Sutta Nipata Chapter 4: The Eights - Atthakavagga
- A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).
Pasūrasutta
824 Idheva suddhī iti vādayanti,
Nāññesu dhammesu visuddhimāhu;
Yaṃ nissitā tattha subhaṃ vadānā,
Paccekasaccesu puthū niviṭṭhā.825 Te vādakāmā parisaṃ vigayha,
Bālaṃ dahantī mithu aññamaññaṃ;
Vadanti te aññasitā kathojjaṃ,
Pasaṃsakāmā kusalā vadānā.826 Yutto kathāyaṃ parisāya majjhe,
Pasaṃsamicchaṃ vinighāti hoti;
Apāhatasmiṃ pana manku hoti,
Nindāya so kuppati randhamesī.827 Yamassa vādaṃ parihīnamāhu,
Apāhataṃ pañhavimaṃsakāse;
Paridevati socati hīnavādo,
Upaccagā manti anutthunāti.828 Ete vivādā samaṇesu jātā,
Etesu ugghātinighāti hoti;
Etampi disvā virame kathojjaṃ,
Na haññadatthatthi pasaṃsalābhā.
829 Pasaṃsito vā pana tattha hoti,
Akkhāya vādaṃ parisāya majjhe;
So hassatī unnamatī ca tena,
Pappuyya tamatthaṃ yathā mano ahu.830 Yā unnatī sāssa vighātabhūmi,
Mānātimānaṃ vadate paneso;
Etampi disvā na vivādayetha,
Na hi tena suddhiṃ kusalā vadanti.831 Sūro yathā rājakhādāya puṭṭho,
Abhigajjameti paṭisūramicchaṃ;
Yeneva so tena palehi sūra,
Pubbeva natthi yadidaṃ yudhāya.832 Ye diṭṭhimuggayha vivādayanti,
Idameva saccanti ca vādayanti;
Te tvaṃ vadassū na hi tedha atthi,
Vādamhi jāte paṭisenikattā.833 Visenikatvā pana ye caranti,
Diṭṭhīhi diṭṭhiṃ avirujjhamānā;
Tesu tvaṃ kiṃ labhetho pasūra,
Yesīdha natthī paramuggahītaṃ.834 Atha tvaṃ pavitakkamāgamā,
Manasā diṭṭhigatāni cintayanto;
Dhonena yugaṃ samāgamā,
Na hi tvaṃ sakkhasi sampayātaveti.
Pasūrasuttaṃ aṭṭhamaṃ.