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Note:Translations, dictionaries and commentaries were not made by the Blessed One.Cross-check with Pali in 4 main nikayas.
Cakkhunā saṁvaro sādhu, sādhu sotena saṁvaro;Restraint with the eye is good, good is restraint with the ear. Ghānena saṁvaro sādhu, sādhu jivhāya saṁvaro.Restraint with the nose is good, good is restraint with the tongue. Restraint with the body is good, good is restraint with speech. Restraint with the heart is good, good is restraint everywhere. A monk everywhere restrained is released from all suffering & stress.
Kāyena saṁvaro sādhu, sādhu vācāya saṁvaro; Manasā saṁvaro sādhu, sādhu sabbattha saṁvaro; Sabbattha saṁvuto bhikkhu, sabbadukkhā pamuccati.
Hatthasaṁyato pādasaṁyato, vācāsaṁyato saṁyatuttamo;Hands restrained, feet restrained speech restrained, supremely restrained– Ajjhattarato samāhito, eko santusito tamāhu bhikkhuṁ.delighting in what is inward, content, centered, alone: he’s what they call a monk.
Yo mukhasaṁyato bhikkhu, mantabhāṇī anuddhato;A monk restrained in his speaking, giving counsel unruffled, Atthaṁ dhammañca dīpeti, madhuraṁ tassa bhāsitaṁ.declaring the message & meaning: sweet is his speech.
Dhammārāmo dhammarato, dhammaṁ anuvicintayaṁ;Dhamma his dwelling, Dhamma his delight, a monk pondering Dhamma, Dhammaṁ anussaraṁ bhikkhu, saddhammā na parihāyati.calling Dhamma to mind, does not fall away from true Dhamma.
Salābhaṁ nātimaññeyya, nāññesaṁ pihayaṁ care;Gains: don’t treat your own with scorn, don’t go coveting those of others. Aññesaṁ pihayaṁ bhikkhu, samādhiṁ nādhigacchati.A monk who covets those of others attains no concentration.
Appalābhopi ce bhikkhu, salābhaṁ nātimaññati;Even if he gets next to nothing, he doesn’t treat his gains with scorn. Living purely, untiring: Taṁ ve devā pasaṁsanti, suddhājīviṁ atanditaṁ.he’s the one that the devas praise.
Sabbaso nāmarūpasmiṁ, yassa natthi mamāyitaṁ;For whom, in name & form in every way, there’s no sense of mine, Asatā ca na socati, sa ve “bhikkhū”ti vuccati.& who doesn’t grieve for what’s not: he’s deservedly called a monk.
Mettāvihārī yo bhikkhu, pasanno buddhasāsane;Dwelling in goodwill, a monk with faith in the Awakened One’s teaching, Adhigacche padaṁ santaṁ, saṅkhārūpasamaṁ sukhaṁ.would attain the good state, the peaceful state: stilling-of-fabrications ease.
Siñca bhikkhu imaṁ nāvaṁ, sittā te lahumessati;Monk, bail out this boat. it will take you lightly when bailed. Chetvā rāgañca dosañca, tato nibbānamehisi.Having cut through passion, aversion, you go from there to Unbinding.
Pañca chinde pañca jahe, pañca cuttari bhāvaye;Cut through five, let go of five, & develop five above all. Pañca saṅgātigo bhikkhu, “oghatiṇṇo”ti vuccati.A monk gone past five attachments is said to have crossed the flood.
Jhāya bhikkhu mā pamādo, mā te kāmaguṇe ramessu cittaṁ;
Jhāya bhikkhu → jhāya tuvaṁ bhikkhu (?) | pamādo → mā ca pamādo (bj, sya-all, pts1ed); mā ca pāmado (pts2ed) ramessu → bhamassu (bj, sya2ed, pts1ed, pts2ed); bhavassu (cck, sya1ed); ramassu (mr)Practice jhana, monk, and don’t be heedless. don’t take your mind roaming in sensual strands. Mā lohaguḷaṁ gilī pamatto, mā kandi “dukkhamidan”ti dayhamāno.Don’t swallow–heedless– the ball of iron aflame. don’t burn & complain: ‘This is pain.’
