduññhena ~ bhàsati ³ và karoti và,

1222|1221||2211|1212
Tato naü dukkham-anveti ~ cakkaü va vahato padaü.

1222|1222||1222|1212 pathyà x 3
^E1^E2^P12. Manopubbaïgamà dhammà, ~ manoseññhà manomayà,

1122|1221||2112|1212
Manasà ce pasannena ~ bhàsati ⁴ và karoti và,

1221|1221||2211|1212
Tato naü sukham-anveti ~ chàyà va anapàyinã. ⁵

2212|1112||1112|1212 vip 1
^E1^E2^P13. ßAkkocchi maü avadhi maü ~ ajini maü ahàsi meû,

2121|1221||2222|1211 pathyà
Ye ca taü ⁶ upanayhanti ~ veraü tesaü na sammati.

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2212|1112||1112|1212 vip 1
^E1^E2^P14. ßAkkocchi maü avadhi maü ~ ajini maü ahàsi meû,

2211|1221||2222|1211 pathyà
Ye taü na upanayhanti ⁷ ~ veraü tesåpasammati.

1122|1221||2221|1212 pathyà x 2
^E1^E2^P15. Na hi verena veràni ~ sammantãdha kudàcanaü, ⁸

1221|1221||2122|1212
Averena ca sammanti, ~ esa dhammo sanantano.

1211 |1221||1121|1212 pathyà x 2
^E1^E2^P16. Pare ca na vijànanti ~ mayam-ettha yamàmase, ⁹

2121|1221||1222|1212
Ye ca tattha vijànanti ~ tato sammanti medhagà.

1212|21122||2121|1212 vip 3
^E1^E2^P17. Subhànupassiü viharantaü ~ indriyesu asaüvutaü,

2121|1222||1222|1212 pathyà
Bhojanamhi amatta¤¤uü, ¹⁰ ~ kusãtaü hãnavãriyaü,

2211|1122||2222|1212 vip 5
Taü ve pasahati ¹¹ Màro ~ vàto rukkhaü va dubbalaü.

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11212|21122||2121|1212 vip 3
^E1^E2^P18. Asubhànupassiü viharantaü ~ indriyesu susaüvutaü,

2121|1222||2222|1212 pathyà
Bhojanamhi ca matta¤¤uü, ~ saddhaü àraddhavãriyaü,

22211|1122||2222|1212 vip 5
Taü ve nappasahati ¹² Màro ~ vàto selaü va pabbataü.

1212|2222||22211|1211 vip 3
^E1^E2^P19. Anikkasàvo kàsàvaü ~ yo vatthaü paridahessati, ¹³

1221|1221||1222|1211 pathyà
Apeto damasaccena ~ na so kàsàvam-ar^ahati.

2121|1221||2211|1212 pathyà x 2
^E1^E2^P110. Yo ca vantakasàvassa ~ sãlesu susamàhito,

1221|1221||1222|1211
Upeto damasaccena ~ sa ve kàsàvam-ar^ahati.

1222|1112||2222|1212 vip 1
^E1^E2^P111. Asàre sàramatino ~ sàre càsàradassino,

2222|1221||2222|1212 pathyà
Te sàraü nàdhigacchanti ~ micchàsaïkappagocarà.

2212|1222||1221|1212 pathyà x 2
^E1^E2^P112. Sàra¤-ca sàrato ¤atvà ~ asàra¤-ca asàrato,

2221|1221||2222|1212
Te sàraü adhigacchanti ~ sammàsaïkappagocarà.

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1212|2222||2211|1211 vip 3
^E1^E2^P113. Yathà agàraü ¹⁴ ducchannaü ~ vuññhã ¹⁵ samativijjhati,

2212|1222||2211|1211 pathyà
Evaü abhàvitaü cittaü ~ ràgo samativijjhati.

1212|2222||221 11|1211 vip 3
^E1^E2^P114. Yathà agàraü ¹⁶ succhannaü ¹⁷ ~ vuññhã ¹⁸ na samativijjhati,

2212|1222||22111|1211 pathyà
Evaü subhàvitaü cittaü ~ ràgo na samativijjhati.

