Find the Truth

In the Pāli Suttas and Vinaya

settings

{{table.suttaCol}} {{table.readCol}} {{table.titleCol}} {{table.wordsCol}} {{table.countCol}} {{table.mrCol}} {{table.linksCol}} {{table.typeCol}} {{table.quoteCol}}
{{table.wordCol}} {{table.textsCol}} {{table.matchesCol}} {{table.linksCol}}

{{results.variantsForLabel}}

Variants 1/2 columns Dictionary Multi-select Compass Help

Note:Translations, dictionaries and commentaries were not made by the Blessed One.Cross-check with Pali in 4 main nikayas.

  • Khuddakanikāya
  • Dhammapada

Pupphavagga

Pathavikathāpasutapañcasatabhikkhuvatthu

Ko imaṁ pathaviṁ vicessati, yamalokañca imaṁ sadevakaṁ;
imaṁ → komaṁ (mr) | vicessati → vijessati (sya-all, pts1ed, pts2ed) | pathaviṁ → paṭhaviṁ (bj) | pathaviṁ vicessati → paṭhaviṁ vijessati (sya-all) | pathaviṁ vicessati yamalokañca → paṭhaviṁ vijessati yamalokaṁ ca (pts) | vicessati → vijessati iti (bj: bahūsu) | vicessati → (yamaloka ji) ita sadevaka ko dhamapada sudeśita kuśala puṣaviva payeṣitī (prā. dha. C. 1.) (bj note) | imaṁ → komaṁ (cck: ka.) | vicessati → vijessati (cck: sī. syā. pī.) yamalokañca → ca (pts)
Who will penetrate this earth & this realm of death with all its gods?
Ko dhammapadaṁ sudesitaṁ, kusalo pupphamiva pacessati.
pupphamiva pacessati → pupphamivappacessati (pts2ed, mr) | pacessati → pupphamivappacessati (cck: ka.) | pupphamiva pacessati → puppham iva-ppacessati (pts)
Who will ferret out the well-taught Dhamma-saying, as the skillful flower-arranger the flower?

Sekho pathaviṁ vicessati, yamalokañca imaṁ sadevakaṁ;
pathaviṁ → paṭhaviṁ (bj) | pathaviṁ vicessati → paṭhaviṁ vijessati (sya-all) | pathaviṁ vicessati yamalokañca → paṭhaviṁ vijessati yamalokaṁ ca (pts) yamalokañca → ca (pts)
The learner-on-the-path will penetrate this earth & this realm of death with all its gods.
Sekho dhammapadaṁ sudesitaṁ, kusalo pupphamiva pacessati.
pacessati → budhu pra dha..... ṣiti yamaloka ji eta sadevaka. budhu dhamapada sudesita kuśala puṣaciva payeṣiti (bj: prā. dha. C. 2.) | pupphamiva pacessati → puppham iva-ppacessati (pts)
The learner-on-the-path will ferret out the well-taught Dhamma-saying, as the skillful flower-arranger the flower.

Marīcikammaṭṭhānikabhikkhuvatthu

Pheṇūpamaṁ kāyamimaṁ viditvā, marīcidhammaṁ abhisambudhāno;
kāyamimaṁ → kāyam imaṁ (pts)
Knowing this body is like foam, realizing its nature –a mirage–
Chetvāna mārassa papupphakāni, adassanaṁ maccurājassa gacche.
papupphakāni → sapupphakāni (ṭīkā) | papupphakāni → sapupphakākānīti (bj: kesuci) | papupphakāni → sapupphakāni (cck: ṭīkā)
cutting out the blossoms of Mara, you go where the King of Death can’t see.

Viṭaṭūbhavatthu

Pupphāni heva pacinantaṁ, byāsattamanasaṁ naraṁ;
heva → h eva (pts) byāsattamanasaṁ → byāsattamānasaṁ (mr) | byāsattamanasaṁ → byāsattamānasaṁ (cck: ka.) | byāsattamanasaṁ → vyāsattamanasaṁ (pts)
The man immersed in gathering blossoms, his heart distracted: death sweeps him away–
Suttaṁ gāmaṁ mahoghova, maccu ādāya gacchati.
mahoghova → mahogho va (pts) gacchati → supataṁ vyāghraṁ mahogho vā mṛtyurādāya gacchati. saṁvinvānakamevainaṁ kāmānamavitṛtakam (bj: śāntiparva.9939. mahābhārata.)
as a great flood, a village asleep.

Patipūjikakumārivatthu

Pupphāni heva pacinantaṁ, byāsattamanasaṁ naraṁ;
heva → h eva (pts) byāsattamanasaṁ → vyāsattamanasaṁ (pts)
The man immersed in gathering blossoms, his heart distracted,
Atittaññeva kāmesu, antako kurute vasaṁ.
atittaññeva → atittaṁ yeva (bjt, th, pts) vasaṁ → puṣpāṇiva vicinavantamanyatragatamānasam. navāpteṣu kāmeṣu mṛtyurabhyeti mānavam (bj: śāntiparva. 6540.mahābhārata)
insatiable in sensual pleasures: the End-Maker holds him under his sway.

