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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