Kapilamacchavatthu

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 (?) | plavatī hurā huraṁ → plavati hurāhuraṁ (bj); palavatī hurāhuraṁ (sya-all) | plavatī → plavati (cck: sī. pī.); palavetī (cck: ka.); uplavati (cck: ?) | palavatī → pariplavatītipi (sya-all note) vanasmi → vanasmiṁ (bj, sya-all) | phalamicchaṁva → phalam icchaṁ va (pts)He runs now here & now there, as if looking for fruit: a monkey in the forest.

Yaṁ esā sahate jammī, taṇhā loke visattikā;
sahate → sahatī (bj, sya-all, pts)If this sticky, uncouth craving overcomes you in the world, Sokā tassa pavaḍḍhanti, abhivaṭṭhaṁva bīraṇaṁ.
abhivaṭṭhaṁva → abhivaṭṭaṁva (bj, pts1ed); abhivaḍḍhaṁva (sya-all); abhivuḍḍhaṁva (mr) | abhivaṭṭhaṁva → abhivaḍḍhaṁva (cck: syā.); abhivaṭṭaṁva (cck: pī.); abhivuḍḍhaṁva (cck: ka.) | abhivaṭṭhaṁva → abhivaṭṭhaṁ va (pts)your sorrows grow like wild grass after rain.

Yo cetaṁ sahate jammiṁ, taṇhaṁ loke duraccayaṁ;
cetaṁ sahate → ve taṁ sahatī (sya-all) | cetaṁ → ce taṁ (bjt) | cetaṁ sahate → etaṁ sahatī (pts)If, in the world, you overcome this uncouth craving, hard to escape, Sokā tamhā papatanti, udabinduva pokkharā.
udabinduva → udabindūva (bj) | udabinduva → udabindu va (pts)sorrows roll off you, like water beads off a lotus.

Taṁ vo vadāmi bhaddaṁ vo, yāvantettha samāgatā;
yāvantettha → yāvant ettha (pts)To all of you gathered here I say: Good fortune. Taṇhāya mūlaṁ khaṇatha, usīratthova bīraṇaṁ;
khaṇatha usīratthova → khanatha usīrattho va (pts) usīratthova → usīrattho va (pts)Dig up craving –as when seeking medicinal roots, wild grass– by the root. Mā vo naḷaṁva sotova, māro bhañji punappunaṁ.
naḷaṁva → nalaṁva (bj, sya-all) | naḷaṁva → nalaṁ va (th) | naḷaṁva sotova → naḷaṁ va soto va (pts) punappunaṁ → ta yu vadami bhadrakdu yavatetha samakata apramada rata bhodha sadham supravediti (bj: prā. dha. A. 2 7)Don’t let Mara cut you down –as a raging river, a reed– over & over again.

Sūkarapotikāvatthu

Yathāpi mūle anupaddave daḷhe, chinnopi rukkho punareva rūhati;
chinnopi → chinno pi (pts) | punareva → punar eva (pts)If its root remains undamaged & strong, a tree, even if cut, will grow back. Evampi taṇhānusaye anūhate, nibbattatī dukkhamidaṁ punappunaṁ.
evampi → evam pi (pts) nibbattatī → nibbattati (bj, sya-all) | nibbattatī dukkhamidaṁ → nibbattati dukkham idaṁ (pts)So too if craving-obsession is not rooted out, this suffering returns again & again.

Yassa chattiṁsati sotā, manāpasavanā bhusā;
chattiṁsati sotā manāpasavanā → chattiṁsatīsotā manāpassavanā (sya-all) | chattiṁsati → chattiṁsatī (pts) manāpasavanā → manāpassavanā (bjt, th, pts)He whose 36 streams, flowing to what is appealing, are strong: Mahāvahanti duddiṭṭhiṁ, saṅkappā rāganissitā.
Mahāvahanti → vāhā vahanti (bj, cck, pts1ed, pts2ed) | mahāvahanti → vāhā vahanti (bj); māhā vahanti (cck) | mahāvahanti duddiṭṭhiṁ → vāhā vahanti duddiṭṭhaṁ (pts) | Māhā → vāhā (cck: sī. syā. pī.) | mahāvahanti → mahā vahanti (th) saṅkappā → saṁkappā (pts)the currents–resolves based on passion– carry him, of base views, away.

