Patna Dharmapada

Patna Dharmapada - 123
[223 ≈ Jā 334.4 a-d]
−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
evām eva manuṣyesu yo hoti śreṣṭhasaṁmato |
⏑−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑− bhavipulā
sa ce va dhaṁmaṁ carati prāg eva itarā prajā ||
−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑−¦⏑−⏑−
evam-eva manussesu yo hoti seṭṭhasammato,
−⏑−−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑− bhavipulā
so ce pi dhammaṁ carati pageva itarā pajā.
−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
sabbaṁ raṭṭhaṁ sukhaṁ seti rājā ce hoti dhammiko.
[224 ≈ Dhp 169, Lokavaggo]
−−⏑−¦⏑⏑⏑−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑− navipulā
dhaṁmaṁ care sucaritaṁ na naṁ duccaritaṁ care |
−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
dhammacārī sukhaṁ śeti assiṁ loke paramhi ca ||
−−⏑−¦⏑⏑⏑−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑− navipulā
dhammaṁ care sucaritaṁ na naṁ duccaritaṁ care,
−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
dhammacārī sukhaṁ seti asmiṁ loke paramhi ca.
[225 cf. Dhp 169, Lokavaggo]
−−⏑−¦⏑⏑⏑−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑− navipulā
dhaṁmaṁ care sucaritaṁ na naṁ duccaritaṁ care |
−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
brahmacārī 240 sukhaṁ śeti assiṁ loke paramhi ca ||
−−⏑−¦⏑⏑⏑−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑− navipulā
dhammaṁ care sucaritaṁ na naṁ duccaritaṁ care,
−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
dhammacārī sukhaṁ seti asmiṁ loke paramhi ca.
240 The only difference between this and the last verse is the exchange of dhamma- for brahmahere;
for a similar exchange giving rise to a new verse, cf. 227 and 228 below.