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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

Nāgavagga

Attadantavatthu

Ahaṁ nāgova saṅgāme, cāpato patitaṁ saraṁ;
nāgova saṅgāme → nāgo va saṁgāme (pts) cāpato → cāpāto (sya-all, pts)
I–like an elephant in battle, enduring an arrow shot from a bow–
Ativākyaṁ titikkhissaṁ, dussīlo hi bahujjano.
ativākyaṁ titikkhissaṁ → ativākyantitikkhissaṁ (th) bahujjano → ahaṁ nāga iva saṁgrāme cāpataඃ patitaṁ śaram ativākyaṁ titikṣāmi duඃśīlo hi mahājanaඃ (bj: udānavarga.); aho nako va sagam cavadhī vatita śara ativaka ti............ dræśīlo hi baho jano (bj: prā. dha. C. 31)
will endure a false accusation, for the mass of people have no principles.

Dantaṁ nayanti samitiṁ, dantaṁ rājābhirūhati;The tamed is the one they take into assemblies. the tamed is the one the king mounts. Danto seṭṭho manussesu, yotivākyaṁ titikkhati.
yotivākyaṁ titikkhati → yotivākyantitikkhati (th) | yotivākyaṁ → yo tivākyaṁ (pts) | + → varam assatarā (pts)
The tamed who endures a false accusation is, among human beings, the best.

Varamassatarā dantā, ājānīyā ca sindhavā;
ca → ājānīyāva (cck, sya1ed); ājānīyā vā (pts1ed) | ca → va (sya-all) | ca → ājānīyāva (cck: syā.)
Excellent are tamed mules, tamed thoroughbreds, tamed horses from Sindh.
Kuñjarā ca mahānāgā, attadanto tato varaṁ.
Kuñjarā ca → kuñjarāva (cck, sya1ed); kuñjarā vā (pts1ed) | ca → va (sya-all) | ca → kuñjarāva (cck: syā.)
Excellent, tamed tuskers, great elephants. but even more excellent are those self-tamed.

Hatthācariyapubbakabhikkhuvatthu

Na hi etehi yānehi, gaccheyya agataṁ disaṁ;For not by these mounts could you go to the land unreached, Yathāttanā sudantena, danto dantena gacchati.
yathāttanā → yath attanā (pts) + → dhanapālako (bjt, th, pts)
as the tamed one goes by taming, well-taming, himself.

Parijiṇṇabrāhmaṇaputtavatthu

Dhanapālo nāma kuñjaro, kaṭukabhedano dunnivārayo;
Dhanapālo → dhanapālako (bj, sya-all, km, pts1ed, pts2ed) | dhanapālo → dhanapālako (bj, sya-all, pts) | Dhanapālo → dhanapālako (cck: sī. syā. kaṁ. pī.) kaṭukabhedano → kaṭukappabhedano (bj, sya-all, pts1ed); kaṭukapabhedano (pts2ed) | kaṭukabhedano → kaṭukappabhedano (bj, sya-all, pts) | kaṭukabhedano → kaṭukappabhedano (cck: sī. syā. pī.)
The tusker, Dhanapalaka, deep in rut, is hard to control.
Baddho kabaḷaṁ na bhuñjati, sumarati nāgavanassa kuñjaro.
kabaḷaṁ → kabalaṁ (sya-all, pts) sumarati → susarati (mr) | sumarati → susarati (cck: ka.)
Bound, he won’t eat a morsel: the tusker misses the elephant wood.

Pasenadikosalavatthu

Middhī yadā hoti mahagghaso ca, niddāyitā samparivattasāyī;When torpid & over-fed, a sleepy-head lolling about Mahāvarāhova nivāpapuṭṭho, punappunaṁ gabbhamupeti mando.
mahāvarāhova → mahāvarāho va (pts) gabbhamupeti → gabbham upeti (pts)
like a stout hog, fattened on fodder: a dullard enters the womb over & over again.

Sānusāmaṇeravatthu

Idaṁ pure cittamacāri cārikaṁ, yenicchakaṁ yatthakāmaṁ yathāsukhaṁ;
cittamacāri → cittam acāri (pts)
Before, this mind went wandering however it pleased, wherever it wanted, by whatever way that it liked.
Tadajjahaṁ niggahessāmi yoniso, hatthippabhinnaṁ viya aṅkusaggaho.
tadajjahaṁ → tad ajj ahaṁ (pts) aṅkusaggaho → aṁkusaggaho (th, pts)
Today I will hold it aptly in check– as one wielding a goad, an elephant in rut.

