Attadantavatthu

Ahaṁ nāgova saṅgāme, cāpato patitaṁ saraṁ;I–like an elephant in battle, enduring an arrow shot from a bow– Ativākyaṁ titikkhissaṁ, dussīlo hi bahujjano.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.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)Excellent are tamed mules, tamed thoroughbreds, tamed horses from Sindh. Kuñjarā ca mahānāgā, attadanto tato varaṁ.
Kuñjarā ca → kuñjarāva (cck, sya1ed); kuñjarā vā (pts1ed)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.as the tamed one goes by taming, well-taming, himself.

Parijiṇṇabrāhmaṇaputtavatthu

Dhanapālo nāma kuñjaro, kaṭukabhedano dunnivārayo;
Dhanapālo → dhanapālako (bj, sya-all, km, pts1ed, pts2ed) kaṭukabhedano → kaṭukappabhedano (bj, sya-all, pts1ed); kaṭukapabhedano (pts2ed)The tusker, Dhanapalaka, deep in rut, is hard to control. Baddho kabaḷaṁ na bhuñjati, sumarati nāgavanassa kuñjaro.
sumarati → susarati (mr)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.like a stout hog, fattened on fodder: a dullard enters the womb over & over again.

Sānusāmaṇeravatthu

Idaṁ pure cittamacāri cārikaṁ, yenicchakaṁ yatthakāmaṁ yathāsukhaṁ;Before, this mind went wandering however it pleased, wherever it wanted, by whatever way that it liked. Tadajjahaṁ niggahessāmi yoniso, hatthippabhinnaṁ viya aṅkusaggaho.Today I will hold it aptly in check– as one wielding a goad, an elephant in rut.

Pāveyyakahatthivatthu

Appamādaratā hotha, sacittamanurakkhatha;Delight in heedfulness. watch over your own mind. Duggā uddharathattānaṁ, paṅke sannova kuñjaro.Lift yourself up from the hard-going way, like a tusker sunk in the mud.

Sambahulabhikkhuvatthu

Sace labhetha nipakaṁ sahāyaṁ, saddhiṁ caraṁ sādhuvihāridhīraṁ;If you gain a mature companion– a fellow traveler, right-living, enlightened– Abhibhuyya sabbāni parissayāni, careyya tenattamano satīmā.overcoming all dangers go with him, gratified, mindful.

No ce labhetha nipakaṁ sahāyaṁ, saddhiṁ caraṁ sādhuvihāridhīraṁ;If you don’t gain a mature companion– a fellow traveler, right-living, enlightened– go alone Rājāva raṭṭhaṁ vijitaṁ pahāya, eko care mātaṅgaraññeva nāgo.like a king renouncing his kingdom, like the elephant in the Matanga wilds, his herd.

Ekassa caritaṁ seyyo, natthi bāle sahāyatā;Going alone is better. there’s no companionship with a fool. Eko care na ca pāpāni kayirā, appossukko mātaṅgaraññeva nāgo.Go alone, doing no evil, at peace, like the elephant in the Matanga wilds.

Māravatthu

Atthamhi jātamhi sukhā sahāyā, tuṭṭhī sukhā yā itarītarena;A blessing: friends when the need arises. a blessing: contentment with whatever there is. Puññaṁ sukhaṁ jīvitasaṅkhayamhi, sabbassa dukkhassa sukhaṁ pahānaṁ.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;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.