Sutta Nipata Chapter 4: The Eights - Atthakavagga

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

Duṭṭhaṭṭhakasutta

780 Vadanti ve duṭṭhamanāpi eke,
Athopi ve saccamanā vadanti;
Vādañca jātaṃ muni no upeti,
Tasmā munī natthi khilo kuhiñci.

781 Sakañhi diṭṭhiṃ kathamaccayeyya,
Chandānunīto ruciyā niviṭṭho;
Sayaṃ samattāni pakubbamāno,
Yathā hi jāneyya tathā vadeyya.

782 Yo attano sīlavatāni jantu,
Anānupuṭṭhova paresa pāva;
Anariyadhammaṃ kusalā tamāhu,
Yo ātumānaṃ sayameva pāva.


783 Santo ca bhikkhu abhinibbutatto,
Itihanti sīlesu akatthamāno;
Tamariyadhammaṃ kusalā vadanti,
Yassussadā natthi kuhiñci loke.

784 Pakappitā sankhatā yassa dhammā,
Purakkhatā santi avīvadātā;
Yadattani passati ānisaṃsaṃ,
Taṃ nissito kuppapaṭiccasantiṃ.

785 Diṭṭhīnivesā na hi svātivattā,
Dhammesu niccheyya samuggahītaṃ;
Tasmā naro tesu nivesanesu,
Nirassatī ādiyatī ca dhammaṃ.

786 Dhonassa hi natthi kuhiñci loke,
Pakappitā diṭṭhi bhavābhavesu;
Māyañca mānañca pahāya dhono,
Sa kena gaccheyya anūpayo so.

787 Upayo hi dhammesu upeti vādaṃ,
Anūpayaṃ kena kathaṃ vadeyya;
Attā nirattā na hi tassa atthi,
Adhosi so diṭṭhimidheva sabbanti.

Duṭṭhaṭṭhakasuttaṃ tatiyaṃ.