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 - 70<br />
[129 ≈ Dhp 48]<br />
Puṣpāṇi heva pracinantaṁ vyāsattamanasaṁ naraṁ,<br />
° The End-Maker takes control of the one whose mind is attached to collecting flowers,<br />
asampunnesu kāmesu, Antako kurute vaśe.<br />
though he is unfulfilled with sense pleasures.<br />
Pupphāni heva pacinantaṁ byāsattamanasaṁ naraṁ,<br />
° The End-Maker takes control of the one whose mind is attached to collecting flowers,<br />
atittaṁ yeva kāmesu, Antako kurute vasaṁ.<br />
even though he is unsated with sense pleasures.<br />
[130 ≈ Dhp 53]<br />
Yathā pi puṣparāśimhā kay i rā mālāguṇe bahū,<br />
Just as from a heap of flowers one might make a lot of garlands,<br />
evaṁ jātena māccena kātavvaṁ kuśalaṁ bahuṁ.<br />
so should many good deeds be done by one who is born a mortal.<br />
Yathā pi puppharāsimhā kay i rā mālāguṇe bahū,<br />
Just as from a heap of flowers one might make a lot of garlands,<br />
evaṁ jātena maccena kattabbaṁ kusalaṁ bahuṁ.<br />
so should many good deeds be done by one who is born a mortal.
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