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> - 13<br />
2. Manopūrvvaṁgamā dhammā<br />
manośreṣṭhā manojavā,<br />
manasā ca prasannena bhāṣate vā karoti vā,<br />
tato naṁ sukham anneti<br />
cchāyā vā anapāyinī.<br />
Mind precedes thoughts,<br />
mind is their chief, they are impelled by mind,<br />
if with pure mind one speaks or acts,<br />
through that happiness follows him<br />
like a shadow which does not depart.<br />
3. Iha śocati, precca śocati,<br />
pāpakammo ubhayattha śocati,<br />
so śocati, so vihannyati,<br />
Here he laments, after death he laments,<br />
the wicked one laments in both places,<br />
he laments, he suffers vexation,<br />
seeing the defilement of his own deeds.
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