−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
chinda sotaṁ parakkamma, ~ kāme panuda Thai: panūda.⁰² brāhmaṇa,

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
saṅkhārānaṁ khayaṁ ñatvā, ~ akataññūsi brāhmaṇa. [383]

 

⏑−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā
yadā dvayesu dhammesu ~ pāragū hoti brāhmaṇo,

⏑−⏑−¦−−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−   mavipula
athassa sabbe saṁyogā ~ atthaṁ gacchanti jānato. [384]

 

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
yassa pāraṁ apāraṁ vā ~ pārāpāraṁ na vijjati,

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
vītaddaraṁ visaṁyuttaṁ, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [385]

 

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
jhāyiṁ virajam-āsīnaṁ ~ katakiccaṁ ChS: katakiccam.⁰³ anāsavaṁ

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
uttamatthaṁ anuppattaṁ, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [386]

 

⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 3
divā tapati ādicco, ~ rattiṁābhāti Thai, ChS: rattim-ābhāti.⁰⁴ candimā,

−−−−¦⏑−⏑⏑−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
sannaddho khattiyo tapati, ~ jhāyī tapati brāhmaṇo,

⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
atha sabbam-ahorattiṁ ~ buddho tapati tejasā. [387]

 

 

⏑−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
na brāhmaṇassa pah^areyya, ~ nāssa muñcetha brāhmaṇo,

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
dhī brāhmaṇassa hantāraṁ, ~ tato dhī yassa muñcati. [389]

 

 

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
yassa kāyena vācāya, ~ manasā natthi dukkataṁ, ChS: dukkaṭaṁ.⁰⁶

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
saṁvutaṁ tīhi ṭhānehi, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [391]

 

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
yamhā dhammaṁ vijāneyya ~ sammāsambuddhadesitaṁ,

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
sakkaccaṁ taṁ namasseyya ~ aggihuttaṁ va brāhmaṇo. [392]

 

⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
na jaṭāhi na gottena, Thai: gottehi.⁰⁷ ~ na jaccā hoti brāhmaṇo,

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
yamhi saccañ-ca dhammo ca ~ so sucī so va Thai, ChS: ca.⁰⁸ brāhmaṇo. [393]

 

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā
kiṁ te Thai: kin-te, and in the next line.⁰⁹ jaṭāhi dummedha ~ kiṁ te ajinasāṭiyā,

−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−   bhavipula
abbhantaraṁ te Thai: abbhantaran-te.¹⁰ gahanaṁ BJT, Thai: gahaṇaṁ.¹¹ ~ bāhiraṁ parimajjasi. [394]

 

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā
paṁsukūladharaṁ jantuṁ, Editor's note: BJT, jantūṁ, printer's error.¹² ~ kisaṁ dhamanisanthataṁ,

−−⏑−¦−−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−   mavipula
ekaṁ vanasmiṁ jhāyantaṁ, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [395]

 

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 3
na cāhaṁ brāhmaṇaṁ brūmi ~ yonijaṁ mattisambhavaṁ,

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
bhovādī PTS, ChS: bhovādi.¹³ nāma so hoti ~ sace PTS, Thai: sa ve; see Brough 183.¹⁴ hoti sakiñcano,

⏑−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
akiñcanaṁ anādānaṁ, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [396]

 

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
sabbasaṁyojanaṁ chetvā ~ yo ve na paritassati,

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
saṅgātigaṁ visaṁyuttaṁ, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [397]

 

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
chetvā naddhiṁ PTS: nandhiṁ.¹⁵ varattañ-ca, ~ sandāmaṁ sahanukkamaṁ,

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
ukkhittapalighaṁ PTS: paḷighaṁ.¹⁶ buddhaṁ, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [398]

 

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
akkosaṁ vadhabandhañ-ca, ~ aduṭṭho yo titikkhati,

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
khantībalaṁ BJT, Thai: khantibalaṁ in the text ī is m.c. to give avoid 2 light syllables in 2nd & 3rd positions.¹⁷ balānīkaṁ, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [399]

 

−−⏑−¦⏑⏑−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−   savipula
akkodhanaṁ vatavantaṁ, ~ sīlavantaṁ anussutaṁ, ChS: anussadaṁ.¹⁸

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā
dantaṁ antimasārīraṁ, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [400]

 

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
vāri pokkharapatte va, ~ āragge-r-iva sāsapo,

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
yo na lippati ChS: limpati.¹⁹ kāmesu, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [401]

 

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
yo dukkhassa pajānāti ~ idheva khayam-attano,

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
pannabhāraṁ visaṁyuttaṁ, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [402]

 

−−⏑−¦−−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−   mavipula
gambhīrapaññaṁ medhāviṁ, ~ maggāmaggassa kovidaṁ,

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā
uttamatthaṁ ChS: uttamattham.²⁰ anuppattaṁ, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [403]

 

