Sutta Nipata Chapter 2: The Minor Chapter - Culavagga

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

Kiṃsīlasutta

324 "Kiṃsīlo kiṃsamācāro,
kāni kammāni brūhayaṃ;
Naro sammā niviṭṭhassa,
uttamatthañca pāpuṇe".

325 "Vuḍḍhāpacāyī anusūyako siyā,
Kālaññū cassa garūnaṃ dassanāya;
Dhammiṃ kathaṃ erayitaṃ khaṇaññū,
Suṇeyya sakkacca subhāsitāni.

326 Kālena gacche garūnaṃ sakāsaṃ,
Thambhaṃ nirankatvā nivātavutti;
Atthaṃ dhammaṃ saṃyamaṃ brahmacariyaṃ,
Anussare ceva samācare ca.

327 Dhammārāmo dhammarato,
Dhamme ṭhito dhammavinicchayaññū;
Nevācare dhammasandosavādaṃ,
Tacchehi nīyetha subhāsitehi.

328 Hassaṃ jappaṃ paridevaṃ padosaṃ,
Māyākataṃ kuhanaṃ giddhi mānaṃ;
Sārambhaṃ kakkasaṃ kasāvañca mucchaṃ,
Hitvā care vītamado ṭhitatto.

329 Viññātasārāni subhāsitāni,
Sutañca viññātasamādhisāraṃ;
Na tassa paññā ca sutañca vaḍḍhati,
Yo sāhaso hoti naro pamatto.

330 Dhamme ca ye ariyapavedite ratā,
Anuttarā te vacasā manasā kammunā ca;
Te santisoraccasamādhisaṇṭhitā,
Sutassa paññāya ca sāramajjhagū"ti.

Kiṃsīlasuttaṃ navamaṃ.