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Note:Translations, dictionaries and commentaries were not made by the Blessed One.Cross-check with Pali in 4 main nikayas.
Ko imaṁ pathaviṁ vicessati, yamalokañca imaṁ sadevakaṁ;
imaṁ → komaṁ (mr) | vicessati → vijessati (sya-all, pts1ed, pts2ed)Who will penetrate this earth & this realm of death with all its gods? Ko dhammapadaṁ sudesitaṁ, kusalo pupphamiva pacessati.
pupphamiva pacessati → pupphamivappacessati (pts2ed, mr)Who will ferret out the well-taught Dhamma-saying, as the skillful flower-arranger the flower?
Sekho pathaviṁ vicessati, yamalokañca imaṁ sadevakaṁ;The learner-on-the-path will penetrate this earth & this realm of death with all its gods. Sekho dhammapadaṁ sudesitaṁ, kusalo pupphamiva pacessati.The learner-on-the-path will ferret out the well-taught Dhamma-saying, as the skillful flower-arranger the flower.
Pheṇūpamaṁ kāyamimaṁ viditvā, marīcidhammaṁ abhisambudhāno;Knowing this body is like foam, realizing its nature –a mirage– Chetvāna mārassa papupphakāni, adassanaṁ maccurājassa gacche.
papupphakāni → sapupphakāni (ṭīkā)cutting out the blossoms of Mara, you go where the King of Death can’t see.
Pupphāni heva pacinantaṁ, byāsattamanasaṁ naraṁ;
byāsattamanasaṁ → byāsattamānasaṁ (mr)The man immersed in gathering blossoms, his heart distracted: death sweeps him away– Suttaṁ gāmaṁ mahoghova, maccu ādāya gacchati.as a great flood, a village asleep.
Pupphāni heva pacinantaṁ, byāsattamanasaṁ naraṁ;The man immersed in gathering blossoms, his heart distracted, Atittaññeva kāmesu, antako kurute vasaṁ.insatiable in sensual pleasures: the End-Maker holds him under his sway.
Yathāpi bhamaro pupphaṁ, vaṇṇagandhamaheṭhayaṁ;
vaṇṇagandhamaheṭhayaṁ → vaṇṇagandhaṁ aheṭhayaṁ (bj, pts1ed, pts2ed); vaṇṇavantaṁ agandhakaṁ (cck); vaṇṇavantaṁ aheṭhayaṁ (sya1ed, sya2ed); vaṇṇagandhamapoṭhayaṁ (mr)As a bee–without harming the blossom, its color, its fragrance– Paleti rasamādāya, evaṁ gāme munī care.takes its nectar & flies away: so should the sage go through a village.
Na paresaṁ vilomāni, na paresaṁ katākataṁ;Focus, not on the rudenesses of others, not on what they’ve done or left undone, Attanova avekkheyya, katāni akatāni ca.but on what you have & haven’t done yourself.
Yathāpi ruciraṁ pupphaṁ, vaṇṇavantaṁ agandhakaṁ;Just like a blossom, bright colored but scentless: Evaṁ subhāsitā vācā, aphalā hoti akubbato.a well-spoken word is fruitless when not carried out.
Yathāpi ruciraṁ pupphaṁ, vaṇṇavantaṁ sagandhakaṁ;
sagandhakaṁ → sugandhakaṁ (csp1ed thag5.2:5 [Subhūtattheragāthā])Just like a blossom, bright colored & full of scent: Evaṁ subhāsitā vācā, saphalā hoti kubbato.
hoti kubbato → pakubbato (bj); sukubbato (sya-all, km); sakubbato (pts1ed, pts2ed)a well-spoken word is fruitful when well carried out.
Yathāpi puppharāsimhā, kayirā mālāguṇe bahū;Just as from a heap of flowers many garland strands can be made, Evaṁ jātena maccena, kattabbaṁ kusalaṁ bahuṁ.even so one born & mortal should do –with what’s born & is mortal– many a skillful thing.
Na pupphagandho paṭivātameti, na candanaṁ tagaramallikā vā;
tagaramallikā → taggaramallikā (csp1ed)No flower’s scent goes against the wind– not sandalwood, jasmine, tagara. Satañca gandho paṭivātameti, sabbā disā sappuriso pavāyati.But the scent of the good does go against the wind. the person of integrity wafts a scent in every direction.
Candanaṁ tagaraṁ vāpi, uppalaṁ atha vassikī;Sandalwood, tagara, lotus, & jasmine: Etesaṁ gandhajātānaṁ, sīlagandho anuttaro.among these scents, the scent of virtue is unsurpassed.
Appamatto ayaṁ gandho, yāyaṁ tagaracandanī;
yāyaṁ tagaracandanī → yvāyaṁ tagaracandanī (sya-all); yvāyaṁ tagaracandanaṁ (csp1ed)Next to nothing, this scent –sandalwood, tagara– Yo ca sīlavataṁ gandho, vāti devesu uttamo.while the scent of virtuous conduct wafts to the devas, supreme.
Tesaṁ sampannasīlānaṁ, appamādavihārinaṁ;Those consummate in virtue, dwelling in heedfulness, Sammadaññāvimuttānaṁ, māro maggaṁ na vindati.released through right knowing: mara can’t follow their tracks.
Yathā saṅkāradhānasmiṁ, ujjhitasmiṁ mahāpathe;
saṅkāradhānasmiṁ → saṅkāraṭhānasmiṁ (mr)As in a pile of rubbish cast by the side of a highway Padumaṁ tattha jāyetha, sucigandhaṁ manoramaṁ.a lotus might grow clean-smelling pleasing the heart, so in the midst of the rubbish-like, people run-of-the-mill & blind, there dazzles with discernment the disciple of the Rightly Self-Awakened One.
Evaṁ saṅkārabhūtesu, andhabhūte puthujjane;
andhabhūte → andhībhūte (mr) Atirocati paññāya, sammāsambuddhasāvako.
