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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.

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<strong>Patna</strong> Dharmapada - 91<br />

[166 ≈ Dhp 252]<br />

Supaśśaṁ vajjaṁ aññesaṁ, āttano puna duddaśaṁ,<br />

Easy to see are others’ fault, but one’s own is hard to see,<br />

paresām iha vajjāni uppunāti yathā busaṁ,<br />

for one sifts other peoples’ faults like they were chaff,<br />

but conceals one’s own (faults), like a crafty player (conceals) his defeat.<br />

Sudassaṁ vajjam-aññesaṁ, attano pana duddasaṁ,<br />

Easy to see are others’ fault, but one’s own is hard to see,<br />

paresaṁ hi so vajjāni opuṇāti yathā bhusaṁ,<br />

for one sifts other peoples’ faults like they were chaff,<br />

attano pana chādeti, kaliṁ va kitavā saṭho.<br />

but conceals one’s own (faults), like a crafty cheat (conceals) his defeat.<br />

[167 ≈ Dhp 163]<br />

Sukarāṇi asādhūni, āttano ahitāni ca,<br />

Easily done are things not good, and unbeneficial for oneself,<br />

yaṁ ve hitaṁ ca sādhuñ-ca taṁ ve paramadukkaraṁ.<br />

but that which is beneficial and good is supremely hard to do.<br />

Sukarāni asādhūni, attano ahitāni ca,<br />

Easily done are things not good, and unbeneficial for oneself,<br />

yaṁ ve hitañ-ca sādhuñ-ca taṁ ve paramadukkaraṁ.<br />

but that which is beneficial and good is supremely hard to do.<br />

[168a-c ≈ Dhp 163a-c]<br />

Sukarāṇi asādhūni, āttano ahitāni ca,<br />

Easily done are things not good, and unbeneficial for oneself,<br />

yāni hitāni sādhūni tāni kurvvanti paṇḍitā.<br />

but (only) those beneficial and good are done by the wise.<br />

Sukarāni asādhūni, attano ahitāni ca,<br />

Easily done are things not good, and unbeneficial for oneself,<br />

yaṁ ve hitañ-ca sādhuñ-ca taṁ ve paramadukkaraṁ.<br />

but that which is beneficial and good is supremely hard to do.

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