11211|21211 Vetàlãya x 4
^E1^E2^P115. Idha socati pecca socati,

212211|21211 ¹⁹
Pàpakàrã ubhayattha socati,

2211|21211
So socati so viha¤¤ati

22211|21212
Disvà kammakiliññham-attano.

11211|21211 Vetàlãya x 4
^E1^E2^P116. Idha modati pecca modati,

112211|21211
Katapu¤¤o ubhayattha modati,

2211|21211
So modati so pamodati

22211|21212
Disvà kammavisuddhim ²⁰-attano.

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11211|21211 Vetàlãya x 4
^E1^E2^P117. Idha tappati pecca tappati,

212211|21211 ²¹
Pàpakàrã ubhayattha tappati,

2211|21211
ßPàpaü mÕ katanû-ti tappati,

22211|21212
Bhiyyo tappati duggatiü gato.

11211|21211 Vetàlãya x 4
^E1^E2^P118. Idha nandati pecca nandati,

112211|21211
Katapu¤¤o ubhayattha nandati,

2211|21211
ßPu¤¤aü mÕ katanû-ti nandati,

22211|21212
Bhiyyo nandati suggatiü gato.

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1212,|112|2122 Tuññhubha x 4
^E1^E2^P119. Bahum-pi ce sahitaü ²² bhàsamàno,

1212,|211|2122
Na takkaro hoti naro pamatto,

2212|2,11|2122
Gopo va gàvo gaõayaü paresaü,

1212,|22|2121 ²³
Na bhàgavà sàma¤¤assa hoti.

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2212,|112|2122 Tuññhubha x 6
^E1^E2^P120. Appam-pi ce sahitaü ²⁴ bhàsamàno,

2212|1,11|2122
Dhammassa hoti anudhammacàrã,

2212|21,1|2122
Ràga¤-ca dosa¤-ca pahàya mohaü,

2212|2,11|2122
Sammappajàno suvimuttacitto,

11212|2,11|2122
Anupàdiyàno idha và huraü và,

1212,|22|2121 ²⁵
Sa bhàgavà sàma¤¤assa hoti.

Yamakavaggo pañhamo. ²⁶

End Notes

1 BJT, ChS: Yamakavaggo, and so for all the chapter titles from here on; Thai: Dhammapadagàthàya pañhamo Yamakavaggo, and similarly for all the chapter titles from here on.

2 PTS omits this line

3 PTS: bhàsatã, for a discussion of this reading here and in the next verse see the Introduction to the Prosody.

4 PTS: bhàsatã, cf. vs 1 above.

5 Thai: anupàyinã

6 BJT, PTS: Ye taü

7 Thai: Ye taü nåpanayhanti; ChS: Ye ca taü nupanayhanti

8 PTS: sammant' idha kudacana.

9 Thai: yamàmhase

10 PTS, ChS: càmatta¤¤uü

11 PTS: pasahatã

12 PTS: -pasahatã

13 ChS: paridahissati

14 BJT: yathàgàraü

15 BJT, PTS: vuññhi. ã in the text is m.c. to avoid 2 shorts in 2nd & 3rd position. I may state again here that changes in word form are normally only discussed in these notes when there is need to explain why I have taken the reading in the text in preference to a variant reading.

16 BJT: yathàgàraü

17 ChS: suchannaü

18 BJT, PTS: vuññhi. ã in the text is m.c. to avoid 2 shorts in 2nd & 3rd position.

19 Metre: This is an example of the variant opening discussed in the the Introduction to the Prosody. As Norman (WD) says we could also read Pàpakàri m.c. which would give the syncopated opening 212111 , but note that no manuscripts support the reading.

20 BJT: kammavisuddham

21 Metre: This is an example of the variant opening discussed in the Introduction to the Prosody. We could also read Pàpakàri m.c. which would give the syncopated opening 212111 .

22 ChS: saühita

23 Metre: Two short syllables have been replaced by one long one at the 5th, see the Introduction to the Prosody for a discussion of this reading.

24 ChS: saühita

25 Metre: Two short syllables have been replaced by one long one at the 5th.

26 ChS: Yamakavaggo pañhamo niññhito, and so for all the end titles from here on.

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