Pāveyyakahatthivatthu

Appamādaratā hotha, sacittamanurakkhatha;
sacittamanurakkhatha → sacittam anurakkhatha (pts)
Delight in heedfulness. watch over your own mind.
Duggā uddharathattānaṁ, paṅke sannova kuñjaro.
uddharathattānaṁ → uddharath attānaṁ (pts) kuñjaro → apramādaratā bhavata suśilā bhavata bhikṣavaඃ susamāhitasaṁkalapāඃ svacittamanurakṣata (bj: udānavarga. apramāda 5 36); apramadarata bhodha sadhami supravedite drægha udhavaradha atmana paga sana va kuñru (bj: prā. dha.) | sannova → sattova (cck: sī. pī.) | paṅke sannova → paṁke sanno va (pts)
Lift yourself up from the hard-going way, like a tusker sunk in the mud.

Sambahulabhikkhuvatthu

Sace labhetha nipakaṁ sahāyaṁ, saddhiṁ caraṁ sādhuvihāridhīraṁ;
sādhuvihāridhīraṁ → sādhu vihāri dhīraṁ (bjt) | saddhiṁ caraṁ → saddhiṁcaraṁ (th, pts)
If you gain a mature companion– a fellow traveler, right-living, enlightened–
Abhibhuyya sabbāni parissayāni, careyya tenattamano satīmā.
satīmā → sa cellabheta nipakaṁ sahāyakaṁ sāṁṭhi caraṁ sādhūvihāridhīram abhibhūya sarvāṇi parisravāṇī careta tenāttamanāඃ pratisamṛtaඃ (bj: mūlasarvāstivāda vinaya. ko. va.) | tenattamano → ten attamano (pts)
overcoming all dangers go with him, gratified, mindful.

No ce labhetha nipakaṁ sahāyaṁ, saddhiṁ caraṁ sādhuvihāridhīraṁ;
sādhuvihāridhīraṁ → sādhu vihāri dhīraṁ (bjt) | saddhiṁ caraṁ → saddhiṁcaraṁ (th, pts)
If you don’t gain a mature companion– a fellow traveler, right-living, enlightened– go alone
Rājāva raṭṭhaṁ vijitaṁ pahāya, eko care mātaṅgaraññeva nāgo.
rājāva → rājā va (pts) nāgo → no cellabheta nipakaṁ sahāyakaṁ sārṭhaṁcaraṁ sādhūvihāridhīram rājeva rāṣṭraṁ vipulaṁ prahāya ekaścarenna ca pāpāni kuryyāt (bj: mūlasarvastivāda vinaya ko. va.) | mātaṅgaraññeva → mātaṅg araññe va (pts)
like a king renouncing his kingdom, like the elephant in the Matanga wilds, his herd.

Ekassa caritaṁ seyyo, natthi bāle sahāyatā;
natthi → n atthi (pts)
Going alone is better. there’s no companionship with a fool.
Eko care na ca pāpāni kayirā, appossukko mātaṅgaraññeva nāgo.
nāgo → ekasya caritaṁ śroyo na tu bāle sahāyatā. alepātasukaścaredeko mātaṁgaraṇyanāgavat (bj: mūlarvāstivāda vinaya. ko va.) | mātaṅgaraññeva → mātaṅg araññe va (pts)
Go alone, doing no evil, at peace, like the elephant in the Matanga wilds.

Māravatthu

Atthamhi jātamhi sukhā sahāyā, tuṭṭhī sukhā yā itarītarena;
tuṭṭhī → tuṭṭhi (bj)
A blessing: friends when the need arises. a blessing: contentment with whatever there is.
Puññaṁ sukhaṁ jīvitasaṅkhayamhi, sabbassa dukkhassa sukhaṁ pahānaṁ.
jīvitasaṅkhayamhi → jīvitasaṁkhayamhi (pts) pahānaṁ → pahāṇaṁ (bj)
Merit at the ending of life is a blessing. a blessing: the abandoning of all suffering & stress.

Sukhā matteyyatā loke, atho petteyyatā sukhā;A blessing in the world: reverence to your mother. a blessing: reverence to your father as well. Sukhā sāmaññatā loke, atho brahmaññatā sukhā.A blessing in the world: reverence to a contemplative. a blessing: reverence for a brahman, too.

Sukhaṁ yāva jarā sīlaṁ, sukhā saddhā patiṭṭhitā;
yāva jarā → yāvajarā (pts)
A blessing into old age is virtue. a blessing: conviction established.
Sukho paññāya paṭilābho, pāpānaṁ akaraṇaṁ sukhaṁ.A blessing: discernment attained. the non-doing of evil things is a blessing.

Nāgavaggo tevīsatimo.
+ → niṭṭhito (my) | + → taṇhāvaggo (bjt) | + → dhammapadagāthāya catuvīsatimo taṇhāvaggo (th)

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