SELECTIONS FROM DHAMMAPADA

Na hi verena veraani - sammantii'dha kudaacana.m
Averena ca sammanti - esa dhammo sanantano.
Yathaa agaara.m ducchanna.m - vu.t.thi samativijjhati
Eeva.m abhaavita.m citta.m - raago samativijjhati.
Yathaa'gaara.m succhanna.m - vu.t.thi na samativijjhati
Eva.m subhaavita.m citta.m - raago na samativijjhati.
Idha socati pecca socati - paapakaarii ubhayattha socati
So socati so viha--ati - disvaa kamma-kili.t.tha'mattano.
Idha modati pecca modati - katapu--o ubhayattha modati
So modati so pamodati - disvaa kamma-visuddhi'mattano.
Idha tappati pecca tappati - paapakaarii ubhayattha tappati
Paapa.m me katan'ti tappati - bh(yo tappati duggati.m gato.
Idha nandati pecca nandati - katapu--o ubhayattha nandati
Pu--a.m me katan'ti nandati - bh(yo nandati suggati.m gato.
Appamaado amatapada.m - pamaado maccuno pada.m
Appamattaa na miiyanti - ye pamattaa yathaa mataa.
Appamaadena maghavaa - devaana.m se.t.thata.m gato
Appamaada.m pasa~nsanti - pamaado garahito sadaa.
Acira.m vata'ya.m kaayo - pa.thavi.m adhisessati
Chuddho apeta-vi--aa.no - nirattha.m'va ka.li~ngara.m.
Yathaa'pi bhamaro puppha.m - va.n.nagandha.m ahe.thaya.m
Pa.leti rasa'maadaaya - eva.m gaame munii care.
Na paresa.m vilomaani - na paresa.m kat'aakata.m
Attano'va avekkheyya - kataani akataani ca.
Yathaa'pi puppharaasimhaa - kayiraa maalaagu.ne bahuu
Eva.m jaatena maccena - kattabba.m kusala.m bahu.m.
Madhuu'va ma--at( baalo - yaava paapa.m na paccati
Yadaa ca paccati paapa.m - atha baalo dukkha.m nigacchati.
Selo yathaa ekaghano - vaatena na samiirati
Eva.m nindaa-pasa.msaasu - na sami-janti pa.nitaa.
Na attahetu na parassa hetu - na putta'micche na dhana.m na ra.t.tha.m
Na iccheyya adhammena samiddhi'mattano - sa siilavaa pa--avaa dhammiko siyaa.
Yo sahassa.m sahassena - sa~ngaame maanuse jine
Eka.m ca jeyya attaana.m - save sa~ngaamaj'uttamo.
Sabbe tasanti da.nassa - sabbe bhaayanti maccuno
Attaana.m upama.m katvaa - na ha.neyya na ghaataye.
Sabbe tasanti da.nassa - sabbesa.m jiivita.m piya.m
Attaana.m upama.m katvaa na ha.neyya na ghaataye.
Dhamma.m care sucarita.m - na ta.m duccarita.m care
Dhammacaarii sukha.m seti - asmi.m loke paramhi ca.
Kiccho manussa pa.tilaabho - kiccha.m macchaana jiivita.m
Kiccha.m saddhammasava.na.m - kiccho buddhaana.m uppaado.
Sabbapaapassa akara.na.m - kusalassa upasampadaa
Sacitta pariyodapana.m - eta.m Buddhaana saasana.m.
Yo ca Buddha- ca dhamma- ca - sa~ngha- ca sara.na.m gato
Cattaari ariya-saccaani - samma'ppa--aaya passati.
Dukkha.m dukkhasamuppaada.m - dukkhassa ca atikkama.m
Ariya-ca.t.tha~ngika.m magga.m - dukkhuupasamagaamina.m.
Eta.m kho sara.na.m khema.m - eta.m sara.na'muttama.m
Eta.m sara.na'maagamma - sabbadukkhaa pamuccati.
Na c'aahu na ca bhavissati - na cetarahi vijjati
Ekanta.m nindito poso - ekanta.m vaa pasa.msito.
Na tena pa.nito hoti - yaavataa bahu bhaasati
Khemii avero abhayo - pa.nito'ti pavuccati.
Na taavataa dhammadharo - yaavataa bahu bhaasati
Yo ca appam'pi sutvaana - dhamma.m kaayena passati
Save dhammadharo hoti - yo dhamma.m na'ppamajjati.
Akata.m dukkata.m seyyo - pacchaa tapati dukkata.m
Kata- ca sukata.m seyyo - ya.m katvaa naanutappati.
Sukha.m yaava jaraa siila.m - sukhaa saddhaa pati.t.thitaa
Sukho pa--aaya pa.tilaabho - paapaana.m akara.na.m sukha.m.
Sabbadaana.m dhammadaana.m jinaati - sabba.m rasa.m dhammarasa.m jinaati
Sabba.m rati.m dhammarati.m jinaati - ta.nhakkhayo sabba dukkha.m jinaati.
Cakkhunaa sa.mvaro saadhu - saadhu sotena sa.mvaro
Ghaa.nena sa.mvaro saadhu - saadhu jivhaaya sa.mvaro.
Kaayena sa.mvaro saadhu - saadhu vaacaaya sa.mvaro
Manasaa sa.mvaro saadhu - saadhu sabbattha sa.mvaro
Sabbattha sa.mvuto bhikkhu - sabbadukkhaa pamuccati.
Dhammaaraamo dhammarato - dhamma.m anuvicintaya.m
Dhamma.m anussara.m bhikkhu - saddhammaa na parihaayati.
Yassa kaayena vaacaaya - manasaa n'atthi dukkata.m
Sa.mvuta.m tiihi .thaanehi - tam'aha.m bruumi braahma.na.m.


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Verena - by anger.
Sammanti - are pacified - samu.
Sanantano - ancient law - Sana.m + suffix tana.

Agaara.m - house.
Du + channa.m - ill - thatched.
Vu.t.thi - rain.
Samativijjhati - penetrates through - sa.m + ati + vijjha.

Pecca - hereafter.
Kamma - kili.t.tha - defiled actions.

Modati - rejoices - muda.
Visuddhi.m - purity.

Tappati - is tormented - tapa.

M(yanti - die - m(.

Maghavaa - a name given to Sakka, the king of the devas.
Pasa.msanti - praise - pasa.msa.
Garahito - is denounced, blamed - garaha + ta.

Adhisessati - will lie - adhi + si.
Chuddho - thrown away.
Apeta - vi--aa.no - bereft of consciousness.
Ni + attha.m - useless.
Ka.lingara.m - charred log.

Bhamaro - bee.
Ahe.thaya.m - without injuring.
Paleti - flies - pala.
Vilomaani - defects.
Avekkheyya - should reflect - ava + ikkha
Kayiraa - would make - kara.
Maalaagu.ne - different garlands.
Maccena - by man.

Ma--ati - thinks - mana.

Selo - rock.
Eka - ghano - one - solid.
Vaatena - by wind.
Sam(rati - is shaken - sa.m + ira.
Samiddhi.m - prosperity.
Sa - so, he.
Sa.ngaame - in the battle field.
Jeyya - would conquer - j(.

Tasanti - tremble - tasa.
Ha.neyya - should kill - ha.na.
Ghaataye - should cause to kill - ha.na.