Dhammapada 23: Nagavagga

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23. Nàgavagga ¹

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1222|1222||2221|1212 pathyà x2
^E1^E2^P1320. Ahaü nàgo va saïgàme ~ càpàto ² patitaü saraü

1122|1222||2221|1212
Ativàkyaü titikkhissaü, ~ dussãlo hi bahujjano.

2212|1112||2222|1211 vip 1
^E1^E2^P1321. Dantaü nayanti samitiü ~ dantaü ràjàbhiråhati,

2222|1221||2122|1211 pathyà
Danto seññho manussesu ~ yotivàkyaü titikkhati.

1121|1222||2222|1212 pathyà x2
^E1^E2^P1322. Varam-assatarà dantà ~ àjànãyà ca sindhavà

2121|1222||2122|1212
Ku¤jarà ca mahànàgà, ~ attadanto tato varaü.

1122|1221||2211|1212 pathyà x2
^E1^E2^P1323. Na hi etehi yànehi ~ gaccheyya agataü disaü,

1212|1221||2222|1211
Yathattanà ³ sudantena, ~ danto dantena gacchati.

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11211|21212 Vetàlãya x 4
^E1^E2^P1324. DhanapàlakÖ ⁴ nàma ku¤jaro

1121212|21212 irregular ⁵
Kañukappabhedano ⁶ dunnivàrayo,

2211|21211
Baddho kabalaü ⁷ na bhu¤jati,

1111211|21212
Sumarati nàgavanassa ku¤jaro.

2212|21,1|2121 Tuññhubha x 4
^E1^E2^P1325. Middhã yadà hoti mahagghaso ca,

2212,|211|2122
Niddàyità samparivattasàyã,

1212|21,1|2122
Mahàvaràho va nivàpapuññho,

1212,|211|2122
Punappunaü gabbham-upeti mando.

1212,|211|21212 Jagatã x 4
^E1^E2^P1326. Idaü pure cittam-acàri càrikaü

2212,|212|21212
Yenicchakaü yatthakàmaü yathàsukhaü,

1212,|212|21212
Tad-ajjahaü niggahessàmi yoniso,

2212|2,11|21212
Hatthim-pabhinnaü ⁸ viya aïkusaggaho.

2121|1221||1211|1211 pathyà x2
^E1^E2^P1327. Appamàdaratà hotha ~ sacittam-anurakkhatha,

2221|1222||2222|1212
Duggà uddharathattànaü ~ païke sanno va ku¤jaro.

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1212|1,11|2122 Tuññhubha x 4
^E1^E2^P1328. Sace labhetha nipakaü sahàyaü

2212,|211|2122
Saddhiücaraü sàdhuvihàridhãraü,

11212|21,1|2121
Abhibhuyya sabbàni parissayàni

121,2|211|2122
Careyya tenattamano satãmà.

2212|1,11|2122 Tuññhubha x 3
^E1^E2^P1329. No ce labhetha nipakaü sahàyaü

2212,|211|2122
Saddhiücaraü sàdhuvihàridhãraü,

2212|2,11|2121
Ràjà va raññhaü vijitaü pahàya

2212,|2212|2122 irregular ⁹
Eko care màtaïgara¤¤e va nàgo.

2211|1222||2122|121 pathyà
^E1^E2^P1330. Ekassa caritaü seyyo ~ natthi bàle sahàyatà,

2212,|112|2122 Tuññhubha
Eko care na ca pàpàni kayⁱrà,

2222,|2212|2122 irregular ¹⁰
Appossukko màtaïgara¤¤e va nàgo.

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2212|21,1|2122 Tuññhubha x 4
^E1^E2^P1331. Atthamhi jàtamhi sukhà sahàyà

2212|2,11|2121
Tuññhã sukhà yà itarãtarena

2212,|211|2121
Pu¤¤aü sukhaü jãvitasaïkhayamhi

2212|21,1|2122
Sabbassa dukkhassa sukhaü pahàõaü.

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1222|1222||1222|1212 pathyà x2
^E1^E2^P1332. Sukhà matteyyatà loke, ~ atho petteyyatà sukhà,

1222|1222||1222|1212
Sukhà sàma¤¤atà loke, ~ atho brahma¤¤atà sukhà.

1221|1222||1222|1212 pathyà x2
^E1^E2^P1333. Sukhaü yàva jarà sãlaü, ¹¹ ~ sukhà saddhà patiññhità,

1222|11122||22211|1212
Sukho pa¤¤àya pañilàbho, ~ pàpànaü akaraõaü sukhaü.

Nàgavaggo tevãsatimo. ¹²

End Notes

1 BJT, ChS: Nàgavaggo; Thai: Dhammapadagàthàya Tevãsatimo Nàgavaggo

2 ChS: càpato

3 BJT, Thai, ChS: yathàttanà

4 ChS: Dhanapàlo

5 Metre: this line is hypermetric by two mattà (or by one mattà if we understand -pabhedanÖ m.c.); the vv.lls here are an attempt to repair the metre, the PTS reading is based on just one of the old Thai manuscripts (and assumes the short -o). The ChS reading looks very much like one of the frequent scribal `corrections' introduced into that edition.

6 PTS: kañukapabhedano; ChS: kañukabhedano.

7 ChS: kabaëaü

8 Thai, ChS: Hatthippabhinnaü

9 Metre: this line is irregular, and cannot be taken as the extended form of the metre that sometimes turns up, as there is no caesura after the 5th.

10 Metre: as in the previous verse this line is irregular by normal standards. Note that it also has the Vedic opening.

11 PTS: sãlam, printer's error

12 ChS: Nàgavaggo tevãsatimo niññhito

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