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Note:Translations, dictionaries and commentaries were not made by the Blessed One.Cross-check with Pali in 4 main nikayas.

  • Khuddakanikāya
  • Dhammapada

Pāpavagga

Cūḷekasāṭakabrāhmaṇavatthu

Abhittharetha kalyāṇe, pāpā cittaṁ nivāraye;
abhittharetha → abhittharetha (bj: bahūsu)
Be quick in doing what’s admirable. restrain your mind from what’s evil.
Dandhañhi karoto puññaṁ, pāpasmiṁ ramatī mano.
dandhañhi karoto → dandhaṁ hi karato (sya-all) + → pāpaṁ ce (bjt) | + → pāpañ ce (pts)
When you’re slow in making merit, evil delights the mind.

Seyyasakattheravatthu

Pāpañce puriso kayirā, na naṁ kayirā punappunaṁ;
na naṁ → na taṁ (bj, pts1ed, pts2ed) | naṁ → taṁ (pts) | naṁ → na taṁ (cck: sī. pī.)
If a person does evil, he shouldn’t do it again & again,
Na tamhi chandaṁ kayirātha, dukkho pāpassa uccayo.
+ → puññaṁ ce (bjt) | + → puññañ ce (pts)
shouldn’t develop a penchant for it. to accumulate evil brings pain.

Lājadevadhītāvatthu

Puññañce puriso kayirā, kayirā naṁ punappunaṁ;
kayirā naṁ → kayirāthetaṁ (bj); kayirāthenaṁ (sya-all, pts1ed, pts2ed) | kayirā naṁ → kayirāth enaṁ (pts) | naṁ → kayirāthetaṁ (cck: sī. syā.); kayirāthenaṁ (cck: pī.)
If a person makes merit, he should do it again & again,
Tamhi chandaṁ kayirātha, sukho puññassa uccayo.
+ → pāpo pi (pts)
should develop a penchant for it. to accumulate merit brings ease.

Anāthapiṇḍikaseṭṭhivatthu

Pāpopi passati bhadraṁ, yāva pāpaṁ na paccati;
pāpopi passati → pāpo pi passatī (pts)
Even the evil meet with good fortune as long as their evil has yet to mature.
Yadā ca paccati pāpaṁ, atha pāpo pāpāni passati.
paccati → paccatī (pts) atha pāpo pāpāni → atha pāpāni (?) | pāpāni → atha pāpāni (cck: ?) | + → bhadro pi (pts)
But when it’s matured that’s when they meet with evil.

Bhadropi passati pāpaṁ, yāva bhadraṁ na paccati;
bhadropi passati → bhadro pi passatī (pts)
Even the good meet with bad fortune as long as their good has yet to mature.
Yadā ca paccati bhadraṁ, atha bhadro bhadrāni passati.
paccati → paccatī (pts) bhadro bhadrāni → atha bhadrāni (?) | bhadrāni → atha bhadrāni (cck: ?) | + → māpamaññetha (bjt) | + → māppamaññetha (pts)
But when it’s matured that’s when they meet with good fortune.

Asaññataparikkhāravatthu

Māvamaññetha pāpassa, na mantaṁ āgamissati;
Māvamaññetha → māpamaññetha (bj); māppamaññetha (pts1ed, pts2ed) | māvamaññetha → māpamaññetha (bj, pts) | Māvamaññetha → māppamaññetha (cck: sī. syā. pī.) na mantaṁ → na mattaṁ (sya-all) | mantaṁ → na maṁ taṁ (cck: sī. pī.); na mattaṁ (cck: syā.) | mantaṁ → man taṁ (pts)
Don’t underestimate evil (‘It won’t amount to much’).
Udabindunipātena, udakumbhopi pūrati;
pūrati → pūrati bālo (bj, mr); āpūrati bālo (sya-all) | pūrati → pūrati āpūrati (sya-all) | udakumbhopi → udakumbho pi (pts)
A water jar fills, even with water falling in drops.
Bālo pūrati pāpassa, thokaṁ thokampi ācinaṁ.
pūrati → (sya-all) | pūrati → pūrati bālo (cck: sī. ka.); āpūrati bālo (cck: syā.) thokaṁ thokampi → thokathokampi (bj, pts1ed, pts2ed) | thokaṁ thokampi → thokathokam pi (pts) | thokampi → thoka thokampi (cck: sī. pī.) | + → māpamaññetha (bjt) | thokampi → thokaṁpi (th) | + → māppamaññetha (pts)
With evil–even if bit by bit, habitually– the fool fills himself full.