Natthi jhānaṁ apaññassa, paññā natthi ajhāyato;
ajhāyato → ajjhāyato (pts1ed); ajhāyino (mr)There’s no jhana for one with no discernment, no discernment for one with no jhana. Yamhi jhānañca paññā ca, sa ve nibbānasantike.But one with both jhana & discernment: he’s on the verge of Unbinding.
Suññāgāraṁ paviṭṭhassa, santacittassa bhikkhuno;A monk with his mind at peace, going into an empty dwelling, clearly seeing the Dhamma aright: Amānusī rati hoti, sammā dhammaṁ vipassato.his delight is more than human.
Yato yato sammasati, khandhānaṁ udayabbayaṁ;However it is, however it is he touches the arising-&-passing of aggregates: Labhatī pītipāmojjaṁ, amataṁ taṁ vijānataṁ.
Labhatī → labhati (bj); labhate (mr)he gains rapture & joy: that, for those who know it, is deathless, the Deathless.
Tatrāyamādi bhavati, idha paññassa bhikkhuno;Here the first things for a discerning monk are Indriyagutti santuṭṭhi, pātimokkhe ca saṁvaro.guarding the senses, contentment, restraint in line with the Patimokkha. He should associate with admirable friends.
Mitte bhajassu kalyāṇe, suddhājīve atandite;living purely, untiring, Paṭisanthāravutyassa, ācārakusalo siyā;
Paṭisanthāravutyassa → paṭisanthāravuttyassa (sya-all); paṭisanthāravutt'assa (pts1ed, pts2ed); paṭisandhāravutyassa (mr)hospitable by habit, skilled in his conduct, Tato pāmojjabahulo, dukkhassantaṁ karissati.gaining a manifold joy, he will put an end to suffering & stress.
Vassikā viya pupphāni, maddavāni pamuñcati;
maddavāni → majjavāni (mr ṭīkā); paccavāni (mr aṭṭha.)Shed passion & aversion, monks– Evaṁ rāgañca dosañca, vippamuñcetha bhikkhavo.as a jasmine would, its withered flowers.
Santakāyo santavāco, santavā susamāhito;
santavā susamāhito → santamano susamāhito (sya-all); santamano samāhito (mr)Calmed in body, calmed in speech, well-centered & calm, Vantalokāmiso bhikkhu, “upasanto”ti vuccati.having disgorged the baits of the world, a monk is called thoroughly calmed.
Attanā codayattānaṁ, paṭimaṁsetha attanā;
paṭimaṁsetha attanā → paṭimāsettamattanā (bj, cck, pts1ed); paṭimaṁsetamattanā (sya1ed, sya2ed); paṭimāse attamattanā (pts2ed)You yourself should reprove yourself, should examine yourself. So attagutto satimā, sukhaṁ bhikkhu vihāhisi.As a self-guarded monk with guarded self, mindful, you dwell at ease.
Attā hi attano nātho, ko hi nātho paro siyā;
ko hi nātho paro siyā → etthantare pāṭho videsapotthakesuYour own self is your own mainstay. Attā hi attano gati, tasmā saṁyamamattānaṁ;
saṁyamamattānaṁ → saññamaya'ttānaṁ (bj, cck); saññama attānaṁ (sya1ed, sya2ed); aññamay'attānaṁ (pts1ed); saññāmay'attānaṁ (pts2ed)Your own self is your own guide. therefore you should watch over yourself– Assaṁ bhadraṁva vāṇijo.as a trader, a fine steed.
Pāmojjabahulo bhikkhu, pasanno buddhasāsane;A monk with a manifold joy, with faith in the Awakened One’s teaching, Adhigacche padaṁ santaṁ, saṅkhārūpasamaṁ sukhaṁ.would attain the good state, the peaceful state: stilling-of-fabrications ease.
Yo have daharo bhikkhu, yuñjati buddhasāsane;A young monk who strives in the Awakened One’s teaching, Somaṁ lokaṁ pabhāseti, abbhā muttova candimā.
Somaṁ → so imaṁ (bj, sya-all, km, pts1ed)brightens the world like the moon set free from a cloud.
