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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 - 195<br />

[399 ≈ Ud-v 32.62, Bhikṣuvargaḥ]<br />

Yo uppatitaṁ vineti rāgaṁ,<br />

That one who removes the passion that has arisen,<br />

visaṭaṁ sappaviṣam va oṣadhīhi,<br />

as he would (remove) pervasive snake venom with medicines,<br />

so bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,<br />

that monk abandons the near and far shore,<br />

urago jinnam iva ttacāṁ purāṇiṁ.<br />

like a snake (who has abandoned) its old, worn-out skin.<br />

Yas tūtpatitaṁ nihanti rāgaṁ,<br />

That one who destroys the passion that has arisen,<br />

as he would (remove) pervasive snake venom with medicines,<br />

sa tu bhikṣur idaṁ jahāty apāraṁ, 119<br />

that monk abandons this and the far shore,<br />

hy urago jīrṇam iva tvacaṁ purāṇam.<br />

like a snake (who has abandoned) its old, worn-out skin.<br />

119<br />

The Udānavarga expression is different.

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