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā
asaṁsaṭṭhaṁ gahaṭṭhehi, ~ anāgārehi cūbhayaṁ,

⏑−⏑−¦−−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−   mavipula
anokasāriṁ ChS: anokasārim.²¹ appicchaṁ, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [404]

 

⏑−⏑−¦−−−−¦¦⏑−⏑−¦⏑−⏑−   mavipula
nidhāya daṇḍaṁ bhūtesu ~ tasesu thāvaresu ca,

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā
yo na hanti na ghāteti, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [405]

 

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
aviruddhaṁ viruddhesu, ~ attadaṇḍesu nibbutaṁ,

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
sādānesu anādānaṁ, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [406]

 

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
yassa rāgo ca doso ca ~ māno makkho ca pātito,

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
sāsapo-r-iva āraggā, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [407]

 

⏑−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−   bhavipula
akakkasaṁ viññapaniṁ PTS, Thai, ChS: viññāpaniṁ. see Brough pg184.²² ~ giraṁ saccaṁ ChS: saccam.²³ udīraye,

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā
yāya nābhisaje kañci, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [408]

 

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā
yodha dīghaṁ va Thai: vā in the text va (<vā) is m.c. to give the pathyā cadence.²⁴ rassaṁ vā ~ aṇuṁ-thūlaṁ subhāsubhaṁ

−−⏑−¦−−⏑⏑−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−   mavipula
loke adinnaṁ nādiyati, PTS: nādiyate.²⁵ ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [409]

 

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
āsā yassa na vijjanti ~ asmiṁ loke paramhi ca,

⏑−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
nirāsayaṁ ChS: nirāsasaṁ.²⁶ visaṁyuttaṁ, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [410]

 

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
yassālayā na vijjanti, ~ aññāya akathaṅkathī,

⏑⏑−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
amatogadhaṁ ChS: amatogadham.²⁷ anuppattaṁ, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [411]

 

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
yodha puññañ-ca pāpañ-ca ~ ubho saṅgaṁ ChS: saṅgam.²⁸ upaccagā,

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
asokaṁ virajaṁ suddhaṁ, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [412]

 

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
candaṁ va vimalaṁ suddhaṁ, ~ vippasannam-anāvilaṁ

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
nandībhavaparikkhīṇaṁ, Thai: nandi-; in the text ī is m.c. to avoid 2 light syllables in 2nd & 3rd positions.²⁹ ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [413]

 

−⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
yo imaṁ ChS: yomaṁ - an unnecessary metrical ‘correction’.³⁰ palipathaṁ BJT: paḷipathaṁ.³¹ duggaṁ ~ saṁsāraṁ moham-accagā,

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
tiṇṇo pāragato jhāyī ~ anejo akathaṅkathī,

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−   Anuṭṭhubha
anupādāya nibbuto, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [414]

 

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
yodha kāme pahatvāna BJT: pahātvāna.³² ~ anāgāro paribbaje

−⏑⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
kāmabhavaparikkhīṇaṁ, PTS: kāmābhava-; PTS takes this reading to avoid the opening ⏓⏑⏑⏓, but it occurs many times elsewhere, see The Prosody of the Dhammapada elsewhere on this website. Here there is not good manuscript support for the reading.³³ ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [415]

 

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
yodha taṇhaṁ pahatvāna, BJT: pahātvāna.³⁴ ~ anāgāro paribbaje,

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
taṇhābhavaparikkhīṇaṁ, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [416]

 

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
hitvā mānusakaṁ yogaṁ, ~ dibbaṁ yogaṁ upaccagā,

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
sabbayogavisaṁyuttaṁ, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [417]

 

−−⏑−¦⏑⏑⏑−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
hitvā ratiñ-ca aratiñ-ca, ~ sītibhūtaṁ nirūpadhiṁ,

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
sabbalokābhibhuṁ vīraṁ, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [418]

 

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
cutiṁ yo vedi sattānaṁ ~ upapattiñ-ca sabbaso,

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
asattaṁ sugataṁ buddhaṁ, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [419]

 

−⏑⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā
yassa gatiṁ na jānanti, ~ devā gandhabbamānusā,

−−⏑−¦⏑⏑−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−   savipula
khīṇāsavaṁ arahantaṁ, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [420]

 

−⏑⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
yassa pure ca pacchā ca ~ majjhe ca natthi kiñcanaṁ,

⏑−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
akiñcanaṁ anādānaṁ, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [421]

 

⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
usabhaṁ pavaraṁ vīraṁ, ~ mahesiṁ vijitāvinaṁ,

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
anejaṁ nhātakaṁ buddhaṁ, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [422]

 

−−⏑−¦−−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−   mavipula
pubbenivāsaṁ yo vedī, Thai, ChS: vedi.³⁵ ~ saggāpāyañ-ca passati,

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
atho jātikkhayaṁ patto, ~ abhiññāvosito muni,

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
sabbavositavosānaṁ, ~ tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [423]