Macchariyakosiyaseṭṭhivatthu

Yathāpi bhamaro pupphaṁ, vaṇṇagandhamaheṭhayaṁ;
vaṇṇagandhamaheṭhayaṁ → vaṇṇagandhaṁ aheṭhayaṁ (bj, pts1ed, pts2ed); vaṇṇavantaṁ agandhakaṁ (cck); vaṇṇavantaṁ aheṭhayaṁ (sya1ed, sya2ed); vaṇṇagandhamapoṭhayaṁ (mr) | vaṇṇagandhamaheṭhayaṁ paleti → vaṇṇagandhaṁ aheṭhayaṁ paḷeti (bj) | vaṇṇagandhamaheṭhayaṁ → vaṇṇavantaṁ aheṭhayaṁ (sya-all) | vaṇṇagandhamaheṭhayaṁ → vaṇṇagandhamapoṭhayaṁ (cck: ka.)
As a bee–without harming the blossom, its color, its fragrance–
Paleti rasamādāya, evaṁ gāme munī care.
paleti → paḷeti (bjt) | rasamādāya → rasam ādāya (pts)
takes its nectar & flies away: so should the sage go through a village.

Pāveyyaājīvakavatthu

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.
attanova → attano va (th, pts)
but on what you have & haven’t done yourself.

Chattapāṇiupāsakavatthu

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]) | sagandhakaṁ → sugandhakaṁ (cck) | sugandhakaṁ → sagandhakaṁ (cck: sī. syā. kaṁ. pī.)
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) | kubbato → sakubbato (pts) | kubbato → sakubbato (cck: sī. pī.); pakubbato (cck: sī. aṭṭha.); sukubbato (cck: syā. kaṁ.)
a well-spoken word is fruitful when well carried out.

Visākhāvatthu

Yathāpi puppharāsimhā, kayirā mālāguṇe bahū;
mālāguṇe → mālāguḷe (sya-all)
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.

Ānandattherapañhavatthu

Na pupphagandho paṭivātameti, na candanaṁ tagaramallikā vā;
paṭivātameti → paṭivātam eti (pts) tagaramallikā → taggaramallikā (csp1ed) | vā → (cck) | tagaramallikā → tagaramallikā (cck: sī. syā. kaṁ. pī.)
No flower’s scent goes against the wind– not sandalwood, jasmine, tagara.
Satañca gandho paṭivātameti, sabbā disā sappuriso pavāyati.
satañca → satañ ca (pts) | paṭivātameti → paṭivātam eti (pts) pavāyati → pavāti (bj, pts)
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.

Mahākassapattherapiṇḍapātadinnavatthu

Appamatto ayaṁ gandho, yāyaṁ tagaracandanī;
yāyaṁ tagaracandanī → yvāyaṁ tagaracandanī (sya-all); yvāyaṁ tagaracandanaṁ (csp1ed) | yāyaṁ tagaracandanī → yvāyaṁ tagaracandanaṁ (cck) | yāyaṁ → yvāyaṁ (sya-all) | tagaracandanaṁ → yāyaṁ tagaracandanī (cck: sī. syā. kaṁ. pī.)
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.

Godhikattheraparinibbānavatthu

Tesaṁ sampannasīlānaṁ, appamādavihārinaṁ;Those consummate in virtue, dwelling in heedfulness, Sammadaññāvimuttānaṁ, māro maggaṁ na vindati.
sammadaññāvimuttānaṁ → sammadaññā vimuttānaṁ (my, bjt, th)
released through right knowing: mara can’t follow their tracks.

Garahadinnavatthu

Yathā saṅkāradhānasmiṁ, ujjhitasmiṁ mahāpathe;
saṅkāradhānasmiṁ → saṅkāraṭhānasmiṁ (mr) | saṅkāradhānasmiṁ → saṅkāraṭhānasmiṁ (cck) | saṅkāraṭhānasmiṁ → saṅkāradhānasmiṁ (cck: sī. syā. kaṁ. pī.) | saṅkāradhānasmiṁ → saṁkāradhānasmiṁ (pts)
As in a pile of rubbish cast by the side of a highway
Padumaṁ tattha jāyetha, sucigandhaṁ manoramaṁ.
manoramaṁ → yadha sagara uḍasa ukdhitasa vaha partha padumu tatra jaea suyi gandha manoramu (bj: prā. dha. C 3)
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;
saṅkārabhūtesu → saṁkārabhūtesu (pts) andhabhūte → andhībhūte (mr) | andhabhūte → andhībhūte (cck: ka.)
Atirocati paññāya, sammāsambuddhasāvako.
sammāsambuddhasāvako → yadha sagha dhamā ā andhabhūte prædhijane. abhiotī prañai sammasabudha śavaka (bj: prā. dha. C 4)

Pupphavaggo catuttho.
+ → niṭṭhito (my) | + → bālavaggo (bjt) | + → dhammapadagāthāya pañcamo bālavaggo (th)

Principles · Rationale · Glossary · 6 Pali editions
MP3: Pali · English