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> - 113<br />
234. Praccantimaṁ vā nagaraṁ<br />
guttaṁ sāntarabāhiraṁ,<br />
evaṁ rakkhatha āttānaṁ,<br />
khaṇo vo mā upaccagū,<br />
khaṇātītā hi śocanti<br />
nirayamhi samappitā.<br />
As a town in the border districts<br />
is guarded on the inside and the outside,<br />
so one should protect oneself,<br />
and you should not let the moment pass,<br />
for when the chance has passed they grieve<br />
when consigned to the underworld.<br />
235. Na muṇḍabhāvā śamaṇo,<br />
avrato alikaṁ bhaṇaṁ,<br />
icchālobhasamāpanno,<br />
śamaṇo kiṁ bhaviṣyati.<br />
Not through being shaven is one an ascetic,<br />
if one lacks vows, speaks lies,<br />
and is endowed with greed and desire,<br />
how will one be an ascetic?
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