Savanti sabbadhi sotā, latā uppajja tiṭṭhati;
sabbadhi → sabbadhī (sya-all); sabbadā (pts) uppajja → ubbhijja (bj, sya-all, km, pts1ed, pts2ed) | uppajja → ubbhijja (pts) | uppajja → ubbhijja (cck: sī. syā. kaṁ. pī.)They flow every which way, the streams, but the sprouted creeper stays in place. Tañca disvā lataṁ jātaṁ, mūlaṁ paññāya chindatha.
tañca → tañ ca (pts)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) | bandhito saṁyojanasaṅgasattakā → bādhito saṁyojanasaṅgasattā (bj, sya-all) | bandhito → bādhito (cck: bahūsu) | sasova bandhito → saso va bādhito (pts)Encircled with craving, people hop round & around like a rabbit caught in a snare. Saṁyojanasaṅgasattakā, dukkhamupenti punappunaṁ cirāya.
saṁyojanasaṅgasattakā → saṁyojanasaṅgasattā (bjt) | saṁyojanasaṅgasattakā → saññojanasaṅgasattā (th) | saṁyojanasaṅgasattakā → saññojanasaṅgasattakā (pts) dukkhamupenti → dukkham upenti (pts)Tied with fetters & bonds they go on to suffering, again & again, for long.

Tasiṇāya purakkhatā pajā, parisappanti sasova bandhito;
bandhito → bādhito (bj, sya-all) | sasova bandhito → saso va bādhito (pts)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) | ākaṅkhanta → bhikkhu ākaṅkhī (bj); bhikkhu ākaṅkhaṁ (sya-all) | ākaṅkhanta virāgamattano → bhikkhu ākaṁkha virāgam attano (pts) | ākaṅkhanta → bhikkhū ākaṅkhī (cck: sī.); bhikkhu ākaṅkhaṁ (cck: syā.)So a monk should dispel craving, should aspire to dispassion for himself.

Vibbhantabhikkhuvatthu

Yo nibbanatho vanādhimutto, vanamutto vanameva dhāvati;
nibbanatho → nibbanaṭho (sya-all) | nibbanatho → puggalameva (bj: sīmu) vanameva → vanam eva (pts)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.
puggalametha → puggalameva (sya-all, pts) | puggalametha → puggalam eva (pts) bandhanameva → bandhanam eva (pts)Come, see the person set free who runs right back to the same old chains!

Bandhanāgāravatthu

Na taṁ daḷhaṁ bandhanamāhu dhīrā, yadāyasaṁ dārujapabbajañca;
bandhanamāhu → bandhanam āhu (pts) dārujapabbajañca → dārujaṁ babbajañca (bj, pts1ed); dārujaṁ pabbajañca (sya-all, pts2ed) | dārujapabbajañca → dārūjaṁ babbajañca (cck: sī. pī.) | yadāyasaṁ dārujapabbajañca → yad āyasaṁ dārujaṁ pabbajañ ca (pts)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.
apekhā → na taddāḍhaṁ bandhanamāhurāryā yadāyasaṁ dāravaṁ balabjaṁ ca. saṁraktacittā maṇikuṇḍaleṣu putreṣu dāreṣu ca yā avekṣāඃ (bj note) | → na ta driḍha bandhana dhira ya asa daruva babaka va sarata cita mani kunalesū putreṣu dareṣū ya ya aveha (bj note)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;
bandhanamāhu → bandhanam āhu (pts) Etampi chetvāna paribbajanti, anapekkhino kāmasukhaṁ pahāya.
etampi → etaṁpi (th) | etampi → etam pi (pts) pahāya → etaddāḍhaṁ bandhanamāhurāryāඃ samaṁ tataඃ susthiraṁ duṣpramuṁcama etadapi chitvā parivjanti anapekṣiṇaඃ kāmasukhaṁ prahāya (bj: udānavarga kāma v v 5, 6) | → eta driḍha bandhana maha dhira oharina śiśila dræpamujū eta bi chitvana parivuyati anavebhino kama suhu prahai (bj: prā. dha. G VO 31, 32) | anapekkhino → anapekhino (pts)But having cut it, they –the enlightened–go forth, free of longing, abandoning sensual ease.

Khemātherīvatthu

Ye rāgarattānupatanti sotaṁ, sayaṅkataṁ makkaṭakova jālaṁ;
sayaṅkataṁ → sayaṁkataṁ (my, ms2005) | sayaṅkataṁ → sayaṁ kataṁ (bjt, th) | sayaṅkataṁ makkaṭakova → sayaṁkataṁ makkaṭako va (pts)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.
etampi → etam pi (pts) pahāya → ye rakarata anuvatati sotu saigata................................. eta bi chetvāna parivrayati anavehino kama suha prahai (bj: prā. dha. C VO 33) | anapekkhino → anapekhino (pts)But, having cut it, the enlightened set forth, free of longing, abandoning all suffering & stress.

