Dhammapada - Chapter 26: Brahmanavagga - The Holy Man

383 Chinda sotaṃ parakkamma,
kāme panuda brāhmaṇa;
Sankhārānaṃ khayaṃ ñatvā,
akataññūsi brāhmaṇa.

384 Yadā dvayesu dhammesu,
pāragū hoti brāhmaṇo;
Athassa sabbe saṃyogā,
atthaṃ gacchanti jānato.

385 Yassa pāraṃ apāraṃ vā,
pārāpāraṃ na vijjati;
Vītaddaraṃ visaṃyuttaṃ,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

386 Jhāyiṃ virajamāsīnaṃ,
katakiccamanāsavaṃ;
Uttamatthamanuppattaṃ,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

387 Divā tapati ādicco,
rattimābhāti candimā;
Sannaddho khattiyo tapati,
jhāyī tapati brāhmaṇo;
Atha sabbamahorattiṃ,
buddho tapati tejasā.

388 Bāhitapāpoti brāhmaṇo,
Samacariyā samaṇoti vuccati;
Pabbājayamattano malaṃ,
Tasmā "pabbajito"ti vuccati.

389 Na brāhmaṇassa pahareyya,
nāssa muñcetha brāhmaṇo;
Dhī brāhmaṇassa hantāraṃ,
tato dhī yassa muñcati.

390 Na brāhmaṇassetadakiñci seyyo,
Yadā nisedho manaso piyehi;
Yato yato hiṃsamano nivattati,
Tato tato sammatimeva dukkhaṃ.

391 Yassa kāyena vācāya,
manasā natthi dukkaṭaṃ;
Saṃvutaṃ tīhi ṭhānehi,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

392 Yamhā dhammaṃ vijāneyya,
sammāsambuddhadesitaṃ;
Sakkaccaṃ taṃ namasseyya,
aggihuttaṃva brāhmaṇo.

393 Na jaṭāhi na gottena,
na jaccā hoti brāhmaṇo;
Yamhi saccañca dhammo ca,
so sucī so ca brāhmaṇo.

394 Kiṃ te jaṭāhi dummedha,
kiṃ te ajinasāṭiyā;
Abbhantaraṃ te gahanaṃ,
bāhiraṃ parimajjasi.

395 Paṃsukūladharaṃ jantuṃ,
kisaṃ dhamanisanthataṃ;
Ekaṃ vanasmiṃ jhāyantaṃ,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

396 Na cāhaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ brūmi,
yonijaṃ mattisambhavaṃ;
Bhovādi nāma so hoti,
sace hoti sakiñcano;
Akiñcanaṃ anādānaṃ,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

397 Sabbasaṃyojanaṃ chetvā,
yo ve na paritassati;
Sangātigaṃ visaṃyuttaṃ,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

398 Chetvā naddhiṃ varattañca,
sandānaṃ sahanukkamaṃ;
Ukkhittapalighaṃ buddhaṃ,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

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399 Akkosaṃ vadhabandhañca,
aduṭṭho yo titikkhati;
Khantībalaṃ balānīkaṃ,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

400 Akkodhanaṃ vatavantaṃ,
sīlavantaṃ anussadaṃ;
Dantaṃ antimasārīraṃ,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

401 Vāri pokkharapatteva,
āraggeriva sāsapo;
Yo na limpati kāmesu,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

402 Yo dukkhassa pajānāti,
idheva khayamattano;
Pannabhāraṃ visaṃyuttaṃ,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

403 Gambhīrapaññaṃ medhāviṃ,
maggāmaggassa kovidaṃ;
Uttamatthamanuppattaṃ,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

404 Asaṃsaṭṭhaṃ gahaṭṭhehi,
anāgārehi cūbhayaṃ;
Anokasārimappicchaṃ,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

405 Nidhāya daṇḍaṃ bhūtesu,
tasesu thāvaresu ca;
Yo na hanti na ghāteti,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

406 Aviruddhaṃ viruddhesu,
attadaṇḍesu nibbutaṃ;
Sādānesu anādānaṃ,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

407 Yassa rāgo ca doso ca,
māno makkho ca pātito;
Sāsaporiva āraggā,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

408 Akakkasaṃ viññāpaniṃ,
giraṃ saccamudīraye;
Yāya nābhisaje kañci,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

409 Yodha dīghaṃ va rassaṃ vā,
aṇuṃ thūlaṃ subhāsubhaṃ;
Loke adinnaṃ nādiyati,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

410 Āsā yassa na vijjanti,
asmiṃ loke paramhi ca;
Nirāsāsaṃ visaṃyuttaṃ,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

411 Yassālayā na vijjanti,
aññāya akathankathī;
Amatogadhamanuppattaṃ,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

412 Yodha puññañca pāpañca,
ubho sangamupaccagā;
Asokaṃ virajaṃ suddhaṃ,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

413 Candaṃva vimalaṃ suddhaṃ,
vippasannamanāvilaṃ;
Nandībhavaparikkhīṇaṃ,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

414 Yo imaṃ palipathaṃ duggaṃ,
saṃsāraṃ mohamaccagā;
Tiṇṇo pārangato jhāyī,
anejo akathankathī;
Anupādāya nibbuto,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

415 Yodha kāme pahantvāna,
anāgāro paribbaje;
Kāmabhavaparikkhīṇaṃ,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

416 Yodha taṇhaṃ pahantvāna,
anāgāro paribbaje;
Taṇhābhavaparikkhīṇaṃ,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

417 Hitvā mānusakaṃ yogaṃ,
dibbaṃ yogaṃ upaccagā;
Sabbayogavisaṃyuttaṃ,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

418 Hitvā ratiñca aratiñca,
sītibhūtaṃ nirūpadhiṃ;
Sabbalokābhibhuṃ vīraṃ,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

419 Cutiṃ yo vedi sattānaṃ,
upapattiñca sabbaso;
Asattaṃ sugataṃ buddhaṃ,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

420 Yassa gatiṃ na jānanti,
devā gandhabbamānusā;
Khīṇāsavaṃ arahantaṃ,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

421 Yassa pure ca pacchā ca,
majjhe ca natthi kiñcanaṃ;
Akiñcanaṃ anādānaṃ,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

422 Usabhaṃ pavaraṃ vīraṃ,
mahesiṃ vijitāvinaṃ;
Anejaṃ nhātakaṃ buddhaṃ,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

423 Pubbenivāsaṃ yo vedi,
saggāpāyañca passati;
Atho jātikkhayaṃ patto,
abhiññāvosito muni;
Sabbavositavosānaṃ,
tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

Brāhmaṇavaggo chabbīsatimo.

Dhammapadapāḷi samattā.