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Note:Translations, dictionaries and commentaries were not made by the Blessed One.Cross-check with Pali in 4 main nikayas.
Manujassa pamattacārino, taṇhā vaḍḍhati māluvā viya;When a person lives heedlessly, his craving grows like a creeping vine. So plavatī hurā huraṁ, phalamicchaṁva vanasmi vānaro.
plavatī → plavati (bj); palavatī (sya-all, pts1ed, pts2ed); palavetī (mr); uplavatī (?)He runs now here & now there, as if looking for fruit: a monkey in the forest.
Yaṁ esā sahate jammī, taṇhā loke visattikā;If this sticky, uncouth craving overcomes you in the world, Sokā tassa pavaḍḍhanti, abhivaṭṭhaṁva bīraṇaṁ.
abhivaṭṭhaṁva → abhivaṭṭaṁva (bj, pts1ed); abhivaḍḍhaṁva (sya-all); abhivuḍḍhaṁva (mr)your sorrows grow like wild grass after rain.
Yo cetaṁ sahate jammiṁ, taṇhaṁ loke duraccayaṁ;If, in the world, you overcome this uncouth craving, hard to escape, Sokā tamhā papatanti, udabinduva pokkharā.sorrows roll off you, like water beads off a lotus.
Taṁ vo vadāmi bhaddaṁ vo, yāvantettha samāgatā;To all of you gathered here I say: Good fortune. Taṇhāya mūlaṁ khaṇatha, usīratthova bīraṇaṁ;Dig up craving –as when seeking medicinal roots, wild grass– by the root. Mā vo naḷaṁva sotova, māro bhañji punappunaṁ.Don’t let Mara cut you down –as a raging river, a reed– over & over again.
Yathāpi mūle anupaddave daḷhe, chinnopi rukkho punareva rūhati;If its root remains undamaged & strong, a tree, even if cut, will grow back. Evampi taṇhānusaye anūhate, nibbattatī dukkhamidaṁ punappunaṁ.So too if craving-obsession is not rooted out, this suffering returns again & again.
Yassa chattiṁsati sotā, manāpasavanā bhusā;He whose 36 streams, flowing to what is appealing, are strong: Mahāvahanti duddiṭṭhiṁ, saṅkappā rāganissitā.
Mahāvahanti → vāhā vahanti (bj, cck, pts1ed, pts2ed)the currents–resolves based on passion– carry him, of base views, away.
Savanti sabbadhi sotā, latā uppajja tiṭṭhati;
uppajja → ubbhijja (bj, sya-all, km, pts1ed, pts2ed)They flow every which way, the streams, but the sprouted creeper stays in place. Tañca disvā lataṁ jātaṁ, mūlaṁ paññāya chindatha.Now, seeing that the creeper’s arisen, cut through its root with discernment.
Saritāni sinehitāni ca, somanassāni bhavanti jantuno;Loosened & oiled are the joys of a person. Te sātasitā sukhesino, te ve jātijarūpagā narā.People, bound by enticement, looking for ease: to birth & aging they go.
Tasiṇāya purakkhatā pajā, parisappanti sasova bandhito;
bandhito → bādhito (bahūsu)Encircled with craving, people hop round & around like a rabbit caught in a snare. Saṁyojanasaṅgasattakā, dukkhamupenti punappunaṁ cirāya.Tied with fetters & bonds they go on to suffering, again & again, for long.
Tasiṇāya purakkhatā pajā, parisappanti sasova bandhito;Encircled with craving, people hop round & around like a rabbit caught in a snare. Tasmā tasiṇaṁ vinodaye, ākaṅkhanta virāgamattano.
ākaṅkhanta → bhikkhu ākaṅkhī (bj); bhikkhu ākaṅkhaṁ (sya-all); bhikkhu ākaṅkha (pts1ed, pts2ed)So a monk should dispel craving, should aspire to dispassion for himself.
Yo nibbanatho vanādhimutto, vanamutto vanameva dhāvati;Cleared of the underbrush but obsessed with the forest, set free from the forest, right back to the forest he runs. Taṁ puggalametha passatha, mutto bandhanameva dhāvati.Come, see the person set free who runs right back to the same old chains!
Na taṁ daḷhaṁ bandhanamāhu dhīrā, yadāyasaṁ dārujapabbajañca;
dārujapabbajañca → dārujaṁ babbajañca (bj, pts1ed); dārujaṁ pabbajañca (sya-all, pts2ed)That’s not a strong bond –so say the enlightened– the one made of iron, of wood, or of grass. Sārattarattā maṇikuṇḍalesu, puttesu dāresu ca yā apekkhā.To be smitten, enthralled, with jewels & ornaments, longing for children & wives: that’s the strong bond, –so say the enlightened– one that’s constraining, elastic, hard to untie.
