Pasādabahulabrāhmaṇavatthu

Chinda sotaṁ parakkamma, kāme panuda brāhmaṇa;Having striven, brahman, cut the stream. expel sensual passions. Saṅkhārānaṁ khayaṁ ñatvā, akataññūsi brāhmaṇa.Knowing the ending of fabrications, brahman, you know the Unmade.

Sambahulabhikkhuvatthu

Yadā dvayesu dhammesu, pāragū hoti brāhmaṇo;When the brahman has gone to the beyond of two things, Athassa sabbe saṁyogā, atthaṁ gacchanti jānato.then all his fetters go to their end– he who knows.

Māravatthu

Yassa pāraṁ apāraṁ vā, pārāpāraṁ na vijjati;One whose beyond or not-beyond or beyond-&-not-beyond can’t be found; Vītaddaraṁ visaṁyuttaṁ, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.unshackled, carefree: he’s what I call a brahman.

Aññatarabrāhmaṇavatthu

Jhāyiṁ virajamāsīnaṁ, katakiccamanāsavaṁ;Sitting silent, dustless, absorbed in jhana, his task done, effluents gone, Uttamatthamanuppattaṁ, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.ultimate goal attained: he’s what I call a brahman.

Ānandattheravatthu

Divā tapati ādicco, rattimābhāti candimā;By day shines the sun; by night, the moon; Sannaddho khattiyo tapati, jhāyī tapati brāhmaṇo;in armor, the warrior; in jhana, the brahman. Atha sabbamahorattiṁ, buddho tapati tejasā.
sabbamahorattiṁ → sabbamahorattaṁ (?)But all day & all night, every day & every night, the Awakened One shines in splendor.

Aññatarabrāhmaṇapabbajitavatthu

Bāhitapāpoti brāhmaṇo, samacariyā samaṇoti vuccati;He’s called a brahman for having banished his evil, a contemplative for living in consonance, Pabbājayamattano malaṁ, tasmā “pabbajito”ti vuccati.one gone forth for having forsaken his own impurities.

Sāriputtattheravatthu

Na brāhmaṇassa pahareyya, nāssa muñcetha brāhmaṇo;One should not strike a brahman, nor should the brahman let loose with his anger. Dhī brāhmaṇassa hantāraṁ, tato dhī yassa muñcati.
Dhī → dhi (sya-all byākaraṇesu) yassa → yo + assa =Shame on a brahman’s killer. more shame on the brahman whose anger’s let loose.

Na brāhmaṇassetadakiñci seyyo, yadā nisedho manaso piyehi;Nothing’s better for the brahman than when the mind is held back from what is endearing & not. Yato yato hiṁsamano nivattati, tato tato sammatimeva dukkhaṁ.However his harmful-heartedness wears away, that’s how stress simply comes to rest.

Mahāpajāpatigotamīvatthu

Yassa kāyena vācāya, manasā natthi dukkaṭaṁ;Whoever does no wrong in body, speech, heart, Saṁvutaṁ tīhi ṭhānehi, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.is restrained in these three ways: he’s what I call a brahman.

Sāriputtattheravatthu

Yamhā dhammaṁ vijāneyya, sammāsambuddhadesitaṁ;The person from whom you would learn the Dhamma taught by the Rightly Self-Awakened One: Sakkaccaṁ taṁ namasseyya, aggihuttaṁva brāhmaṇo.you should honor him with respect– as a brahman, the flame for a sacrifice.

Jaṭilabrāhmaṇavatthu

Na jaṭāhi na gottena, na jaccā hoti brāhmaṇo;Not by matted hair, by clan, or by birth, is one a brahman. Yamhi saccañca dhammo ca, so sucī so ca brāhmaṇo.Whoever has truth & rectitude: he is a pure one, he, a brahman.

Kuhakabrāhmaṇavatthu

Kiṁ te jaṭāhi dummedha, kiṁ te ajinasāṭiyā;What’s the use of your matted hair, you dullard? what’s the use of your deerskin cloak? Abbhantaraṁ te gahanaṁ, bāhiraṁ parimajjasi.The tangle’s inside you. you comb the outside.

Kisāgotamīvatthu

Paṁsukūladharaṁ jantuṁ, kisaṁ dhamanisanthataṁ;Wearing cast-off rags –his body lean & lined with veins– Ekaṁ vanasmiṁ jhāyantaṁ, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.absorbed in jhana, alone in the forest: he’s what I call a brahman.

Ekabrāhmaṇavatthu

Na cāhaṁ brāhmaṇaṁ brūmi, yonijaṁ mattisambhavaṁ;I don’t call one a brahman for being born of a mother or sprung from a womb. Bhovādi nāma so hoti, sace hoti sakiñcano;He’s called a ‘bho-sayer’ if he has anything at all. Akiñcanaṁ anādānaṁ, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.But someone with nothing, who clings to no thing: he’s what I call a brahman.