Vagguddānaṁ: PTS: omitted in PTS; Thai: Dhammapadagāthāya uddānaṁ; ChS has the following in brackets, not found in the other editions: (ettāvatā sabbapaṭhame Yamakavagge cuddasa vatthūni, Appamādavagge nava, Cittavagge nava, Pupphavagge dvādasa, Bālavagge pannarasa, Paṇḍitavagge ekādasa, Arahantavagge dasa, Sahassavagge cuddasa, Pāpavagge dvādasa, Daṇḍavagge ekādasa, Jarāvagge nava, Attavagge dasa, Lokavagge ekādasa, Buddhavagge nava, Sukhavagge aṭṭha, Piyavagge nava, Kodhavagge aṭṭha, Malavagge dvādasa, Dhammaṭṭhavagge dasa, Maggavagge dvādasa, Pakiṇṇakavagge nava, Nirayavagge nava, Nāgavagge aṭṭha, Taṇhāvagge dvādasa, Bhikkhuvagge dvādasa, Brāhmaṇavagge cattālīsāti pañcādhikāni tīṇi vatthusatāni.³⁷

1. Yamakappamādo PTS, Thai: Yamakaṁ Appamādaṁ Thai actually prints Appamadaṁ, a printer's error.³⁸ Cittaṁ, ~ Pupphaṁ Bālena Paṇḍito, PTS, Thai: Paṇḍitaṁ.³⁹
Arahanto PTS, Thai: Arahantaṁ.⁴⁰ Sahassena   Pāpaṁ Daṇḍena BJT: Pāpadaṇḍena.⁴² te dasa.

2. Jarā Attā ca Loko ca, ~ Buddhaṁ BJT: Buddho.⁴³ Sukhaṁ Piyena BJT: Sukhapiyena.⁴⁴ ca,
Kodho Malañ-ca Dhammaṭṭho, PTS, Thai: Kodhaṁ Malañ-ca Dhammaṭṭhaṁ.⁴⁵ ~ Maggavaggena vīsati.

3. Pakiṇṇaṁ Nirayo PTS, Thai: Nirayaṁ.⁴⁶ Nāgo, ~ Taṇhā PTS, Thai: Taṇhaṁ.⁴⁷ Bhikkhu ca Brāhmaṇo,
Ete chabbīsatī BJT, ChS: chabbīsati.⁴⁸ vaggā, ~ desitādiccabandhunā.

Gāthuddānaṁ: PTS omits this and the following verses. Thai omits this heading. ChS: gāthānamuddānaṁ.⁴⁹

1. Yamake vīsatī BJT, ChS: vīsati.⁵⁰ gāthā, ~ Appamādamhi dvādasa,
ekādasa Thai: ekādasā.⁵¹ Cittavagge, ~ Pupphavaggamhi soḷasa.

2. Bāle ca soḷasa Thai: sattarasā !⁵² gāthā, ~ Paṇḍitamhi catuddasa,
Arahante dasā BJT, ChS: dasa.⁵³ gāthā, ~ Sahasse honti soḷasa.

3. terasā BJT, ChS: terasa.⁵⁴ Pāpavaggamhi, ~ Daṇḍamhi dasa satta ca,
ekādasa Thai: ekādasā.⁵⁵ Jarāvagge, ~ Attavagge bhave dasa. Thai: Attavaggamhidvādasa !⁵⁶

4. dvādasā BJT, ChS: dvādasa.⁵⁷ Lokavaggamhi, ~ Buddhe caṭṭhārasā Editor's note: BJT, caṭṭhārasa, printer's error.⁵⁸ bhave, Thai: Buddhvaggamhisoḷasa ! ChS: Buddhavaggamhiṭhārasa.⁵⁹
Sukhe ca Piyavagge ca, ~ gāthāyo honti dvādasa.

5. cuddasā BJT, ChS: cuddasa.⁶⁰ Kodhavaggamhi, ~ Malavaggekavīsati,
sattarasa ca Dhammaṭṭhe, ~ Maggavagge tatheva ca. Thai: Maggavaggamhisoḷasa ! ChS: Maggavaggesattarasa.⁶¹

6. Pakiṇṇe soḷasa gāthā, ~ Niraye Nāge catuddasa, Thai: cuddasa; ChS: cacuddasa.⁶²
chabbīsati Thai: dvāvīsa; ChS: chabbīsa.⁶³ Taṇhāvaggamhi, ~ tevīsa Bhikkhuvaggikā. Thai: Bhikkhuvaggakā.⁶⁴

7. cattāḷīsekagāthāyo, Thai: cattāḷīsacagāthāyo; ChS: ekatālīsagāthāyo.⁶⁵ ~ Brāhmaṇe vaggam-uttame,
gāthāsatāni cattāri, ~ tevīsa ca punāpare,
Dhammapade nipātamhi ~ desitādiccabandhunā ti. Thai omits ti.⁶⁶