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> - 87<br />
170. Avajje vajjamatino,<br />
vajje cāvajjasaññino,<br />
sattā gacchanti doggatiṁ.<br />
Finding blame in what is blameless,<br />
not perceiving blame in what is blameable,<br />
undertaking wrong views,<br />
beings go to a bad destiny.<br />
171. Asāre sāramatino,<br />
sāre cāsārasaññino,<br />
te sāran nādhigacchanti,<br />
micchasaṅkappagocarā.<br />
Finding the essential in the unessential,<br />
and perceiving the unessential in the essential,<br />
they do not understand what is the essential,<br />
and resort to wrong intention.<br />
172. Sārañ-ca sārato ññāttā,<br />
asārañ-ca asārato,<br />
te sāram adhigacchanti,<br />
sammasaṅkappagocarā.<br />
Knowing the essential in what is essential,<br />
and the unessential in what is unessential,<br />
they understand what is essential,<br />
and resort to right intention.
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