17: Atta

[306 ≈ Dhp 162]

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑− 9 syllables
yassa accantadośśillaṁ malutā sālam ivo 'tatā There are 9 syllables in this line. It seems malutā is a scribal mistake for mālutā (cf. 137b) so resolution is not possible.⁰¹ |

⏑−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
karoti so tathāttānaṁ yathā naṁ biṣam icchati ||

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
yassa accantadussīlyaṁ māluvā sālam ivotataṁ

⏑−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
karoti so tathattānaṁ yathā naṁ icchatī diso.

[307 ≈ Dhp 161]

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
āttanā hi kataṁ pāpaṁ āttajaṁ āttasaṁbhavaṁ |

⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑− 9 syllables
anumaṁdhati dummedhaṁ vayⁱraṁ vā ahmamayaṁ maṇiṁ This line has 9 syllables. We should no doubt read vāhmamayaṁ, which would then give an acceptable pāda.⁰² ||

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
attanā va There is a v.l. in ChS which reads: attanā hi.⁰³ kataṁ pāpaṁ attajaṁ attasambhavaṁ,

⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
abhimatthati dummedhaṁ vajⁱraṁ vasmamayaṁ maṇiṁ.

[308 ≈ Dhp 165]

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
āttanā hi kataṁ pāpaṁ āttanā saṁkiliśśati |

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
āttanā akataṁ pāpaṁ āttanā ye viśujjhati |

−−⏑−¦−,−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑− mavipulā
śoddhī aśoddhī praccattaṁ nāṁño aṁñaṁ viśodhaye ||

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
attanā va kataṁ pāpaṁ attanā saṅkilissati,

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
attanā akataṁ pāpaṁ attanā va visujjhati,

−−⏑−¦−,−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− mavipulā
suddhī asuddhī paccattaṁ nāñño aññaṁ visodhaye.

[309 ≈ Dhp 50, Pupphavaggo]

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
na paresaṁ vilomāni na paresaṁ katā 'kataṁ |

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
āttanā ye aveccheyā katāni akatāni ca ||

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
na paresaṁ vilomāni na paresaṁ katākataṁ,

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
attano va avekkheyya katāni akatāni ca.

[310abc cf. Dhp 50, Pupphavaggo; d ≈ Jā 475 v. 2b]

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
na paresaṁ vilomāni na paresaṁ samāsamaṁ |

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
āttanā ye aveccheyā samāni viṣamāṇi ca ||

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
na paresaṁ vilomāni na paresaṁ katākataṁ,

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
attano va avekkheyya ~~katāni akatāni ca.~~

————

¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
samāni visamāni ca

[311 ≈ Kosalasaṁyuttaṁ, 1.4 vs. 1]

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
āttānañ ce priyaṁ ñāyyā rakkheyā naṁ surakkhitaṁ |

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
na etaṁ sulabhaṁ hoti sukhaṁ dukkatakāriṇāṁ ||

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑−¦⏑−⏑−
attānaṁ ce piyaṁ jaññā ~~na naṁ pāpena saṁjuye~~

⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
na hi taṁ sulabhaṁ hoti sukhaṁ dukkatakārinā.

[312 ≈ Dhp 157]

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
āttānaṁ ce priyaṁ ñāyyā rakkheyā naṁ surakkhitaṁ |

−⏑⏑⏑⏑¦−,−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− 9 syllables
ttiṇṇam añataraṁ yāmānaṁ There are 9 syllables in this line, and the 2nd and 3rd are light which is normally avoided. If aña- is not a mistake then we could take the syllable as resolved - but we would only gain a malformed mavipulā.⁰⁴ paṭijāggreya -ă is m.c. to give the normal cadence.⁰⁵ paṇḍito ||

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑−¦⏑−⏑−
attānañ ce piyaṁ jaññā rakkheyya naṁ surakkhitaṁ

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
tiṇṇam aññataraṁ yāmaṁ paṭijaggeyya paṇḍito.

