Dhp 209
Dhp 209 · Tayojanapabbajitavatthu
Applying yourself where you ought not,neglecting what you should be doing,forgetting your goal, you cling to what you hold dear,jealous of those devoted to their heart’s goal.
Ayoge yuñjamattānaṁ,yogasmiñca ayojayaṁ;Atthaṁ hitvā piyaggāhī,pihetattānuyoginaṁ.
Don’t ever get too closeto those you like or dislike.For not seeing the liked is suffering,and so is seeing the disliked.
Mā piyehi samāgañchi,appiyehi kudācanaṁ;Piyānaṁ adassanaṁ dukkhaṁ,appiyānañca dassanaṁ.
Therefore don’t hold anything dear,for it’s bad to lose those you love.No ties are found in they whohold nothing loved or loathed.
Tasmā piyaṁ na kayirātha,piyāpāyo hi pāpako;Ganthā tesaṁ na vijjanti,yesaṁ natthi piyāppiyaṁ.
Dhp 212
Dhp 212 · Aññatarakuṭumbikavatthu
Sorrow springs from what we hold dear,fear springs from what we hold dear;one free from holding anything dearhas no sorrow, let alone fear.
Piyato jāyatī soko,piyato jāyatī bhayaṁ;Piyato vippamuttassa,natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ.
Dhp 213
Dhp 213 · Visākhāvatthu
Sorrow springs from attachment,fear springs from attachment;one free from attachmenthas no sorrow, let alone fear.
Pemato jāyatī soko,pemato jāyatī bhayaṁ;Pemato vippamuttassa,natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ.
Dhp 214
Dhp 214 · Licchavīvatthu
Sorrow springs from relishing,fear springs from relishing;one free from relishinghas no sorrow, let alone fear.
Ratiyā jāyatī soko,ratiyā jāyatī bhayaṁ;Ratiyā vippamuttassa,natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ.
Dhp 215
Dhp 215 · Anitthigandhakumāravatthu
Sorrow springs from desire,fear springs from desire;one free from desirehas no sorrow, let alone fear.
Kāmato jāyatī soko,kāmato jāyatī bhayaṁ;Kāmato vippamuttassa,natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ.
Dhp 216
Dhp 216 · Aññatarabrāhmaṇavatthu
Sorrow springs from craving,fear springs from craving;one free from cravinghas no sorrow, let alone fear.
Taṇhāya jāyatī soko,taṇhāya jāyatī bhayaṁ;Taṇhāya vippamuttassa,natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ.
Dhp 217
Dhp 217 · Pañcasatadārakavatthu
One accomplished in virtue and vision,firmly principled, and truthful,doing oneself what ought be done:that’s who the people love.
Sīladassanasampannaṁ,dhammaṭṭhaṁ saccavedinaṁ;Attano kamma kubbānaṁ,taṁ jano kurute piyaṁ.
Dhp 218
Dhp 218 · Ekaanāgāmittheravatthu
One eager to realize the ineffablewould be filled with awareness.Their mind not bound to pleasures of sense,they’re said to be heading upstream.
Chandajāto anakkhāte,Manasā ca phuṭo siyā;Kāmesu ca appaṭibaddhacitto,Uddhaṁsototi vuccati.
Dhp 219
Dhp 219 · Nandiyavatthu
When a man returns safelyafter a long time spent abroad,family, friends, and loved onescelebrate his return.
Cirappavāsiṁ purisaṁ,dūrato sotthimāgataṁ;Ñātimittā suhajjā ca,abhinandanti āgataṁ.
Just so, when one who has done goodgoes from this world to the next,their good deeds receive them there,as family welcomes home one they love.
Tatheva katapuññampi,asmā lokā paraṁ gataṁ;Puññāni paṭigaṇhanti,piyaṁ ñātīva āgataṁ.
Piyavaggo soḷasamo.