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> - 96<br />
191. Yāvaj jīvaṁ pi ce bālo paṇḍite pay i rupāsati,<br />
neva <strong>Dhamma</strong>ṁ vijānāti,<br />
dravvī sūparasān iva.<br />
Even if a fool attends on a wise man for his whole life long,<br />
he does not learn <strong>Dhamma</strong>,<br />
like the spoon learns not the taste of curry.<br />
192. Muhuttam api ce prañño paṇḍite pay i rupāsati,<br />
khipraṁ <strong>Dhamma</strong>ṁ vijānāti,<br />
jivhā sūparasān iva.<br />
If a perceptive man attends on a wise man even for a second,<br />
he quickly learns <strong>Dhamma</strong>,<br />
like the tongue learns the taste of curry.<br />
193. Nāppaṁ pāpassa maññeyā:<br />
na me taṁ āgamiṣyati,<br />
udabindunipātena<br />
udakumbho pi pūrati,<br />
pūrate bālo pāpassa<br />
thokathokaṁ pi ācinaṁ.<br />
One should not despise a little wickedness thinking:<br />
it will not come to me,<br />
through the falling of water drops<br />
the water-pot is quickly filled,<br />
the fool, gathering bit by bit,<br />
becomes full of wickedness.
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