Biḷālapādakaseṭṭhivatthu

Māvamaññetha puññassa, na mandaṁ āgamissati;
māvamaññetha → māpamaññetha (bj, pts) mandaṁ → maṁ taṁ (bj, cck, pts); mattaṁ (sya-all) | mandaṁ → mantaṁ (my) | mandaṁ → man taṁ (pts)
Don’t underestimate merit (‘It won’t amount to much’).
Udabindunipātena, udakumbhopi pūrati;
pūrati → pūrati āpūrati (sya-all) | udakumbhopi → udakumbho pi (pts)
a water jar fills, even with water falling in drops.
Dhīro pūrati puññassa, thokaṁ thokampi ācinaṁ.
pūrati → (sya-all) thokaṁ thokampi → thokathokampi (bj, pts) | thokampi → thokaṁpi (th) | thokaṁ thokampi → thokathokam pi (pts) | + → vāṇijo va (pts)
With merit–even if bit by bit, habitually– the enlightened one fills himself full.

Mahādhanavāṇijavatthu

Vāṇijova bhayaṁ maggaṁ, appasattho mahaddhano;Like a merchant with a small but well-laden caravan –a dangerous road, Visaṁ jīvitukāmova, pāpāni parivajjaye.
jīvitukāmova → jīvitukāmo va (pts)
like a person who loves life –a poison, one should avoid –evil deeds.

Kukkuṭamittanesādavatthu

Pāṇimhi ce vaṇo nāssa, hareyya pāṇinā visaṁ;If there’s no wound on the hand, that hand can hold poison. Nābbaṇaṁ visamanveti, natthi pāpaṁ akubbato.
visamanveti → visam anveti (pts) natthi → n atthi (pts)
Poison won’t penetrate where there’s no wound. there’s no evil for those who don’t do it.

Kokasunakhaluddakavatthu

Yo appaduṭṭhassa narassa dussati, suddhassa posassa anaṅgaṇassa;Whoever harasses an innocent man, a man pure, without blemish: Tameva bālaṁ pacceti pāpaṁ, sukhumo rajo paṭivātaṁva khitto.
tameva → tam eva (pts) + → gabbhamekepapajjanti (bjt) | paṭivātaṁva → paṭivātaṁ va (pts) | + → gabbham eke upapajjanti (pts)
the evil comes right back to the fool like fine dust thrown against the wind.

Maṇikārakulūpakatissattheravatthu

Gabbhameke uppajjanti, nirayaṁ pāpakammino;
gabbhameke uppajjanti → gabbhamekepapajjanti (bj); gabbham eke upapajjanti (pts) | uppajjanti → upapajjanti (sya-all)
Some are born in the human womb, evildoers in hell,
Saggaṁ sugatino yanti, parinibbanti anāsavā.
anāsavā → narakaṁ pāpakarmāṇaඃ kṛtapuṇyasatu svargatim (bj: udānavarga v. 24)
those on the good course go to heaven, while those without effluent: totally unbound.

Tayojanavatthu

Na antalikkhe na samuddamajjhe, na pabbatānaṁ vivaraṁ pavissa;
pavissa → pavīsaṁ (sya-all) | pavissa → pavisaṁ (cck: syā.)
Not up in the air, nor in the middle of the sea, nor going into a cleft in the mountains
Na vijjatī so jagatippadeso, yatthaṭṭhito mucceyya pāpakammā.
Na vijjatī → na vijjati (bj, mr) | vijjatī → na vijjati (cck: ka. sī. pī. ka.) yatthaṭṭhito → yatraṭṭhito (sya-all) | yatthaṭṭhito mucceyya → yatraṭṭhito muñceyya (sya-all) | mucceyya → muñceyya (pts) | pāpakammā → na cāntarīkṣe na samudāmadhye na parvatānāṁ vividhapradeśe na mātṛmūrdhani pradhṛtasatthāṅke tyakatuṁ kṣamaඃ karma kṛtaṁ naro hi (bj: garuḍapurāṇa adhyaya. 113-20) | yatthaṭṭhito → yatraṭṭhito (cck: syā.)
–nowhere on earth– is a spot to be found where you could stay & escape your evil deed.

Suppabuddhasakyavatthu

Na antalikkhe na samuddamajjhe, na pabbatānaṁ vivaraṁ pavissa;
pavissa → pavīsaṁ (sya-all)
Not up in the air, nor in the middle of the sea, nor going into a cleft in the mountains
Na vijjatī so jagatippadeso, yatthaṭṭhitaṁ nappasaheyya maccu.
vijjatī → vijjati (bj) yatthaṭṭhitaṁ → yatraṭṭhitaṁ (sya-all) | nappasaheyya → nappasahetha (bj, pts) | yatthaṭṭhitaṁ → yatraṭṭhitaṁ (sya-all) | yatthaṭṭhitaṁ → yatraṭṭhitaṁ (cck: syā.) | nappasaheyya → na-ppasahetha (pts)
–nowhere on earth– is a spot to be found where you could stay & not succumb to death.

Pāpavaggo navamo.
+ → niṭṭhito (my) | + → daṇḍavaggo (bjt) | + → dhammapadagāthāya dasamo daṇḍavaggo (th)

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