11: Bala

[174 ≈ Dhp 66]

⏑−⏑−¦−,−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑− mavipulā / 9 syllables
caranti bālā dummedhā amitteṇa-r-iva āttanā This line has 9 syllables, we should no doubt read amitteneva as in the Pāḷi to correct the metre.⁰¹ |

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
karontā pāpakaṁ kammaṁ yaṁ hoti kaṭukapphalaṁ -pph- here is m.c. to give the normal cadence.⁰² ||

⏑−⏑−¦−,−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑− mavipulā
caranti bālā dummedhā amitteneva attanā,

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
karontā pāpakaṁ kammaṁ yaṁ hoti kaṭukapphalaṁ.

[175 ≈ Dhp 67]

⏑−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
kathañ ca taṁ kare kaṁmaṁ yaṁ kattā anutappati |

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
yassa aṁśumukho rodaṁ vipākaṁ paṭisevati ||

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
na taṁ kammaṁ kataṁ sādhu yaṁ katvā anutappati,

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
yassa assumukho rodaṁ vipākaṁ paṭisevati.

[176 ≈ Dhp 68]

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
taṁ ca kaṁmaṁ kataṁ sādhu yaṁ kattā nānutappati |

−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑− bhavipulā
yassa pratīto I count pr- here as making position to avoid 2 light syllables in 2nd and 3rd positions.⁰³ sumano vipākaṁ paṭisevati ||

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
tañ ca kammaṁ kataṁ sādhu yaṁ katvā nānutappati,

−⏑⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑− bhavipulā
yassa patīto sumano vipākaṁ paṭisevati.

[177 ≈ Dhp 72]

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
yāvad eva anatthāya ñāttaṁ bālassa jāyati |

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
hanti bālassa śukrāṅggaṁ (?) muddham assa nipātaye ||

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
yāvad eva anatthāya ñattaṁ bālassa jāyati,

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
hanti bālassa sukkaṁsaṁ muddham assa vipātayaṁ.

[178 ≈ Dhp 73]

⏑⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
asatāṁ bhāvanam icchanti purekkhārañ ca bhikkhusu |

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
āvāsesu ca essarⁱyaṁ pūjāṁ parakulesu ca ||

⏑⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
asataṁ bhāvanam iccheyya purekkhārañ ca bhikkhusu,

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
āvāsesu ca issarⁱyaṁ pūjā parakulesu ca.

[179 ≈ Dhp 74a-d]

⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
mameva katamannentu ghī pravrajitā ca ye |

⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
na me pratibalā assa kiccā 'kiccesu kesuci The parallels to this and the next two verses occur in this sequence at the end of the Pāḷi Bālavaggo; but there they appear as two verses, not three, and given the content this would seem to be a preferable arrangement.⁰⁴ ||

⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
mameva kata' maññantu gihī pabbajitā ubho,

⏑−⏑⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
mameva ativasā assu kiccākiccesu kismici,

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
~~iti bālassa saṅkappo icchā māno ca vaḍḍhati.~~

[180 ≈ Dhp 74 ef, 75 ab]

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
iti bālassa saṁkappo icchāmāno ca vaddhati |

−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑− bhavipulā
aṁñā hi lābhopaniśā aṁñā nibbāṇagāminī ||

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
iti bālassa saṅkappo icchā māno ca vaḍḍhati.

−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑− bhavipulā
aññā hi lābhūpanisā aññā nibbānagāminī.

[181 ≈ Dhp 75 c-f]

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
evam etaṁ yathābhūtaṁ paśśaṁ buddhassa sāvako |

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
sakkāraṁ nābhinandeyā vivekam anubrūhaye Note that -br- does not make position here, which is very unusual for br in medial position.⁰⁵ ||

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
evam etaṁ abhiññāya bhikkhu buddhassa sāvako

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
sakkāraṁ nābhinandeyya vivekam anubrūhaye.

[182 ≈ Brāhmaṇasaṁyuttaṁ, 1.3]

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
jayaṁ ve manyate bālo vācāya paruṣaṁ For this spelling cf. 197 below.⁰⁶ bhaṇaṁ |

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
satāṁ hesa jayo hoti yā titikkhā vijānato ||

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
jayaṁ ve maññate bālo vācāya pharusaṁ bhaṇaṁ |

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
jayañ cevassa taṁ hoti yā titikkhā vijānato ||

[183 ≈ Sakkasaṁyuttaṁ, 1.4 v. 8]

⏑⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
abalaṁ tassa balaṁ hoti yassa bālabalaṁ balaṁ |

⏑−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
balassa dhammaguttassa paṭivattā na vijjati ||

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
abalan taṁ There is a v.l. abalan tassa in ChS.⁰⁷ balaṁ āhu yassa bālabalaṁ balaṁ |

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
balassa dhammaguttassa paṭivattā na vijjati ||

[184 ≈ Dhp 63]

−−−−¦⏑−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− 7 syllables
yo bālo bālamānī This line has only 7 syllables, we could repair the metre and give pathyā cadence by reading bālamānī hi, with hi as emphatic: that fool who thinks he is indeed a fool.⁰⁸ paṇḍito cāpi tattha so |

−−⏑−¦⏑⏑−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑− savipulā
bālo tu paṇḍitamānī sa ve bālo ti vuccati ||

−−−−¦⏑⏑−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− savipulā
yo bālo maññati bālyaṁ paṇḍito vā pi tena so,

−−⏑−¦⏑⏑−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑− savipulā
bālo ca paṇḍitamānī sa ve bālo ti vuccati.

