17. Ātta
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Patna Dharmapada
Patna Dhammapada
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17. Ātta
17. The Chapter about Self
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yassa accantadośśillaṁ malutā sālam ivo ’tatā ।
The one who has an exceeding lack of virtue, like a deadly creeper covering a Sal tree,
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karoti so tathāttānaṁ yathā naṁ biṣam icchati ।।
makes himself the same as his enemy wishes him to be.
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āttanā hi kataṁ pāpaṁ āttajaṁ āttasaṁbhavaṁ ।
That wickedness done by oneself, born in oneself, arising in oneself,
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anumaṁdhati dummedhaṁ vayiraṁ vā ahmamayaṁ maṇiṁ ।।
crushes the one who is stupid, as a diamond crushes a rock-jewel.
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āttanā hi kataṁ pāpaṁ āttanā saṁkiliśśati ।
By oneself alone is a wicked deed done, by oneself is one defiled,
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āttanā akataṁ pāpaṁ āttanā ye viśujjhati ।
by oneself is a wicked deed left undone, by oneself is one purified,
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śoddhī aśoddhī praccattaṁ nāṁño aṁñaṁ viśodhaye ।।
purity and impurity come from oneself, for no one purify another.
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na paresaṁ vilomāni na paresaṁ katā ’kataṁ ।
Not the wrongs of others, or what others have done or have not done
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āttanā ye aveccheyā katāni akatāni ca ।।
one should consider, but what has been done and not done by oneself.
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na paresaṁ vilomāni na paresaṁ samāsamaṁ ।
Not the wrongs of others, or what is just and unjust for others
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āttanā ye aveccheyā samāni viṣamāṇi ca ।।
one should consider, but what is just and unjust for oneself.
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āttānañ ce priyaṁ ñāyyā rakkheyā naṁ surakkhitaṁ ।
If one regards oneself as dear one should guard oneself right well,
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na etaṁ sulabhaṁ hoti sukhaṁ dukkatakāriṇāṁ ।।
for happiness is not easy to gain by those who do wrong.
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āttānaṁ ce priyaṁ ñāyyā rakkheyā naṁ surakkhitaṁ ।
If one regards oneself as dear one should guard oneself right well,
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ttiṇṇam añataraṁ yāmānaṁ paṭijāggreya paṇḍito ।।
during one of the three watches of the night the wise one should stay alert.
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ekāsanaṁ ekaśeyaṁ ekacariyām atandrito ।
Sitting alone, lying down alone, walking alone, diligent,
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eko ramayam āttānaṁ vanānte ramitā siyā ।।
the solitary one who delights in himself will delight in the edge of a forest.
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yo śāsanaṁ arahatāṁ ayirāṇāṁ dhammajīvināṁ ।
Whoever reviles the worthy teaching of the Noble Ones who live by Dhamma,
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paṭikrośati dummedho dṛṣṭiṁ niśśāya pāpikāṁ ।
that stupid one, depending on wicked views,
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karoti so tathāttānaṁ yathā naṁ biṣam icchati ।।
makes himself the same as his enemy wishes him to be.
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yo śāsanaṁ arahatāṁ ayirāṇāṁ dhammajīvināṁ ।
Whoever reviles the worthy teaching of the Noble Ones who live by Dhamma,
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paṭikrośati dummedho dṛṣṭiṁ niśśaya pāpikāṁ ।
that stupid one, depending on wicked views,
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phalāni kaṇṭakasseva āttaghannāya phallati ।।
like the bamboo when it bears fruit, brings about his own destruction.
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āttānam eva paṭhamaṁ atthe dhaṁme niveśaye ।
First one should establish oneself in the good and the Dhamma,
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athāṁñam anuśāseyā evaṁ hohi yathā ahaṁ ।।
then one can advise another, saying: ‘You must be as I am’.
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āttānam eva paṭhamaṁ paṭirūpe niyojaye ।
First one should commit oneself to what is suitable,
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athāṁñam anuśāsanto na kiliśśati praṁñavā ।।
then when advising another, the wise one should not have any defilement.
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āttanā ye tathā kayirā yathāṁñam anuśāsaye ।
He should do himself as he would advise another to do,
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adānto vata dameyā āttā hi kira duddamo ।।
being untrained, he should surely train himself, for it is said the self is difficult to train.
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āttā hi bhe varaṁ dānto yacchāyam itarā prajā ।
A tamed self is better than that of other people,
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āttadāntassa poṣassa sadā saṁyyatacāriṇo ।।
for the person who conquers himself, who lives always well-restrained,
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neva devā na gandhabbā na māro saha brahmuṇā ।
neither gods, nor gandhabbas, nor Māra together with Brahmās,
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jitaṁ apajitaṁ kayirā tattharūpassa jantuno ।।
can turn conquest into defeat for a person who is like this.
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āttā hi āttano nātho ko hi nātho paro siyā ।
For the self is the friend of self, for what other friend would there be?
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āttanā hi sucinnena nāthaṁ labhati dullabhaṁ ।।
When the self is well-practiced, one finds a friend that is hard to find.
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āttā hi āttano nātho āttā hi āttano gatī ।
Self is the protector of self, self is the refuge of self,
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tassā saṁyyamayā ’ttānaṁ aśśaṁ bhadraṁ va vāṇijo ।।
therefore one should restrain oneself, as a merchant restrains his noble horse.
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āttānam eva damaye aśśasugatiyā sadā ।
One should tame oneself always, that will be for a good destiny,
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daṁma śaṁma ujjuṁ hohi tato akuṭilo bhava ।।
be tamed, be peaceful, be upright, and from that be honest,
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tato dānto sukhī hohi anupādāya nivṛto ।
then, tamed, be happy, unattached and cooled down.
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āttanā codayā ’ttānaṁ parimaśāttānam āttanā ।
By oneself one should censure self, by oneself one should be controlled,
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so āttagutto satimā sukhaṁ bhikkhū vihāhisi ।
he who guards himself, mindful, will live happily, monastic.
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āttadātthaṁ parātthena bahunā pi na hāpaye ।
One should not neglect one’s own good for another’s, however great;
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āttadātthaṁ paraṁ ñāttā sadātthaparamo siyā ।।
knowing further what is good for oneself should be the supreme good.
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nevāttaheto na parassa heto na saggam icche na dhanaṁ na rāṣṭaṁ ।
Not for one’s own sake and not for another’s sake, not desiring heaven, riches, or a kingdom—
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necche adhammeṇa samṛddhim āttano so śīlavā praṁñavā dhāṁmiko siyā ।।
he should not desire his success through corruption; he should be both virtuous and wise and righteous.
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Āttavarggaḥ
The Chapter about Self
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