Patna Dhammapada, Patna Dhamma Verses
A text and translation of the collection of the Dhammapada verses maintained in Patna, India, together with parallels.
A text and translation of the collection of the Dhammapada verses maintained in Patna, India, together with parallels.
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<strong>Patna</strong> Dharmapada - 175<br />
[352 ≈ Dhp 14]<br />
Yathā agāraṁ succhannaṁ vaṭṭhī na samitivijjhati,<br />
Just as rain does not penetrate a house with thatching that is good,<br />
evaṁ subhāvitaṁ cittaṁ rāgo na samitivijjhati.<br />
so passion cannot penetrate a mind that is well-developed.<br />
Yathā agāraṁ succhannaṁ vuṭṭhī na samativijjhati,<br />
Just as rain does not penetrate a house with thatching that is good,<br />
evaṁ subhāvitaṁ cittaṁ rāgo na samativijjhati.<br />
so passion cannot penetrate a mind that is well-developed.<br />
[353 ≈ Ud-v 31.12]<br />
Yathā agāraṁ ducchannaṁ vaṭṭhī samitivijjhati,<br />
Just as the rain penetrates a house with thatching that is poor,<br />
evaṁ abhāvitaṁ cittaṁ doṣo samitivijjhati.<br />
so hatred penetrates a mind that is undeveloped.<br />
Just as the rain penetrates a house with thatching that is poor,<br />
evaṁ hy abhāvitaṁ cittaṁ dveṣaḥ samatibhindati.<br />
so hatred penetrates a mind that is undeveloped.<br />
[354 ≈ Ud-v 31.18]<br />
Yathā agāraṁ succhannaṁ vaṭṭhī na samitivijjhati,<br />
Just as rain does not penetrate a house with thatching that is good,<br />
evaṁ subhāvitaṁ cittaṁ doṣo na samitivijjhati.<br />
so hatred cannot penetrate a mind that is well-developed.<br />
vyatibhindati,<br />
Just as rain does not break into a house thatching that is good,<br />
evaṁ subhāvitaṁ cittaṁ dveṣo na vyatibhindati.<br />
so hatred cannot break into a mind that is well-developed.