UggasenavatthuGone to the beyond of becoming,

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.
upehisi → muṁca purato muṁca paścato madhye muṁca bhavasya pāragaඃ sarvatra vimuktamānaso na punarjātijarāmupeṣyasi (bj: udānavarga 29. 66); muju puratu muju pajatu makdhatu muju bhavasa parako sarvatra vimutamanaso na puna jatijara vuvehisi (bj: prā. dha. C VO 22) | + → vitakkapamathitassa (bjt, pts) | punaṁ → punañ (pts)With a heart everywhere released, you don’t come again to birth & aging.

Cūḷadhanuggahapaṇḍitavatthu

Vitakkamathitassa jantuno, tibbarāgassa subhānupassino;
vitakkamathitassa → vitakkapamathitassa (bj, pts)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) | daḷhaṁ → esa gāḷhaṁ (cck: ka.)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) | ca → vitakkūpasameva (cck: ka.) bhāvayate → bhāvayati (bj); bhāvayatī (sya-all, pts)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 (?) | byanti kāhiti esa checchati → vyantikāhati esacchecchati (sya-all) | Esa → eso (cck: ?) | byanti kāhiti → vyantikāhiti (bjt, pts) esa → eso (cck: ?) | esacchecchati → esacchindatītipi (sya-all note) | + → niṭṭhaṁ gato (bjt, th) | esa checchati → esa-cchecchati (pts)He’s the one who will make an end, the one who will cut Mara’s bond.

Māravatthu

Niṭṭhaṅgato asantāsī, vītataṇho anaṅgaṇo;Arrived at the finish, unfrightened, unblemished, free of craving, he has cut away Acchindi bhavasallāni, antimoyaṁ samussayo.
acchindi → acchidda (pts) antimoyaṁ → antimo yaṁ (pts)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;
pubbāparāni → pubbaparāni (sya-all)knowing the combination of sounds– which comes first & which after. Sa ve “antimasārīro, mahāpañño mahāpuriso”ti vuccati.
mahāpurisoti → mahāpuriso ti (pts)He’s called a last-body greatly discerning great man.

Upakājīvakavatthu

Sabbābhibhū sabbavidūhamasmi, sabbesu dhammesu anūpalitto;
sabbavidūhamasmi → sabbavidū ham asmi (pts)All-conquering, all-knowing am I, with regard to all things, unadhering. Sabbañjaho taṇhakkhaye vimutto, sayaṁ abhiññāya kamuddiseyyaṁ.
kamuddiseyyaṁ → sarvāhibhū sarvavido’ hamasmi sarvehi dharmehi anopalipataඃ sarvajño ‘haṁ tṛṣṇākṣaye vimukto svayaṁ abhijñāya kamuddiśeyam (bj: mahāvastu. 325) | kamuddiseyyaṁ → kam uddiseyyaṁ (pts)All-abandoning, released in the ending of craving: having fully known on my own, to whom should I point as my teacher?

Sakkapañhavatthu

Sabbadānaṁ dhammadānaṁ jināti, sabbarasaṁ dhammaraso jināti;
sabbarasaṁ → sabbaṁ rasaṁ (bj, sya-all, pts)A gift of Dhamma conquers all gifts; the taste of Dhamma, all tastes; Sabbaratiṁ dhammarati jināti, taṇhakkhayo sabbadukkhaṁ jināti.
sabbaratiṁ dhammarati → sabbaṁ ratiṁ dhammaratī (bj, sya-all, pts)a delight in Dhamma, all delights; the ending of craving, all suffering & stress.

Aputtakaseṭṭhivatthu

Hananti bhogā dummedhaṁ, no ca pāragavesino;
ca → ve (bj); ce (sya-all, pts)Riches ruin the man weak in discernment, but not those who seek the beyond. Bhogataṇhāya dummedho, hanti aññeva attanaṁ.
attanaṁ → attanā (bj) | aññeva → aññe va (pts)Through craving for riches the man weak in discernment ruins himself as he would others.

Aṅkuravatthu

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.
mahapphalaṁ → ( ) videsapotthakesu natthi, aṭṭhakathāyampi na dissati (cck note)So what’s given to those free of longing bears great fruit.

Taṇhāvaggo catuvīsatimo.
+ → tiṇadosāni khettāni taṇhādosā ayaṁ pajā tasmā hi vītataṇhesu dinnaṁ hoti mahapphalaṁ (my) | + → niṭṭhito (my) | + → bhikkhuvaggo (bjt) | + → dhammapadagāthāya pañcavīsatimo bhikkhuvaggo (th)