Uggasenaseṭṭhiputtavatthu

Sabbasaṁyojanaṁ chetvā, yo ve na paritassati;Having cut every fetter, he doesn’t get ruffled. Saṅgātigaṁ visaṁyuttaṁ, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.Beyond attachment, unshackled: he’s what I call a brahman.

Dvebrāhmaṇavatthu

Chetvā naddhiṁ varattañca, sandānaṁ sahanukkamaṁ;
naddhiṁ → nandiṁ (bj, pts1ed); nandhiṁ (bj, pts2ed) sandānaṁ → sandāmaṁ (bj)Having cut the strap & thong, cord & bridle, Ukkhittapalighaṁ buddhaṁ, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.having thrown off the bar, awakened: he’s what I call a brahman.

Akkosakabhāradvājavatthu

Akkosaṁ vadhabandhañca, aduṭṭho yo titikkhati;He endures–unangered– insult, assault, & imprisonment. Khantībalaṁ balānīkaṁ, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.His army is strength; his strength, forbearance: he’s what I call a brahman.

Sāriputtattheravatthu

Akkodhanaṁ vatavantaṁ, sīlavantaṁ anussadaṁ;Free from anger, duties observed, principled, with no overbearing pride, Dantaṁ antimasārīraṁ, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.trained, a ‘last-body’: he’s what I call a brahman.

Uppalavaṇṇāttherīvatthu

Vāri pokkharapatteva, āraggeriva sāsapo;Like water on a lotus leaf, a mustard seed on the tip of an awl, Yo na limpati kāmesu, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
limpati → lippati (bj, pts1ed, pts2ed)he doesn’t adhere to sensual pleasures: he’s what I call a brahman.

Aññatarabrāhmaṇavatthu

Yo dukkhassa pajānāti, idheva khayamattano;He discerns right here, for himself, on his own, his own ending of stress. Pannabhāraṁ visaṁyuttaṁ, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.Unshackled, his burden laid down: he’s what I call a brahman.

Khemābhikkhunīvatthu

Gambhīrapaññaṁ medhāviṁ, maggāmaggassa kovidaṁ;Wise, profound in discernment, astute as to what is the path & what’s not; Uttamatthamanuppattaṁ, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.his ultimate goal attained: he’s what I call a brahman.

Pabbhāravāsitissattheravatthu

Asaṁsaṭṭhaṁ gahaṭṭhehi, anāgārehi cūbhayaṁ;Uncontaminated by householders & houseless ones alike; Anokasārimappicchaṁ, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.living with no home, with next to no wants: he’s what I call a brahman.

Aññatarabhikkhuvatthu

Nidhāya daṇḍaṁ bhūtesu, tasesu thāvaresu ca;Having put aside violence against beings fearful or firm, Yo na hanti na ghāteti, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.he neither kills nor gets others to kill: he’s what I call a brahman.

Sāmaṇerānaṁvatthu

Aviruddhaṁ viruddhesu, attadaṇḍesu nibbutaṁ;Unopposing among opposition, unbound among the armed, Sādānesu anādānaṁ, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.unclinging among those who cling: he’s what I call a brahman.

Mahāpanthakattheravatthu

Yassa rāgo ca doso ca, māno makkho ca pātito;His passion, aversion, conceit, & contempt, have fallen away– Sāsaporiva āraggā, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
āraggā → āragge (mr)like a mustard seed from the tip of an awl: he’s what I call a brahman.

Pilindavacchattheravatthu

Akakkasaṁ viññāpaniṁ, giraṁ saccamudīraye;He would say what’s non-grating, instructive, true– Yāya nābhisaje kañci, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
kañci → kiñci (mr)abusing no one: he’s what I call a brahman.

Aññatarattheravatthu

Yodha dīghaṁ va rassaṁ vā, aṇuṁ thūlaṁ subhāsubhaṁ;Here in the world he takes nothing not-given –long, short, Loke adinnaṁ nādiyati, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
nādiyati → nādiyate (pts1ed); nādeti (mn98:44 [Vāseṭṭhasutta])large, small, attractive, not: he’s what I call a brahman.

Sāriputtattheravatthu

Āsā yassa na vijjanti, asmiṁ loke paramhi ca;His longing for this & for the next world can’t be found; Nirāsāsaṁ visaṁyuttaṁ, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Nirāsāsaṁ → nirāsayaṁ (sya-all, pts1ed, pts2ed); nirāsakaṁ (?)free from longing, unshackled: he’s what I call a brahman.

