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> - 44<br />
69. Sukhaṁ daṁśanam ay i rāṇāṁ,<br />
saṁvāso pi satāṁ sukho,<br />
addaṁśanena bālānāṁ<br />
niccam eva sukhī siyā.<br />
Meeting 39 with the noble is pleasant,<br />
living with good people is pleasant,<br />
through not meeting foolish people<br />
one will constantly be happy.<br />
70. Bālāsaṅgatacārī hi<br />
drīgham addhāna’ śocati,<br />
dukkho bālehi saṁvāso<br />
amittehi-r-iva sabbadā,<br />
dhīrā tu sukhasaṁvāsā<br />
ñātīnaṁ vā samāgamo.<br />
For he who consorts with fools<br />
grieves for a long time,<br />
dwelling with fools is always suffering<br />
as it is with enemies,<br />
the wise ones dwell happily<br />
as with an assembly of kin.<br />
39<br />
Lit: seeing, but the force of it is that one meets with the noble ones.
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