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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

Cittavagga

Meghiyattheravatthu

Phandanaṁ capalaṁ cittaṁ, dūrakkhaṁ dunnivārayaṁ;
dūrakkhaṁ → durakkhaṁ (bj, sya-all) | dūrakkhaṁ → durakkhaṁ (cck: sabbattha)
Quivering, wavering, hard to guard, to hold in check: the mind.
Ujuṁ karoti medhāvī, usukārova tejanaṁ.
tejanaṁ → spandanaṁ capalaṁ cittaṁ durakṣaṁ durnivāraṇam sṛjuṁ karoti medhāvī iṣukāra iva tejanam (bj: udānavarga-citta.8); dræraja drænivaraṇa (bj: prā.dha. A. 8) | usukārova → usukāro va (pts) | + → vārijo va (pts)
The sage makes it straight– like a fletcher, the shaft of an arrow.

Vārijova thale khitto, okamokataubbhato;
okamokataubbhato → okamokata ubbhato (bjt, pts)
Like a fish pulled from its home in the water & thrown on land:
Pariphandatidaṁ cittaṁ, māradheyyaṁ pahātave.
pariphandatidaṁ → pariphandat idaṁ (pts) pahātave → vārija iva sathale kṣīpatamokādoṣāt samuddhṛtaඃ pariṣpandati teva cittaṁ māradheyaṁ prahātaveva (bj: udānavarga V 2)
this mind flips & flaps about to escape Mara’s sway.

Aññatarabhikkhuvatthu

Dunniggahassa lahuno, yatthakāmanipātino;
yatthakāmanipātino → yattha kāmanipātino (th)
Hard to hold down, nimble, alighting wherever it likes: the mind.
Cittassa damatho sādhu, cittaṁ dantaṁ sukhāvahaṁ.Its taming is good. the mind well-tamed brings ease.

Aññataraukkaṇṭhitabhikkhuvatthu

Sududdasaṁ sunipuṇaṁ, yatthakāmanipātinaṁ;
sunipuṇaṁ → sunipunaṁ (bj) yatthakāmanipātinaṁ → yattha kāmanipātinaṁ (th)
So hard to see, so very, very subtle, alighting wherever it likes:
Cittaṁ rakkhetha medhāvī, cittaṁ guttaṁ sukhāvahaṁ.the mind. The wise should guard it. the mind protected brings ease.

Saṅgharakkhitabhāgineyyattheravatthu

Dūraṅgamaṁ ekacaraṁ, asarīraṁ guhāsayaṁ;
ekacaraṁ → ekacāraṁ (mr) | ekacaraṁ → ekacāraṁ (cck: ka.) | + → saṁgharakkhitabhāgineyyattheravatthu (ms2005)
Wandering far, going alone, bodiless, lying in a cave: the mind.
Ye cittaṁ saṁyamissanti, mokkhanti mārabandhanā.
saṁyamissanti → saññamessanti (bj, cck, sya-all, pts) | saṁyamissanti → saṁyamessanti (my) mārabandhanā → dūragama ekacara aśarīra guhaśaya ye cita sañameśati mocati marabhatana (bj: prā.dha)
Those who restrain it: from Mara’s bonds they’ll be freed.

Cittahatthattheravatthu

Anavaṭṭhitacittassa, saddhammaṁ avijānato;For a person of unsteady mind, not knowing true Dhamma, Pariplavapasādassa, paññā na paripūrati.
paripūrati → anavasthita cittassa saddhammavijānataඃ pariplavaprasādasya prajñā na paripūryate (bj: udānavarga 31. V. 28); anavaṭhita vitasa (bj: prā. dha. A. 1)
serenity set adrift: discernment doesn’t grow full.

Anavassutacittassa, ananvāhatacetaso;For a person of unsoddened mind, unassaulted awareness, Puññapāpapahīnassa, natthi jāgarato bhayaṁ.
puññapāpapahīnassa → puññapāpapahīṇassa (bj) bhayaṁ → anavaśuta vitasa (bj: prā. dha. A. 4) | natthi → n atthi (pts)
abandoning merit & evil, wakeful, there is no danger no fear.

Pañcasatabhikkhuvatthu

Kumbhūpamaṁ kāyamimaṁ viditvā, nagarūpamaṁ cittamidaṁ ṭhapetvā;
kāyamimaṁ → kāyamidaṁ (sya-all) | kāyamimaṁ → kāyam imaṁ (pts) ṭhapetvā → thaketvā (sya-all) | cittamidaṁ → cittam idaṁ (pts)
Knowing this body is like a clay jar, securing this mind like a fort,
Yodhetha māraṁ paññāvudhena, jitañca rakkhe anivesano siyā.
paññāvudhena → paññāyudhena (bj) | yodhetha → yojetha (sya-all: sī.) anivesano → anivesino (sya-all) | jitañca → jitañ ca (pts)
attack Mara with the spear of discernment, then guard what’s won without settling there, without laying claim.

Pūtigattatissattheravatthu

Aciraṁ vatayaṁ kāyo, pathaviṁ adhisessati;
vatayaṁ → vat ayaṁ (pts) pathaviṁ → paṭhaviṁ (bj, sya-all, pts)
All too soon, this body will lie on the ground
Chuddho apetaviññāṇo, niratthaṁva kaliṅgaraṁ.
chuddho → chuḍḍo (sya-all) kaliṅgaraṁ → ayirena vata i kayu padhavi. siti ruchu....... ciñāna niratha ba kaḍigaru (bj: prā. dha. C VO 14); aciraṁ vata kāyo’yaṁ pṛthivīmadhiśeṣyati śūnyavyapetavijñāno nirasataṁ vā kaḍaṁgaram (bj: udāna varga. V. 35) | niratthaṁva → niratthaṁ va (pts)
cast off, bereft of consciousness, like a useless scrap of wood.

Nandagopālakavatthu

Diso disaṁ yaṁ taṁ kayirā, verī vā pana verinaṁ;
yaṁ taṁ → yantaṁ (bjt, th) | yaṁ → yan (pts)
Whatever an enemy might do to an enemy, or a foe to a foe,
Micchāpaṇihitaṁ cittaṁ, pāpiyo naṁ tato kare.
pāpiyo → pāpiyaṁ (?) | pāpiyo → pāpiyaṁ (cck: ?) | naṁ → na (bjt)
the ill-directed mind can do to you even worse.

Soreyyavatthu

Na taṁ mātā pitā kayirā, aññe vāpi ca ñātakā;Whatever a mother, father or other kinsman might do for you, Sammāpaṇihitaṁ cittaṁ, seyyaso naṁ tato kare.the well-directed mind can do for you even better.

Cittavaggo tatiyo.
+ → niṭṭhito (my) | + → pupphavaggo (bjt) | + → dhammapadagāthāya catuttho pupphavaggo (th)

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