Sutta Nipata Chapter 4: The Eights - Atthakavagga

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

Attadaṇḍasutta

935 "Attadaṇḍā bhayaṃ jātaṃ,
janaṃ passatha medhagaṃ;
Saṃvegaṃ kittayissāmi,
yathā saṃvijitaṃ mayā.

936 Phandamānaṃ pajaṃ disvā,
macche appodake yathā;
Aññamaññehi byāruddhe,
disvā maṃ bhayamāvisi.

937 Samantamasāro loko,
disā sabbā sameritā;
Icchaṃ bhavanamattano,
nāddasāsiṃ anositaṃ.

938 Osāne tveva byāruddhe,
Disvā me aratī ahu;
Athettha sallamaddakkhiṃ,
Duddasaṃ hadayanissitaṃ.


939 Yena sallena otiṇṇo,
disā sabbā vidhāvati;
Tameva sallamabbuyha,
na dhāvati na sīdati.

940 Tattha sikkhānugīyanti,
yāni loke gadhitāni;
Na tesu pasuto siyā,
nibbijjha sabbaso kāme;
Sikkhe nibbānamattano.

941 Sacco siyā appagabbho,
amāyo rittapesuṇo;
Akkodhano lobhapāpaṃ,
vevicchaṃ vitare muni.

942 Niddaṃ tandiṃ sahe thīnaṃ,
pamādena na saṃvase;
Atimāne na tiṭṭheyya,
nibbānamanaso naro.

943 Mosavajje na nīyetha,
rūpe snehaṃ na kubbaye;
Mānañca parijāneyya,
sāhasā virato care.

944 Purāṇaṃ nābhinandeyya,
Nave khantiṃ na kubbaye;
Hiyyamāne na soceyya,
Ākāsaṃ na sito siyā.

945 Gedhaṃ brūmi mahoghoti,
Ājavaṃ brūmi jappanaṃ;
Ārammaṇaṃ pakappanaṃ,
Kāmapanko duraccayo.

946 Saccā avokkamma muni,
Thale tiṭṭhati brāhmaṇo;
Sabbaṃ so paṭinissajja,
Sa ve santoti vuccati.

947 Sa ve vidvā sa vedagū,
Ñatvā dhammaṃ anissito;
Sammā so loke iriyāno,
Na pihetīdha kassaci.

948 Yodha kāme accatari,
Sangaṃ loke duraccayaṃ;
Na so socati nājjheti,
Chinnasoto abandhano.


949 Yaṃ pubbe taṃ visosehi,
Pacchā te māhu kiñcanaṃ;
Majjhe ce no gahessasi,
Upasanto carissasi.

950 Sabbaso nāmarūpasmiṃ,
Yassa natthi mamāyitaṃ;
Asatā ca na socati,
Sa ve loke na jīyati.

951 Yassa natthi idaṃ meti,
Paresaṃ vāpi kiñcanaṃ;
Mamattaṃ so asaṃvindaṃ,
Natthi meti na socati.

952 Aniṭṭhurī ananugiddho,
Anejo sabbadhī samo;
Tamānisaṃsaṃ pabrūmi,
Pucchito avikampinaṃ.

953 Anejassa vijānato,
Natthi kāci nisankhati;
Virato so viyārabbhā,
Khemaṃ passati sabbadhi.

954 Na samesu na omesu,
Na ussesu vadate muni;
Santo so vītamaccharo,
Nādeti na nirassatī"ti.

Attadaṇḍasuttaṃ pannarasamaṃ.