Etaṁ daḷhaṁ bandhanamāhu dhīrā, ohārinaṁ sithilaṁ duppamuñcaṁ; Etampi chetvāna paribbajanti, anapekkhino kāmasukhaṁ pahāya.But having cut it, they –the enlightened–go forth, free of longing, abandoning sensual ease.
Ye rāgarattānupatanti sotaṁ, sayaṅkataṁ makkaṭakova jālaṁ;Those smitten with passion fall back into a self-made stream, like a spider snared in its web. Etampi chetvāna vajanti dhīrā, anapekkhino sabbadukkhaṁ pahāya.But, having cut it, the enlightened set forth, free of longing, abandoning all suffering & stress.
Muñca pure muñca pacchato, majjhe muñca bhavassa pāragū;you let go of in front, let go of behind, let go of between. Sabbattha vimuttamānaso, na punaṁ jātijaraṁ upehisi.With a heart everywhere released, you don’t come again to birth & aging.
Vitakkamathitassa jantuno, tibbarāgassa subhānupassino;For a person forced on by his thinking, fierce in his passion, focused on beauty, Bhiyyo taṇhā pavaḍḍhati, esa kho daḷhaṁ karoti bandhanaṁ.
esa kho daḷhaṁ → esa gāḷhaṁ (mr)craving grows all the more. he’s the one who tightens the bond.
Vitakkūpasame ca yo rato, asubhaṁ bhāvayate sadā sato;
Vitakkūpasame ca → vitakkūpasameva (mr)But one who delights in the stilling of thinking, always mindful cultivating a focus on the foul: Esa kho byanti kāhiti, esa checchati mārabandhanaṁ.
Esa → eso (?)He’s the one who will make an end, the one who will cut Mara’s bond.
Niṭṭhaṅgato asantāsī, vītataṇho anaṅgaṇo;Arrived at the finish, unfrightened, unblemished, free of craving, he has cut away Acchindi bhavasallāni, antimoyaṁ samussayo.the arrows of becoming. this physical heap is his last.
Vītataṇho anādāno, niruttipadakovido;Free from craving, ungrasping, astute in expression, Akkharānaṁ sannipātaṁ, jaññā pubbāparāni ca;knowing the combination of sounds– which comes first & which after. Sa ve “antimasārīro, mahāpañño mahāpuriso”ti vuccati.He’s called a last-body greatly discerning great man.
Sabbābhibhū sabbavidūhamasmi, sabbesu dhammesu anūpalitto;All-conquering, all-knowing am I, with regard to all things, unadhering. Sabbañjaho taṇhakkhaye vimutto, sayaṁ abhiññāya kamuddiseyyaṁ.All-abandoning, released in the ending of craving: having fully known on my own, to whom should I point as my teacher?
Sabbadānaṁ dhammadānaṁ jināti, sabbarasaṁ dhammaraso jināti;A gift of Dhamma conquers all gifts; the taste of Dhamma, all tastes; Sabbaratiṁ dhammarati jināti, taṇhakkhayo sabbadukkhaṁ jināti.a delight in Dhamma, all delights; the ending of craving, all suffering & stress.
Hananti bhogā dummedhaṁ, no ca pāragavesino;Riches ruin the man weak in discernment, but not those who seek the beyond. Bhogataṇhāya dummedho, hanti aññeva attanaṁ.Through craving for riches the man weak in discernment ruins himself as he would others.
Tiṇadosāni khettāni, rāgadosā ayaṁ pajā;Fields are spoiled by weeds; people, by passion. Tasmā hi vītarāgesu, dinnaṁ hoti mahapphalaṁ.So what’s given to those free of passion bears great fruit.
Tiṇadosāni khettāni, dosadosā ayaṁ pajā;Fields are spoiled by weeds; people, by aversion. Tasmā hi vītadosesu, dinnaṁ hoti mahapphalaṁ.So what’s given to those free of aversion bears great fruit.
Tiṇadosāni khettāni, mohadosā ayaṁ pajā;Fields are spoiled by weeds; people, by delusion. Tasmā hi vītamohesu, dinnaṁ hoti mahapphalaṁ.So what’s given to those free of delusion bears great fruit.
Tiṇadosāni khettāni, icchādosā ayaṁ pajā;Fields are spoiled by weeds; people, by longing. Tasmā hi vigaticchesu, dinnaṁ hoti mahapphalaṁ.So what’s given to those free of longing bears great fruit.
