Patna Dhammapada, Patna Dhamma Verses

171
Cittavarggaḥ
19: The Chapter about the Mind
[342 ≈ Dhp 33]
Phandanaṁ capalaṁ cittaṁ, durakkhaṁ dunnivārayaṁ,
An agitated, unsteady mind, difficult to guard, difficult to ward,
ujjuṁ karoti medhāvī, uṣukāro va tejanā.
the sagacious one makes straight, as a fletcher does his arrows.
Phandanaṁ capalaṁ cittaṁ, dūrakkhaṁ dunnivārayaṁ,
An agitated, unsteady mind, difficult to guard, difficult to ward,
ujuṁ karoti medhāvī, usukāro va tejanaṁ.
the sagacious one makes straight, as a fletcher does his arrow.
[343 ≈ Dhp 34]
Vārijo va thale khitto, oka-m-okātu ubbhato,
Like a fish thrown up on dry land, pulled out from its watery home,
pariphandatimaṁ cittaṁ, Māradheyaṁ prahātaye.
the mind is agitated, (one ought) to throw off the sway of Māra.
Vārijo va thale khitto, oka-m-okata ubbhato,
Like a fish thrown up on dry land, pulled out from its watery home,
pariphandatidaṁ cittaṁ, Māradheyyaṁ pahātave.
the mind is agitated, (one ought) to throw off the sway of Māra.
[344 ≈ Dhp 37]
Dūraṅgamaṁ ekacaraṁ, aśarīraṁ guhāśayaṁ,
° Those who will restrain the mind that roams far,
ye cittaṁ saṁyyam-ehinti, mokkhante Mārabandhanā.
is lonesome, without a body, hidden, gain release from the bonds of Māra.
Dūraṅgamaṁ ekacaraṁ, asarīraṁ guhāsayaṁ,
° Those who will restrain the mind that roams far,
ye cittaṁ saññam-essanti, mokkhanti Mārabandhanā.
is lonesome, without a body, hidden, gain release from the bonds of Māra.