Patna Dhamma Verses (Patna Dhammapada)
A simple text and translation of the collection of the Dhammapada verses maintained in Patna, India.
A simple text and translation of the collection of the Dhammapada verses maintained in Patna, India.
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<strong>Patna</strong> Dharma <strong>Verses</strong> - 105<br />
214. Giriduggavicāriṇaṁ yathā<br />
sīhaṁ parvvatapaṭṭhigocaraṁ,<br />
naravīram apetabheravaṁ,<br />
mā hiṁsittha anomanikramaṁ.<br />
As a lion wanders his mountain fortress,<br />
his resort on the mountainside,<br />
do not hurt the man-hero, the one without fear,<br />
the one of superior effort. 60<br />
215. Ahaṁ nāgo va saṅggrāme<br />
cāpātipatite sare<br />
atīvāde titikkhāmi,<br />
duśśīlo hi bahujano.<br />
Like an elephant in battle<br />
endures arrows shot from bow<br />
so will I endure abuse,<br />
for many people are unvirtuous.<br />
Daṇḍavarggaḥ<br />
The Chapter about the Stick<br />
60<br />
The simile is not at all clear here; presumably it means something along<br />
the lines of: you should leave alone the one engaged in spiritual practice,<br />
as you leave alone the lion in its lair.
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