[313 ≈ Dhp 305, Pakiṇṇakavaggo]

−−⏑−¦−⏑−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− ravipulā
ekāsanaṁ ekaśeyaṁ ekacarⁱyām atandrito |

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
eko ramayam āttānaṁ vanānte ramitā siyā ||

−−⏑−¦−⏑−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑− ravipulā
ekāsanaṁ ekaseyyaṁ eko caram atandito

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
eko damayam attānaṁ vanante ramito siyā.

[314 a-d ≈ Dhp 164 a-d; ef ≈ Dhp 162 ef]

−−⏑−¦⏑⏑⏑−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑− navipulā
yo śāsanaṁ arahatāṁ We have to count the svarabhakti vowel towards the metre here, also in the next verse.⁰⁶ ayⁱrāṇāṁ dhammajīvināṁ |

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
paṭikrośati dummedho dṣṭiṁ niśśāya pāpikāṁ |

⏑−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
karoti so tathāttānaṁ yathā naṁ biṣam icchati This appears to be a patchwork verse, the verses from which the lines are extracted occur in full at 306 and 315.⁰⁷ ||

−−⏑−¦⏑⏑⏑−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑− navipulā
yo sāsanaṁ arahataṁ arⁱyānaṁ dhammajīvinaṁ,

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
paṭikkosati dummedho diṭṭhiṁ nissāya pāpikaṁ,

⏑−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
~~phalāni kaṭṭhakasseva attaghaññāya phallati.~~

————

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
~~yassa accantadussīlyaṁ māluvā sālamivotataṁ~~

⏑−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
karoti so tathattānaṁ yathā naṁ icchatī diso.

[315 ≈ Dhp 164]

−−⏑−¦⏑⏑⏑−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑− navipulā
yo śāsanaṁ arahatāṁ ayⁱrāṇāṁ dhammajīvināṁ |

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
paṭikrośati dummedho dṣṭiṁ niśśaya Scribal error, cf. 314d above and read niśśāya here.⁰⁸ pāpikāṁ |

⏑−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
phalāni kaṇṭakasseva āttaghannāya phallati ||

−−⏑−¦⏑⏑⏑−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑− navipulā
yo sāsanaṁ arahataṁ arⁱyānaṁ dhammajīvinaṁ,

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
paṭikkosati dummedho diṭṭhiṁ nissāya pāpikaṁ,

⏑−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
phalāni kaṭṭhakasseva attaghaññāya phallati.

[316 ac ≈ Dhp 158 ac]

−−⏑−¦⏑⏑⏑−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑− navipulā
āttānam eva paṭhamaṁ atthe dhaṁme niveśaye |

⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
athāṁñam anuśāseyā evaṁ hohi yathā ahaṁ ||

−−⏑−¦⏑⏑⏑−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− navipulā
attānam eva paṭhamaṁ ~~patirūpe nivesaye,~~

⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
athaññam anusāseyya ~~na kilisseyya paṇḍito.~~

[317 ≈ Dhp 158]

−−⏑−¦⏑⏑⏑−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− navipulā
āttānam eva paṭhamaṁ paṭirūpe niyojaye |

⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
athāṁñam anuśāsanto na kiliśśati praṁñavā I count pr- as not making position here to give the normal cadence.⁰⁹ ||

−−⏑−¦⏑⏑⏑−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− navipulā
attānam eva paṭhamaṁ patirūpe nivesaye,

⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
athaññam anusāseyya na kilisseyya paṇḍito.

[318 ≈ Dhp 159]

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
āttanā ye tathā kayⁱrā yathāṁñam anuśāsaye |

⏑−−⏑¦⏑⏑−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑− savipulā
adānto vata dameyā āttā hi kira duddamo ||

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
attānañ ce tathā kayⁱrā yathaññam anusāsati,

⏑−−⏑¦⏑⏑−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑− savipulā
sudanto vata dametha attā hi kira duddamo.

