Dhammapada - Chapter 17: Kodhavagga - Anger

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

221 Kodhaṃ jahe vippajaheyya mānaṃ,
Saṃyojanaṃ sabbamatikkameyya;
Taṃ nāmarūpasmimasajjamānaṃ,
Akiñcanaṃ nānupatanti dukkhā.

222 Yo ve uppatitaṃ kodhaṃ,
rathaṃ bhantaṃva vāraye;
Tamahaṃ sārathiṃ brūmi,
rasmiggāho itaro jano.

223 Akkodhena jine kodhaṃ,
asādhuṃ sādhunā jine;
Jine kadariyaṃ dānena,
saccenālikavādinaṃ.

224 Saccaṃ bhaṇe na kujjheyya,
dajjā appampi yācito;
Etehi tīhi ṭhānehi,
gacche devāna santike.

225 Ahiṃsakā ye munayo,
niccaṃ kāyena saṃvutā;
Te yanti accutaṃ ṭhānaṃ,
yattha gantvā na socare.

226 Sadā jāgaramānānaṃ,
ahorattānusikkhinaṃ;
Nibbānaṃ adhimuttānaṃ,
atthaṃ gacchanti āsavā.

227 Porāṇametaṃ atula,
netaṃ ajjatanāmiva;
Nindanti tuṇhimāsīnaṃ,
nindanti bahubhāṇinaṃ;
Mitabhāṇimpi nindanti,
natthi loke anindito.

228 Na cāhu na ca bhavissati,
na cetarahi vijjati;
Ekantaṃ nindito poso,
ekantaṃ vā pasaṃsito.

229 Yañce viññū pasaṃsanti,
anuvicca suve suve;
Acchiddavuttiṃ medhāviṃ,
paññāsīlasamāhitaṃ.

230 Nikkhaṃ jambonadasseva,
ko taṃ ninditumarahati;
Devāpi naṃ pasaṃsanti,
brahmunāpi pasaṃsito.

231 Kāyappakopaṃ rakkheyya,
kāyena saṃvuto siyā;
Kāyaduccaritaṃ hitvā,
kāyena sucaritaṃ care.

232 Vacīpakopaṃ rakkheyya,
vācāya saṃvuto siyā;
Vacīduccaritaṃ hitvā,
vācāya sucaritaṃ care.

233 Manopakopaṃ rakkheyya,
manasā saṃvuto siyā;
Manoduccaritaṃ hitvā,
manasā sucaritaṃ care.

234 Kāyena saṃvutā dhīrā,
atho vācāya saṃvutā;
Manasā saṃvutā dhīrā,
te ve suparisaṃvutā.

Kodhavaggo sattarasamo.