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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 - 43<br />

[70 ≈ Dhp 207]<br />

Bālāsaṅgatacārī hi drīgham addhāna’ śocati,<br />

For he who consorts with fools grieves for a long time,<br />

dukkho bālehi saṁvāso amittehi-r-iva sabbadā,<br />

dwelling with fools is always suffering as it is with enemies,<br />

dhīrā tu sukhasaṁvāsā ñātīnaṁ vā samāgamo.<br />

the wise ones dwell happily as with an assembly of kin.<br />

Bālasaṅgatacārī hi dīgham-addhāna’ socati,<br />

For he who consorts with fools grieves for a long time,<br />

dukkho bālehi saṁvāso amitteneva sabbadā,<br />

dwelling with fools is always suffering as it is with enemies,<br />

dhīro ca sukhasaṁvāso ñātīnaṁ va samāgamo.<br />

the wise one 54 dwells happily as with an assembly of kin.<br />

54<br />

Singular in the Pāḷi.

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