[319 ≈ Dhp 104, Sahassavaggo]

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
āttā hi bhe varaṁ dānto yacchāyam itarā prajā |

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
āttadāntassa poṣassa sadā saṁyyatacāriṇo ||

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
attā have jitaṁ seyyo yā cāyaṁ itarā pajā

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
attadantassa posassa niccaṁ saññatacārino.

[320 ≈ Dhp 105, Sahassavaggo]

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
neva devā na gandhabbā na māro saha brahmuṇā |

⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
jitaṁ apajitaṁ kayⁱrā tattharūpassa jantuno ||

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
neva devo na gandhabbo na māro saha brahmunā,

⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
jitaṁ apajitaṁ kayⁱrā tathārūpassa jantuno.

[321 ≈ Dhp 160]

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
āttā hi āttano nātho ko hi nātho paro siyā |

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
āttanā hi sucinnena nāthaṁ labhati dullabhaṁ ||

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
attā hi attano nātho ko hi nātho paro siyā?

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
attanā va sudantena nāthaṁ labhati dullabhaṁ.

[322 ≈ Dhp 380, Bhikkhuvaggo]

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑−¦⏑−⏑−
āttā hi āttano nātho āttā hi āttano gatī |

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
tassā saṁyyamayā 'ttānaṁ aśśaṁ bhadraṁ va vāṇijo ||

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑−¦⏑−⏑−
attā hi attano nātho attā hi attano gati,

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
tasmā saṁyamayattānaṁ assaṁ bhadraṁ va vāṇijo.

[323]

−−⏑−¦⏑⏑⏑−¦¦−⏑⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑− navipulā
āttānam eva damaye aśśasugatiyā This opening has light syllables in 2nd and 3rd positions.¹⁰ sadā |

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
daṁma śaṁma ujjuṁ hohi I take -jj- as not making position here to give the pathyā cadence, otherwise we have a malformed mavipulā, cf. 276a. Cone indicates that hohi may also be read hoti, both here and in the next line.¹¹ tato akuṭilo bhava ||

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑⏑⏑−
tato dānto sukhī hohi anupādāya nivto I can find no parallel to this verse in the other rescensions. In the last line we need to read nivvto m.c. Cf. 265f.¹² |

[324 ≈ Dhp 379, Bhikkhuvaggo]

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
āttanā codayā 'ttānaṁ parimaśāttānam āttanā |

−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑− bhavipulā
so āttagutto satimā sukhaṁ bhikkhū vihāhisi |

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
attanā codayattānaṁ paṭimāsettam attanā,

−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑− bhavipulā
so attagutto satimā sukhaṁ bhikkhu vihāhisi.

[325 ≈ Dhp 166]

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
āttadātthaṁ parātthena bahunā pi na hāpaye |

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
āttadātthaṁ paraṁ ñāttā sadātthaparamo siyā ||

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
attadatthaṁ paratthena bahunā pi na hāpaye,

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
attadattham abhiññāya sadatthapasuto siyā.

[326 ≈ Dhp 84, Paṇḍitavaggo]

−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−¦¦⏑−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−− Triṣṭubh x 2
nevāttaheto na parassa heto na saggam icche na dhanaṁ na rāṣṭaṁ |

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−⏑−¦¦−−⏑−,¦−⏑−¦−⏑−⏑− Jagatī x 2
necche adhammeṇa samddhim āttano so śīlavā praṁñavā dhāṁmiko siyā ||

⏑−⏑−¦⏑,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−¦¦⏑−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−− Tuṭṭhubha x 2
na attahetu na parassa hetu na puttam icche na dhanaṁ na raṭṭhaṁ,

⏑−−⏑⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−⏑−¦¦⏑−⏑−,¦−⏑−¦−⏑−⏑− Jagatī x 2
na iccheyya adhammena samiddhim attano This line is very poor metrically here, we could read niccheyy' adhammena or better niccheyyādhammena, as the Vedic opening −−−− is found in early Pali verse.¹³ sa sīlavā paññavā dhammiko siyā.