[185 ≈ Dhp 60]

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
drīghā assupato rātrī drīghaṁ śāntassa yojanaṁ |

−−−−¦−,−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑− mavipulā
drīgho bālānā saṁsāro saddhaṁmam avijānatāṁ ||

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
dīghā jāgarato ratti dīghaṁ santassa yojanaṁ,

−−−−¦−,−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑− mavipulā
dīgho bālānaṁ saṁsāro saddhammaṁ avijānataṁ.

[186 ≈ Iti 76.5]

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
pūtimacche kuśāggreṇa yo naro upanahyati |

⏑−⏑−¦−,−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑− mavipulā
kuśā pi pūtiṁ vāyanti evaṁ bālopasevanā ||

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
pūtimacchaṁ kusaggena yo naro upanayhati,

⏑−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
kusā pi pūti vāyanti evaṁ bālūpasevanā.

[187 ≈ Iti 76.6]

⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
tagarañ ca palāśamhi yo naro upanahyati |

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
pattaṁ pi surabhiṁ vāti evaṁ dhīropasevanā ||

⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
tagarañ ca palāsena yo naro upanayhati,

−−⏑⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
pattā pi surabhi vāyanti evaṁ dhīrūpasevanā.

[188 ≈ Iti 76.2]

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
akaronto pi ce pāpaṁ karonte upasevati |

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
śaṅkiyo hoti pāpamhi avaṇṇo cāssa rūhati ||

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
akaronto pi ce pāpaṁ karontam upasevati,

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
saṅkiyo hoti pāpasmiṁ avaṇṇo cassa rūhati.

[189 ≈ Iti 76.4]

−⏑−−¦−⏑−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑− ravipulā
sevamāno sevamāne saṁpuṭṭho saṁphusaṁ pare |

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
śaro litto kalāpe vā alitte upaliṁpati |

⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
upalepabhayā dhīro neva pāpasakhā siyā ||

−⏑−−¦−⏑−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑− ravipulā
sevamāno sevamānaṁ samphuṭṭho samphusaṁ paraṁ,

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
saro diddho kalāpaṁ va alittam upalimpati,

⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
upalepabhayā dhīro neva pāpasakhā siyā.

[190 ≈ Iti 76.7 a-d]

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
tassā phalapuṭasseva ñāyyā saṁpākam āttano |

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
asanto nopaseveyā santo seveya -ă is m.c. to give the normal cadence.⁰⁹ paṇḍito ||

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
tasmā pattapuṭasseva ñatvā sampākam attano,

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
asante nopaseveyya sante seveyya paṇḍito.

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
~~asanto nirayaṁ nenti santo pāpenti suggatiṁ.~~

[191 ≈ Dhp 64]

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
yāvaj jīvaṁ pi ce bālo paṇḍite payⁱrupāsati |

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
neva dhammaṁ vijānāti dravvī sūparasān iva ||

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
yāvajīvam pi ce bālo paṇḍitaṁ payⁱrupāsati

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
na so dhammaṁ vijānāti dabbī sūparasaṁ yathā.

[192 ≈ Dhp 65]

⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
muhuttam api ce praṁño paṇḍite payⁱrupāsati |

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
khipraṁ dhammaṁ vijānāti jivhā sūparasān iva ||

⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
muhuttam api ce viññū paṇḍitaṁ payⁱrupāsati

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
khippaṁ dhammaṁ vijānāti jivhā sūparasaṁ yathā.

[193 ≈ Dhp 121, Pāpavaggo]

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
nāppaṁ pāpassa maṁñeyā na me taṁ āgamiṣyati |

⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
udabindunipātena udakuṁbho pi pūrati ||

−⏑−−¦−,−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− mavipulā
pūrate bālo pāpassa thokathokaṁ pi ācinaṁ |

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
māppamaññetha pāpassa na maṁ taṁ āgamissati.

⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
udabindunipātena udakumbho pi pūrati,

−⏑⏑−¦−,−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− mavipulā
pūrati bālo pāpassa thokathokam pi ācinaṁ.

[194 ≈ Dhp 122, Pāpavaggo]

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
nāppaṁ puṁñassa manyeyā na me taṁ āgamiṣyati ||

⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
udabindunipātena udakumbho pi pūrati |

−⏑−−¦−,−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− mavipulā
pūrate praṁño puṁñassa thokathokaṁ pi ācinaṁ ||

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−¦−⏑−⏑−
māppamaññetha puññassa na maṁ taṁ āgamissati.

⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
udabindunipātena udakumbho pi pūrati,

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
dhīro pūrati puññassa thokathokam pi ācinaṁ.