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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

Kodhavagga

Rohinīkhattiyakaññāvatthu

Kodhaṁ jahe vippajaheyya mānaṁ, saṁyojanaṁ sabbamatikkameyya;
saṁyojanaṁ sabbamatikkameyya → saññojanaṁ sabbamatikkameyye (bj) | saṁyojanaṁ sabbamatikkameyya → saññojanaṁ sabbam atikkameyya (pts)
Abandon anger, be done with conceit, get beyond every fetter.
Taṁ nāmarūpasmimasajjamānaṁ, akiñcanaṁ nānupatanti dukkhā.
nāmarūpasmimasajjamānaṁ → nāmarūpasmiṁ asajjamānaṁ (bjt) | taṁ nāmarūpasmimasajjamānaṁ → tannāmarūpasmiṁ asajjamānaṁ (th) | nāmarūpasmimasajjamānaṁ → nāmarūpasmim asajjamānaṁ (pts)
When for name & form you have no attachment –have nothing at all– no sufferings, no stresses, invade.

Aññatarabhikkhuvatthu

Yo ve uppatitaṁ kodhaṁ, rathaṁ bhantaṁva vāraye;
ve → ce (bj) vāraye → dhāraye (bj, sya-all, pts1ed, pts2ed) | vāraye → dhāraye (cck: sī. syā. pī.) | bhantaṁva vāraye → bhantaṁ va dhāraye (pts)
When anger arises, whoever keeps firm control as if with a racing chariot:
Tamahaṁ sārathiṁ brūmi, rasmiggāho itaro jano.
tamahaṁ → tam ahaṁ (pts)
him I call a master charioteer. anyone else, a rein-holder– that’s all.

Uttarāupāsikavatthu

Akkodhena jine kodhaṁ, asādhuṁ sādhunā jine;Conquer anger with lack of anger; bad with good; Jine kadariyaṁ dānena, saccenālikavādinaṁ.
saccenālikavādinaṁ → saccena alikavādinaṁ (bj) | alikavādinaṁ → akrodhena jayet krodhaṁ asādhuṁ sādhunā jayet. jayet kadaryaṁ dānena satyenā nṛta vādinam (bj: mahābhārata)
stinginess with a gift; a liar with truth.

Mahāmoggallānapañhavatthu

Saccaṁ bhaṇe na kujjheyya, dajjā appampi yācito;
saccaṁ → saccam (pts) dajjā appampi → dajjā'ppasmimpi (bj); dajjā appasmi (sya-all, pts2ed, mr); dajjā appasmiṁ (pts1ed) | dajjā appampi → dajjāppasamimpi (bj) | appampi → appasmi (pts) | appampi → dajjā’ppasmimpi (cck: sī. pī.); dajjā appasmi (cck: syā. ka.)
By telling the truth; by not growing angry; by giving, when asked, no matter how little you have:
Etehi tīhi ṭhānehi, gacche devāna santike.by these three things you enter the presence of devas.

Buddhapitubrāhmaṇavatthu

Ahiṁsakā ye munayo, niccaṁ kāyena saṁvutā;
Ahiṁsakā ye munayo → ahiṁsakāyā munayo (mr) | munayo → ahiṁsakāyā munayo (cck: ka.) kāyena saṁvutā → kāyenasaṁvutā (bjt)
Gentle sages, constantly restrained in body,
Te yanti accutaṁ ṭhānaṁ, yattha gantvā na socare.go to the unwavering state where, having gone, there’s no grief.

Puṇṇadāsīvatthu

Sadā jāgaramānānaṁ, ahorattānusikkhinaṁ;Those who always stay wakeful, training by day & by night, Nibbānaṁ adhimuttānaṁ, atthaṁ gacchanti āsavā.
+ → porāṇam etaṁ (pts)
keen on Unbinding: their effluents come to an end.

Atulaupāsakavatthu

Porāṇametaṁ atula, netaṁ ajjatanāmiva;
netaṁ ajjatanāmiva → n etaṁ ajjatanām iva (pts)
This has come down from old, Atula, & not just from today:
Nindanti tuṇhimāsīnaṁ, nindanti bahubhāṇinaṁ;
tuṇhimāsīnaṁ → tuṇhīmāsīnaṁ (sya-all) | tuṇhimāsīnaṁ → tuṇhiṁ āsīnaṁ (pts)
they find fault with one who sits silent, they find fault with one who speaks a great deal,
Mitabhāṇimpi nindanti, natthi loke anindito.
mitabhāṇimpi → mitabhāṇinam pi (pts) natthi → n atthi (pts)
they find fault with one who measures his words. there’s no one unfaulted in the world.

Na cāhu na ca bhavissati, na cetarahi vijjati;
cetarahi → etarahi (pts)
There never was, will be, nor at present is found
Ekantaṁ nindito poso, ekantaṁ vā pasaṁsito.
+ → yaṁ ce (bjt) | + → yañ ce (pts)
anyone entirely faulted or entirely praised.

Yañce viññū pasaṁsanti, anuvicca suve suve;
yañce → yaṁ ce (my)
If knowledgeable people praise him, having observed him day after day
Acchiddavuttiṁ medhāviṁ, paññāsīlasamāhitaṁ.
Acchiddavuttiṁ → acchinnavuttiṁ (mr) | Acchiddavuttiṁ → acchinnavuttiṁ (cck: ka.) + → nekkhaṁ (bjt, th, pts)
to be blameless in conduct, intelligent, endowed with discernment & virtue: like an ingot of gold– who’s fit to find fault with him? Even devas praise him. Even by Brahma he’s praised.

Nikkhaṁ jambonadasseva, ko taṁ ninditumarahati;
Nikkhaṁ → nekkhaṁ (bj, sya-all, pts1ed, pts2ed) | nikkhaṁ → nekkhaṁ (bj, sya-all, pts) | Nikkhaṁ → nekkhaṁ (cck: sī. syā. pī.) ninditumarahati → ninditum arahati (pts)
Devāpi naṁ pasaṁsanti, brahmunāpi pasaṁsito.
devāpi → devā pi (pts) brahmunāpi → brahmunā pi (pts)

Chabbaggiyavatthu

Kāyappakopaṁ rakkheyya, kāyena saṁvuto siyā;Guard against anger erupting in body; in body, be restrained. Kāyaduccaritaṁ hitvā, kāyena sucaritaṁ care.Having abandoned bodily misconduct, live conducting yourself well in body.

Vacīpakopaṁ rakkheyya, vācāya saṁvuto siyā;Guard against anger erupting in speech; in speech, be restrained. Vacīduccaritaṁ hitvā, vācāya sucaritaṁ care.Having abandoned verbal misconduct, live conducting yourself well in speech.

Manopakopaṁ rakkheyya, manasā saṁvuto siyā;Guard against anger erupting in mind; in mind, be restrained. Manoduccaritaṁ hitvā, manasā sucaritaṁ care.Having abandoned mental misconduct, live conducting yourself well in mind.

Kāyena saṁvutā dhīrā, atho vācāya saṁvutā;Those restrained in body –the enlightened– Manasā saṁvutā dhīrā, te ve suparisaṁvutā.
suparisaṁvutā → suparisaṁvutā sattarasamo (bj) | + → paṇḍupalāso va dāni si yamapurisā pi (pts)
restrained in speech & in mind –enlightened– are the ones whose restraint is secure.

Kodhavaggo sattarasamo.
+ → niṭṭhito (my) | sattarasamo → malavaggo (bjt) | + → dhammapadagāthāya aṭṭhārasamo malavaggo paṇḍupalāsovadānisi (th)

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