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21. Sahasra

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    Patna Dharmapada

    Patna Dhammapada

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    21. Sahasra

    21. The Chapter about Thousands

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    sahasram api ce vācā anatthapadasāhitā ।

    Though there are a thousand sayings consisting of useless words,

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    ekaṁ atthapadaṁ śreyo yaṁ śottā upaśāṁmati ।।

    better is one useful word, hearing which one is brought to peace.

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    yo ca gāthāśataṁ bhāṣe anatthapadasāhitaṁ ।

    One may speak a thousand verses consisting of useless words,

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    ekaṁ dhamapadaṁ śreyo yaṁ śottā upaśāṁmati ।।

    better is one verse of Dhamma, hearing which one is brought to peace.

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    yo sahasraṁ sahasrāṇāṁ saṁggrāme mānuṣe jine ।

    One may conquer a thousand men a thousand times in a battle,

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    ekaṁ ca paṁñam āttānaṁ sa ve saṁggrāmamuttamo ।।

    but having conquered another, one’s self, one would surely be supreme in battle.

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    māse māse sahasreṇa yo yajeya śataṁ samā ।

    One might give alms impartially with a thousand coins of money month by month for a hundred years;

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    ekañ ca bhāvitāttānaṁ muhuttam api pūjaye ।

    and one might worship someone with developed self for a second—

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    sā eva pūjanā śreyo yac cha vaśśaśataṁ hutaṁ ।।

    that worship is surely better than the hundred-year sacrifice.

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    yo ca vaśśaśataṁ jantū aggiṁ paricare vane ।

    One person might care for the fire in the woods for a hundred years;

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    ekañ ca bhāvitāttānaṁ muhuttam api pūjaye ।

    and one might worship someone with developed self for a second—

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    sā eva pūjanā śreyo yac cha vaśśaśataṁ hutaṁ ।।

    that worship is surely better than the hundred-year sacrifice.

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    yaṁ kiñci yaṣṭaṁ va hutaṁ va loke saṁvatsaraṁ yajate puṁñapekhī ।

    Whatever the alms or the sacrifice in the world the one seeking merit may give for a year,

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    sabbaṁ pi taṁ na catubbhāgam eti abhivādanā ujjugatesu śreyo ।।

    all that comes not to a quarter of the merit—better is the worship of the upright.

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    māse māse sahasreṇa yo yajeya śataṁ samā ।

    One might give alms impartially with a thousand coins of money month by month for a hundred years;

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    na taṁ buddhe prasādassa kalām agghati ṣoḍaśiṁ ।।

    but that is not worth a sixteenth part of having confidence in the Buddha.

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    māse māse sahasreṇa yo yajeya śataṁ samā ।

    One might give alms impartially with a thousand coins of money month by month for a hundred years;

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    na taṁ dhamme prasādassa kalām agghati ṣoḍaśiṁ ।।

    but that is not worth a sixteenth part of having confidence in the Dhamma.

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    māse māse sahasreṇa yo yajeya śataṁ samā ।

    One might give alms impartially with a thousand coins of money month by month for a hundred years;

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    na taṁ saṁghe prasādassa kalām agghati ṣoḍaśiṁ ।।

    but that is not worth a sixteenth part of having confidence in the Saṅgha.

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    māse māse sahasreṇa yo yajeya śataṁ samā ।

    One might give alms impartially with a thousand coins of money month by month for a hundred years;

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    na taṁ sākhātadhaṁmāṇāṁ kalām agghati ṣoḍaśiṁ ।।

    but that is not worth a sixteenth part of those who have mastered Dhamma.

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    māse māse kuśāggreṇa bālo bhuñjeya bhojanaṁ ।

    From month to month the fool may eat food with the tip of kusa grass,

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    na taṁ buddhe prasādassa kalām agghati ṣoḍaśiṁ ।।

    but that is not worth a sixteenth part of having confidence in the Buddha.

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    māse māse kuśāggreṇa bālo bhuñjeya bhojanaṁ ।

    From month to month the fool may eat food with the tip of kusa grass,

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    na taṁ dhamme prasādassa kalām agghati ṣoḍaśiṁ ।।

    but that is not worth a sixteenth part of having confidence in the Dhamma.

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    māse māse kuśāggreṇa bālo bhuñjeya bhojanaṁ ।

    From month to month the fool may eat food with the tip of kusa grass,

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    na taṁ saṁghe prasādassa kalām agghati ṣoḍaśiṁ ।।

    but that is not worth a sixteenth part of having confidence in the Saṅgha.

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    māse māse kuśāggreṇa bālo bhuñjeya bhojanaṁ ।

    From month to month the fool may eat food with the tip of kusa grass,

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    na taṁ sākkhātadhaṁmāṇāṁ kalām agghati ṣoḍaśiṁ ।।

    but that is not worth a sixteenth part of those who have mastered Dhamma.

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    yo ca vaśśaśataṁ jīve duśśīlo asamāhito ।

    One might live for a hundred years, unvirtuous and uncomposed,

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    ekāhaṁ jīvitaṁ śreyo śīlavantassa jhāyato ।।

    but a life of one day is better, for one with virtue and meditation.

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    yo ca vaśśaśataṁ jīve dupraṁño asamāhito ।

    One might live for a hundred years, lacking in wisdom and uncomposed,

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    ekāhaṁ jīvitaṁ śreyo praṁñavantassa jhāyato ।।

    but a life of one day is better, for one endowed with wisdom and meditation.

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    yo ca vaśśaśataṁ jīve kusīdo hīnavīriyo ।

    One might live for a hundred years, indolent, with less energy,

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    ekāhaṁ jīvitaṁ śreyo vīryyam ārabhato dṛḍaṁ ।।

    but a life of one day is better, for one with energy set up and firm.

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    yo ca vaśśaśataṁ jīve apaśśaṁ udayavyayaṁ ।

    One might live for a hundred years, without seeing rise and fall,

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    ekāhaṁ jīvitaṁ śreyo paśśato udayavyayaṁ ।।

    but a life of one day is better, for the one seeing rise and fall.

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    yo ca vaśśaśataṁ jīve apaśśaṁ dhammam uttamaṁ ।

    One might live for a hundred years, without seeing the supreme state,

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    ekā ’haṁ jīvitaṁ śreyo paśśato dhammam uttamaṁ ।।

    but a life of one day is better, for one seeing the supreme state.

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    yo ca vaśśasataṁ jīve apaśśaṁ amataṁ padaṁ ।

    One might live for a hundred years, without seeing the deathless state,

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    ekā ’haṁ jīvitaṁ śreyo paśśato amataṁ padaṁ ।।

    but a life of one day is better, for one seeing the deathless state.

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    yo ca vaśśasataṁ jīve saddhaṁme apratiṣṭhito ।

    One might live for a hundred years, unestablished in the True Dhamma,

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    ekā ’haṁ jīvitaṁ śreyo sadhaṁmam iha vijānato ।।

    but a life of one day is better, for one who knows the True Dhamma.

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    yo ca vaśśasataṁ jīve aprāpya āsavakkhayaṁ ।

    One might live for a hundred years, having not attained the destruction of the pollutants,

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    ekā ’haṁ jīvitaṁ śreyo prāpyato āsavakkhayaṁ ।।

    but a life of one day is better, for one who has attained the destruction of the pollutants.

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    Sahasravarggaḥ

    The Chapter about the Thousands

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