Dhammapada - Chapter 10: Dandavagga - Violence

  • A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).

129 Sabbe tasanti daṇḍassa,
sabbe bhāyanti maccuno;
Attānaṃ upamaṃ katvā,
na haneyya na ghātaye.

130 Sabbe tasanti daṇḍassa,
sabbesaṃ jīvitaṃ piyaṃ;
Attānaṃ upamaṃ katvā,
na haneyya na ghātaye.

131 Sukhakāmāni bhūtāni,
yo daṇḍena vihiṃsati;
Attano sukhamesāno,
pecca so na labhate sukhaṃ.

132 Sukhakāmāni bhūtāni,
yo daṇḍena na hiṃsati;
Attano sukhamesāno,
pecca so labhate sukhaṃ.

133 Māvoca pharusaṃ kañci,
vuttā paṭivadeyyu taṃ;
Dukkhā hi sārambhakathā,
paṭidaṇḍā phuseyyu taṃ.

134 Sace neresi attānaṃ,
kaṃso upahato yathā;
Esa pattosi nibbānaṃ,
sārambho te na vijjati.

135 Yathā daṇḍena gopālo,
gāvo pājeti gocaraṃ;
Evaṃ jarā ca maccu ca,
āyuṃ pājenti pāṇinaṃ.

136 Atha pāpāni kammāni,
karaṃ bālo na bujjhati;
Sehi kammehi dummedho,
aggidaḍḍhova tappati.

137 Yo daṇḍena adaṇḍesu,
appaduṭṭhesu dussati;
Dasannamaññataraṃ ṭhānaṃ,
khippameva nigacchati.

138 Vedanaṃ pharusaṃ jāniṃ,
sarīrassa va bhedanaṃ;
Garukaṃ vāpi ābādhaṃ,
cittakkhepaṃ va pāpuṇe.

139 Rājato vā upasaggaṃ,
Abbhakkhānaṃ va dāruṇaṃ;
Parikkhayaṃ va ñātīnaṃ,
Bhogānaṃ va pabhanguraṃ.

140 Atha vāssa agārāni,
aggi ḍahati pāvako;
Kāyassa bhedā duppañño,
nirayaṃ sopapajjati.


141 Na naggacariyā na jaṭā na pankā,
Nānāsakā thaṇḍilasāyikā vā;
Rajojallaṃ ukkuṭikappadhānaṃ,
Sodhenti maccaṃ avitiṇṇakankhaṃ.

142 Alankato cepi samaṃ careyya,
Santo danto niyato brahmacārī;
Sabbesu bhūtesu nidhāya daṇḍaṃ,
So brāhmaṇo so samaṇo sa bhikkhu.

143 Hirīnisedho puriso,
koci lokasmi vijjati;
Yo niddaṃ apabodheti,
asso bhadro kasāmiva.

144 Asso yathā bhadro kasāniviṭṭho,
Ātāpino saṃvegino bhavātha;
Saddhāya sīlena ca vīriyena ca,
Samādhinā dhammavinicchayena ca;
Sampannavijjācaraṇā patissatā,
Jahissatha dukkhamidaṃ anappakaṃ.

145 Udakañhi nayanti nettikā,
Usukārā namayanti tejanaṃ;
Dāruṃ namayanti tacchakā,
Attānaṃ damayanti subbatā.

Daṇḍavaggo dasamo.