Mahāmoggallānattheravatthu

Yassālayā na vijjanti, aññāya akathaṅkathī;His attachments, his homes, can’t be found. he, through knowing, is unperplexed, Amatogadhamanuppattaṁ, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.has gained a footing in the Deathless: he’s what I call a brahman.

Revatattheravatthu

Yodha puññañca pāpañca, ubho saṅgamupaccagā;He has gone beyond attachment here for both merit & evil– Asokaṁ virajaṁ suddhaṁ, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.sorrowless, dustless, & pure: he’s what I call a brahman.

Candābhattheravatthu

Candaṁva vimalaṁ suddhaṁ, vippasannamanāvilaṁ;Spotless, pure, like the moon –limpid & calm– Nandībhavaparikkhīṇaṁ, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.his delights, his becomings, totally gone: he’s what I call a brahman.

Sīvalittheravatthu

Yomaṁ palipathaṁ duggaṁ, saṁsāraṁ mohamaccagā;
Yomaṁ → yo imaṁ (bj, sya-all, km, pts1ed, pts2ed)He has made his way past this hard-going path –samsara, delusion– Tiṇṇo pāraṅgato jhāyī, anejo akathaṅkathī;
pāraṅgato → pāragato (bj, sya-all, km, pts1ed, pts2ed)has crossed over, has gone beyond, is free from want, from perplexity, absorbed in jhana, Anupādāya nibbuto, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.through no-clinging Unbound: he’s what I call a brahman.

Sundarasamuddattheravatthu

Yodha kāme pahantvāna, anāgāro paribbaje;
pahantvāna → pahātvāna (bj); pahatvāna (pts1ed, pts2ed)Whoever, abandoning sensual passions here, would go forth from home– Kāmabhavaparikkhīṇaṁ, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.his sensual passions, becomings, totally gone: he’s what I call a brahman.

Jaṭilattheravatthu

Yodha taṇhaṁ pahantvāna, anāgāro paribbaje;Whoever, abandoning craving here, would go forth from home– Taṇhābhavaparikkhīṇaṁ, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.his cravings, becomings, totally gone: he’s what I call a brahman.

Jotikattheravatthu

Yodha taṇhaṁ pahantvāna, anāgāro paribbaje; Taṇhābhavaparikkhīṇaṁ, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ → idaṁ gāthādvayaṁ (416–417) videsapotthakesu sakideva dassitaṁ

Naṭaputtakattheravatthu

Hitvā mānusakaṁ yogaṁ, dibbaṁ yogaṁ upaccagā;Having left behind the human bond, having made his way past the divine, Sabbayogavisaṁyuttaṁ, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.from all bonds unshackled: he’s what I call a brahman.

Naṭaputtakattheravatthu

Hitvā ratiñca aratiñca, sītibhūtaṁ nirūpadhiṁ;Having left behind delight & displeasure, cooled, with no acquisitions– Sabbalokābhibhuṁ vīraṁ, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.a hero who has conquered all the world, every world: he’s what I call a brahman.

Vaṅgīsattheravatthu

Cutiṁ yo vedi sattānaṁ, upapattiñca sabbaso;He knows in every way beings’ passing away, and their re- arising; Asattaṁ sugataṁ buddhaṁ, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.unattached, awakened, well-gone: he’s what I call a brahman.

Yassa gatiṁ na jānanti, devā gandhabbamānusā;He whose course they don’t know –devas, gandhabbas, & human beings– Khīṇāsavaṁ arahantaṁ, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.his effluents ended, an arahant: he’s what I call a brahman.

Dhammadinnāttherīvatthu

Yassa pure ca pacchā ca, majjhe ca natthi kiñcanaṁ;He who has nothing –in front, behind, in between– Akiñcanaṁ anādānaṁ, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.the one with nothing who clings to no thing: he’s what I call a brahman.

Aṅgulimālattheravatthu

Usabhaṁ pavaraṁ vīraṁ, mahesiṁ vijitāvinaṁ;A splendid bull, conqueror, hero, great seer– Anejaṁ nhātakaṁ buddhaṁ, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
nhātakaṁ → nahātakaṁ (cck, km, pts1ed)free from want, awakened, washed: he’s what I call a brahman.

Devahitabrāhmaṇavatthu

Pubbenivāsaṁ yo vedi, saggāpāyañca passati;He knows his former lives. he sees heavens & states of woe, Atho jātikkhayaṁ patto, abhiññāvosito muni;has attained the ending of birth, is a sage who has mastered full-knowing, Sabbavositavosānaṁ, tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.his mastery totally mastered: he’s what I call a brahman.

Brāhmaṇavaggo chabbīsatimo.

Dhammapadapāḷi samattā.