6. Paṇḍitavaggo

6. The Wise

76.

Nidhīnaṃva pavattāraṃ, yaṃ passe vajjadassinaṃ;

Regard him as one who points out treasure, the wise one who seeing your faults

Niggayhavādiṃ medhāviṃ, tādisaṃ paṇḍitaṃ bhaje;

rebukes you. Stay with this sort of sage.

Tādisaṃ bhajamānassa, seyyo hoti na pāpiyo.

For the one who stays with a sage of this sort, things get better, not worse.

77.

Ovadeyyānusāseyya, asabbhā ca nivāraye;

Let him admonish, instruct, deflect you away from poor manners.

Satañhi so piyo hoti, asataṃ hoti appiyo.

To the good, he’s endearing; to the bad, he’s not.

78.

Na bhaje pāpake mitte, na bhaje purisādhame;

Don’t associate with bad friends. Don’t associate with the low.

Bhajetha mitte kalyāṇe, bhajetha purisuttame.

Associate with admirable friends. Associate with the best.

79.

Dhammapīti sukhaṃ seti, vippasannena cetasā;

Drinking the Dhamma, refreshed by the Dhamma, one sleeps at ease with clear awareness & calm.

Ariyappavedite dhamme, sadā ramati paṇḍito.

In the Dhamma revealed by the noble ones, the wise person always delights.

80.

Udakañhi nayanti nettikā, usukārā namayanti [damayanti (ka.)] tejanaṃ;

Irrigators guide the water. Fletchers shape the arrow shaft.

Dāruṃ namayanti tacchakā, attānaṃ damayanti paṇḍitā.

Carpenters shape the wood. The wise control themselves.

81.

Selo yathā ekaghano [ekagghano (ka.)], vātena na samīrati;

As a single slab of rock won’t budge in the wind,

Evaṃ nindāpasaṃsāsu, na samiñjanti paṇḍitā.

so the wise are not moved by praise, by blame.

82.

Yathāpi rahado gambhīro, vippasanno anāvilo;

Like a deep lake, clear, unruffled, & calm:

Evaṃ dhammāni sutvāna, vippasīdanti paṇḍitā.

so the wise become clear, calm, on hearing words of the Dhamma.

83.

Sabbattha ve sappurisā cajanti, na kāmakāmā lapayanti santo;

Everywhere, truly, those of integrity stand apart. They, the good, don’t chatter in hopes of favor or gains.

Sukhena phuṭṭhā atha vā dukhena, na uccāvacaṃ [noccāvacaṃ (sī. aṭṭha.)] paṇḍitā dassayanti.

When touched now by pleasure, now pain, the wise give no sign of high or low.

84.

Na attahetu na parassa hetu, na puttamicche na dhanaṃ na raṭṭhaṃ;

One who wouldn’t— not for his own sake nor that of another— hanker for wealth, a son, a kingdom,

Na iccheyya [nayicche (pī.), nicche (?)] adhammena samiddhimattano, sa sīlavā paññavā dhammiko siyā.

his own fulfillment, by unrighteous means: he is righteous, rich in virtue, discernment.

85.

Appakā te manussesu, ye janā pāragāmino;

Few are the people who reach the Far Shore.

Athāyaṃ itarā pajā, tīramevānudhāvati.

These others simply scurry along this shore.

86.

Ye ca kho sammadakkhāte, dhamme dhammānuvattino;

But those who practice Dhamma in line with the well-taught Dhamma,

Te janā pāramessanti, maccudheyyaṃ suduttaraṃ.

will cross over the realm of Death so hard to transcend.

87.

Kaṇhaṃ dhammaṃ vippahāya, sukkaṃ bhāvetha paṇḍito;

Forsaking dark practices, the wise person should develop the bright,

Okā anokamāgamma, viveke yattha dūramaṃ.

having gone from home to no-home in seclusion, so hard to enjoy.

88.

Tatrābhiratimiccheyya, hitvā kāme akiñcano;

There he should wish for delight, discarding sensuality— he who has nothing.

Pariyodapeyya [pariyodāpeyya (?)] attānaṃ, cittaklesehi paṇḍito.

He should cleanse himself—wise— of what defiles the mind.

89.

Yesaṃ sambodhiyaṅgesu, sammā cittaṃ subhāvitaṃ;

Whose minds are well-developed in the factors for self-awakening,

Ādānapaṭinissagge, anupādāya ye ratā;

who delight in non-clinging, relinquishing grasping—

Khīṇāsavā jutimanto, te loke parinibbutā.

resplendent, their effluents ended: they, in the world, are Unbound.

Paṇḍitavaggo chaṭṭho niṭṭhito.