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> - 76<br />
143-144.<br />
yad āyasaṁ dārujaṁ babbajaṁ vā,<br />
sārattarattā maṇikuṇḍalesu<br />
putresu dāresu ca yā apekhā –<br />
nam āhu dhīrā,<br />
ohārimaṁ sukhumaṁ, dupramuñcaṁ,<br />
etap-pi chettāna vrajanti santo 51<br />
anapekhino, sabbadukhaṁ prahāya.<br />
That bondage is not so strong say the wise,<br />
that is made of iron or wood or reeds,<br />
impassioned and excited they seek out<br />
jewels and earrings and children and wives –<br />
that bondage is strong say the wise,<br />
dragging down, subtle, hard to get free from,<br />
having cut this down the good go peacefully<br />
seeking nothing, abandoning all suffering.<br />
51<br />
Santo is singular while the verb vrajanti is plural. Cone doesn’t discuss<br />
this reading for some reason; maybe it is a mistake for santā?
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