21. Pakiṇṇakavaggo

21. Miscellany

290.

Mattāsukhapariccāgā , passe ce vipulaṃ sukhaṃ;

If, by forsaking a limited ease, he would see an abundance of ease,

Caje mattāsukhaṃ dhīro, sampassaṃ vipulaṃ sukhaṃ.

the enlightened man would forsake the limited ease for the sake of the abundant.

291.

Paradukkhūpadhānena, attano [yo attano (syā. pī. ka.)] sukhamicchati;

He wants his own ease by giving others dis-ease.

Verasaṃsaggasaṃsaṭṭho, verā so na parimuccati.

Intertwined in the interaction of hostility, from hostility he’s not set free.

292.

Yañhi kiccaṃ apaviddhaṃ [tadapaviddhaṃ (sī. syā.)], akiccaṃ pana kayirati;

In those who reject what should, & do what shouldn’t be done

Unnaḷānaṃ pamattānaṃ, tesaṃ vaḍḍhanti āsavā.

—heedless, insolent— effluents grow.

293.

Yesañca susamāraddhā, niccaṃ kāyagatā sati;

But for those who are well-applied, constantly, to mindfulness immersed in the body;

Akiccaṃ te na sevanti, kicce sātaccakārino;

don’t indulge in what shouldn’t be done; & persist in what should

Satānaṃ sampajānānaṃ, atthaṃ gacchanti āsavā.

—mindful, alert— effluents come to an end.

294.

Mātaraṃ pitaraṃ hantvā, rājāno dve ca khattiye;

Having killed mother & father, two warrior kings,

Raṭṭhaṃ sānucaraṃ hantvā, anīgho yāti brāhmaṇo.

the kingdom & its dependency— 72the brahman, untroubled, travels on.

295.

Mātaraṃ pitaraṃ hantvā, rājāno dve ca sotthiye;

Having killed mother & father, two learned kings,

Veyagghapañcamaṃ hantvā, anīgho yāti brāhmaṇo.

&, fifth, a tiger— the brahman, untroubled, travels on.

296.

Suppabuddhaṃ pabujjhanti, sadā gotamasāvakā;

They awaken, always wide awake: Gotama’s disciples

Yesaṃ divā ca ratto ca, niccaṃ buddhagatā sati.

whose mindfulness, both day & night, is constantly immersed in the Buddha.

297.

Suppabuddhaṃ pabujjhanti, sadā gotamasāvakā;

They awaken, always wide awake: Gotama’s disciples

Yesaṃ divā ca ratto ca, niccaṃ dhammagatā sati.

whose mindfulness, both day & night, is constantly immersed in the Dhamma.

298.

Suppabuddhaṃ pabujjhanti, sadā gotamasāvakā;

They awaken, always wide awake: Gotama’s disciples

Yesaṃ divā ca ratto ca, niccaṃ saṅghagatā sati.

whose mindfulness, both day & night, is constantly immersed in the Sangha.

299.

Suppabuddhaṃ pabujjhanti, sadā gotamasāvakā;

They awaken, always wide awake: Gotama’s disciples

Yesaṃ divā ca ratto ca, niccaṃ kāyagatā sati.

whose mindfulness, both day & night, is constantly immersed in the body.

300.

Suppabuddhaṃ pabujjhanti, sadā gotamasāvakā;

They awaken, always wide awake: Gotama’s disciples

Yesaṃ divā ca ratto ca, ahiṃsāya rato mano.

whose hearts delight, both day & night, in harmlessness.

301.

Suppabuddhaṃ pabujjhanti, sadā gotamasāvakā;

They awaken, always wide awake: Gotama’s disciples

Yesaṃ divā ca ratto ca, bhāvanāya rato mano.

whose hearts delight, both day & night, in developing the mind.

302.

Duppabbajjaṃ durabhiramaṃ, durāvāsā gharā dukhā;

Hard is the life gone forth, hard to delight in. Hard is the miserable householder’s life.

Dukkhosamānasaṃvāso, dukkhānupatitaddhagū;

It’s painful to stay with dissonant people, painful to travel the road.

Tasmā na caddhagū siyā, na ca [tasmā na caddhagū na ca (ka.)] dukkhānupatito siyā [dukkhānupātito (?)].

So be neither traveler nor pained.

303.

Saddho sīlena sampanno, yasobhogasamappito;

The man of conviction endowed with virtue, glory, & wealth:

Yaṃ yaṃ padesaṃ bhajati, tattha tattheva pūjito.

wherever he goes he is honored.

304.

Dūre santo pakāsenti, himavantova pabbato;

The good shine from afar like the snowy Himalayas.

Asantettha na dissanti, rattiṃ khittā yathā sarā.

The bad don’t appear even when near, like arrows shot into the night.

305.

Ekāsanaṃ ekaseyyaṃ, eko caramatandito;

Sitting alone, resting alone, walking alone, untiring.

Eko damayamattānaṃ, vanante ramito siyā.

Taming himself, he’d delight alone— alone in the forest.

Pakiṇṇakavaggo ekavīsatimo niṭṭhito.