Patna Dhammapada, Patna Dhamma Verses

Patna Dharmapada - 42
[67ab ≈ Dhp 333ab]
Sukhaṁ yāvaj jarā śīlaṁ, sukhā śraddhā pratiṣṭhitā,
Virtuous conduct till old age is good, the establishing of faith is good,
sukhā attharasā vācā, assiṁ mānakkhayo sukho.
speech that is beneficial 52 is good, the destruction of conceit is good.
Sukhaṁ yāva jarā sīlaṁ, sukhā saddhā patiṭṭhitā,
Virtuous conduct till old age is good, the establishing of faith is good,
sukho paññāya paṭilābho, pāpānaṁ akaraṇaṁ sukhaṁ.
the acquisition of wisdom is good, doing nothing wicked is good.
[68 ≈ Dhp 194]
Sukho Buddhāna’ uppādo, sukhā Dhammassa deśanā,
The arising of the Buddhas is good, the teaching of the Dhamma is good,
sukhā Saṅghassa sāmaggrī, samaggrāṇāṁ tapo sukho.
the harmony of the Saṅgha is good, devotion to harmony is good.
Sukho Buddhānam-uppādo, sukhā Saddhammadesanā,
The arising of the Buddhas is good, the teaching of the True Dhamma is good,
sukhā Saṅghassa sāmaggī, samaggānaṁ tapo sukho.
the harmony of the Saṅgha is good, devotion to harmony is good.
[69 ≈ Dhp 206]
Sukhaṁ daṁśanam ay i rāṇāṁ, saṁvāso pi satāṁ sukho,
Meeting 53 with the noble is pleasant, living with good people is pleasant,
addaṁśanena bālānāṁ niccam eva sukhī siyā.
through not meeting foolish people one will constantly be happy.
Sāhu dassanam-ariyānaṁ, sannivāso sadā sukho,
Meeting with the noble is good, living together (with them) is always pleasant,
adassanena bālānaṁ niccam-eva sukhī siyā.
through not meeting foolish people one will constantly be happy.
52
Literally: having the flavour of benefit, which does not work well in English. In Pāḷi attharasa
sometimes comes in a sequence, attharasa, dhammarasa, vimuttirasa, meaning the taste of the
four fruits of the samaṇa life, the four paths, and liberation.
53
Lit: seeing, but the force of it is that one meets with the noble ones.