Patna Dhammapada, Patna Dhamma Verses

Patna Dharmapada - 161
[319-320 ≈ Dhp 104-105]
Āttā hi bhe varaṁ dānto yacchāyam itarā prajā,
A tamed self is better than that of other people,
āttadāntassa poṣassa, sadā saṁyyatacāriṇo,
for the person who conquers himself, who lives always well-restrained,
neva devā na gandhabbā, na Māro saha Brahmuṇā,
neither gods, nor gandhabbas, nor Māra together with Brahmās,
jitaṁ apajitaṁ kay i rā tattharūpassa jantuno.
can turn conquest into defeat for a person who is like this.
Attā have jitaṁ seyyo yā cāyaṁ itarā pajā,
Conquest over self is better than that over other people,
attadantassa posassa, niccaṁ saññatacārino,
for the person who conquers himself, who lives constantly well-restrained,
neva devo na gandhabbo, na Māro saha Brahmunā,
neither gods, nor gandhabbas, nor Māra together with Brahmās,
jitaṁ apajitaṁ kay i rā tathārūpassa jantuno.
can turn conquest into defeat for a person who is like this.
[321 ≈ Dhp 160]
Āttā hi āttano nātho, ko hi nātho paro siyā?
For the self is the friend of self, for what other friend would there be?
Āttanā hi sucinnena, nāthaṁ labhati dullabhaṁ.
When the self is well-practiced, one finds a friend that is hard to find.
Attā hi attano nātho, ko hi nātho paro siyā?
For the self is the friend of self, for what other friend would there be?
Attanā va sudantena, nāthaṁ labhati dullabhaṁ.
When the self is well-trained, one finds a friend that is hard to find.