129
Sabbe tasanti daṇḍassa,
sabbe bhāyanti maccuno;
Attānaṁ upamaṁ katvā,
na haneyya na ghātaye.
All fear punishment,
all fear death;
considering others like oneself,
one should neither kill nor cause to kill.
130
Sabbe tasanti daṇḍassa,
sabbesaṁ jīvitaṁ piyaṁ;
Attānaṁ upamaṁ katvā,
na haneyya na ghātaye.
All fear punishment,
life is dear to all;
considering others like oneself,
one should neither kill nor cause to kill.
131
Sukhakāmāni bhūtāni,
yo daṇḍena vihiṁsati;
Attano sukhamesāno,
pecca so na labhate sukhaṁ.
Beings desire happiness.
If you harm them with punishment
in search of your own happiness,
after death, you would not find happiness.
132
Sukhakāmāni bhūtāni,
yo daṇḍena na hiṁsati;
Attano sukhamesāno,
pecca so labhate sukhaṁ.
Beings desire happiness.
If you do not harm them with punishment
in search of your own happiness,
after death, you would find happiness.
133
Māvoca pharusaṁ kañci,
vuttā paṭivadeyyu taṁ;
Dukkhā hi sārambhakathā,
paṭidaṇḍā phuseyyu taṁ.
Do not speak harshly to anyone,
for if spoken to, they might respond to you;
indeed, angry words bring suffering,
and retaliation may affect you.
134
Sace neresi attānaṁ,
kaṁso upahato yathā;
Esa pattosi nibbānaṁ,
sārambho te na vijjati.
If you remain without agitation,
like a broken gong;
you will have attained Nibbāna,
and no trace of aggressiveness will remain in you.
135
Yathā daṇḍena gopālo,
gāvo pājeti gocaraṁ;
Evaṁ jarā ca maccu ca,
āyuṁ pājenti pāṇinaṁ.
Just as the cowherd
drives the cows to the pasture with a stick;
so too do old age and death
drive the life span of living beings.
136
Atha pāpāni kammāni,
karaṁ bālo na bujjhati;
Sehi kammehi dummedho,
aggidaḍḍhova tappati.
While doing harmful deeds,
the immature person does not understand;
through their own deeds, the undiscerning one
is tormented, as if burned by fire.
137
Yo daṇḍena adaṇḍesu,
appaduṭṭhesu dussati;
Dasannamaññataraṁ ṭhānaṁ,
khippameva nigacchati.
Whoever, with punishment, harms those who are peaceful,
or harms those who are blameless;
will very quickly experience,
one of these ten situations:
138
Vedanaṁ pharusaṁ jāniṁ,
sarīrassa va bhedanaṁ;
Garukaṁ vāpi ābādhaṁ,
cittakkhepaṁ va pāpuṇe.
They may experience sharp pain,
or the fracturing of the body;
or else grave illness,
or they may fall into mental confusion.
139
Rājato vā upasaggaṁ,
Abbhakkhānaṁ va dāruṇaṁ;
Parikkhayaṁ va ñātīnaṁ,
Bhogānaṁ va pabhaṅguraṁ.
Or they may face trouble from the authorities,
or a harsh accusation;
or the loss of their relatives,
or the perishing of their possessions.
140
Atha vāssa agārāni,
aggi ḍahati pāvako;
Kāyassa bhedā duppañño,
nirayaṁ sopapajjati.
Or else, their houses
may be burned down by fire;
or on the disintegration of the body [upon death],
one who has not cultivated wisdom goes to a state of misfortune.
141
Na naggacariyā na jaṭā na paṅkā,
Nānāsakā thaṇḍilasāyikā vā;
Rajojallaṁ ukkuṭikappadhānaṁ,
Sodhenti maccaṁ avitiṇṇakaṅkhaṁ.
Neither going naked, nor matted hair, nor covering oneself with mud,
nor fasting, nor sleeping on bare ground;
nor dust and dirt, nor the practice of squatting,
purify a mortal who has not overcome doubt.
142
Alaṅkato cepi samaṁ careyya,
Santo danto niyato brahmacārī;
Sabbesu bhūtesu nidhāya daṇḍaṁ,
So brāhmaṇo so samaṇo sa bhikkhu.
Even when adorned, if one walks with tranquility,
at peace, tamed, restrained, and practicing the spiritual life;
having laid down violence towards all beings,
that person is a sage, an ascetic, a bhikkhu.
143
Hirīnisedho puriso,
koci lokasmi vijjati;
Yo niddaṁ apabodheti,
asso bhadro kasāmiva.
A person restrained by a sense of right and wrong,
if such a one is found in the world;
who shies away from sleeping too much,
is like a noble horse that is restrained by the whip.
144
Asso yathā bhadro kasāniviṭṭho,
Ātāpino saṁvegino bhavātha;
Saddhāya sīlena ca vīriyena ca,
Samādhinā dhammavinicchayena ca;
Sampannavijjācaraṇā patissatā,
Jahissatha dukkhamidaṁ anappakaṁ.
Just as a noble horse is restrained by the whip,
be with continuous effort and a sense of urgency;
by faith, by virtue and with energy,
with collectedness and discernment of mental qualities;
fully endowed with wisdom, ethical conduct and mindfulness,
you will abandon this considerable suffering.
145
Udakañhi nayanti nettikā,
Usukārā namayanti tejanaṁ;
Dāruṁ namayanti tacchakā,
Attānaṁ damayanti subbatā.
Irrigators direct the water,
fletchers straighten arrows;
carpenters shape the wood,
those of good conduct tame themselves.