Dhp 221
Dhp 221 · Rohinīkhattiyakaññāvatthu
Give up anger, get rid of conceit,and escape every fetter.Sufferings don’t befall one who has nothing,not clinging to name and form.
Kodhaṁ jahe vippajaheyya mānaṁ,Saṁyojanaṁ sabbamatikkameyya;Taṁ nāmarūpasmimasajjamānaṁ,Akiñcanaṁ nānupatanti dukkhā.
Dhp 222
Dhp 222 · Aññatarabhikkhuvatthu
When anger surges like a lurching chariot,keep it in check.That’s what I call a charioteer;others just hold the reins.
Yo ve uppatitaṁ kodhaṁ,rathaṁ bhantaṁva vāraye;Tamahaṁ sārathiṁ brūmi,rasmiggāho itaro jano.
Dhp 223
Dhp 223 · Uttarāupāsikavatthu
Defeat anger with kindness,villainy with virtue,stinginess with giving,and lies with truth.
Akkodhena jine kodhaṁ,asādhuṁ sādhunā jine;Jine kadariyaṁ dānena,saccenālikavādinaṁ.
Dhp 224
Dhp 224 · Mahāmoggallānapañhavatthu
Speak the truth, do not be angry,and give when asked, if only a little.By these three means,you may enter the presence of the gods.
Saccaṁ bhaṇe na kujjheyya,dajjā appampi yācito;Etehi tīhi ṭhānehi,gacche devāna santike.
Dhp 225
Dhp 225 · Buddhapitubrāhmaṇavatthu
Those harmless sages,always restrained in body,go to the state that does not pass,where there is no sorrow.
Ahiṁsakā ye munayo,niccaṁ kāyena saṁvutā;Te yanti accutaṁ ṭhānaṁ,yattha gantvā na socare.
Dhp 226
Dhp 226 · Puṇṇadāsīvatthu
Always wakeful,practicing night and day,focused only on extinguishment,their defilements come to an end.
Sadā jāgaramānānaṁ,ahorattānusikkhinaṁ;Nibbānaṁ adhimuttānaṁ,atthaṁ gacchanti āsavā.
Dhp 227
Dhp 227 · Atulaupāsakavatthu
It’s always been this way, Atula,it’s not just today.They blame you when you’re silent,they blame you when you speak a lot,and even when you speak just right:no one in the world escapes blame.
Porāṇametaṁ atula,netaṁ ajjatanāmiva;Nindanti tuṇhimāsīnaṁ,nindanti bahubhāṇinaṁ;Mitabhāṇimpi nindanti,natthi loke anindito.
There never was, nor will be,nor is there today,someone who is wholly praisedor wholly blamed.
Na cāhu na ca bhavissati,na cetarahi vijjati;Ekantaṁ nindito poso,ekantaṁ vā pasaṁsito.
If, after watching them day in day out,discerning people praisethat sage of impeccable conduct,endowed with ethics and wisdom;
Yañce viññū pasaṁsanti,anuvicca suve suve;Acchiddavuttiṁ medhāviṁ,paññāsīlasamāhitaṁ.
like a pendant of Black Plum River gold,who is worthy to criticize them?Even the gods praise them,and by the Divinity, too, they’re praised.
Nikkhaṁ jambonadasseva,ko taṁ ninditumarahati;Devāpi naṁ pasaṁsanti,brahmunāpi pasaṁsito.
Dhp 231
Dhp 231 · Chabbaggiyavatthu
Guard against ill-tempered deeds,be restrained in body.Giving up bad bodily conduct,conduct yourself well in body.
Kāyappakopaṁ rakkheyya,kāyena saṁvuto siyā;Kāyaduccaritaṁ hitvā,kāyena sucaritaṁ care.
Guard against ill-tempered words,be restrained in speech.Giving up bad verbal conduct,conduct yourself well in speech.
Vacīpakopaṁ rakkheyya,vācāya saṁvuto siyā;Vacīduccaritaṁ hitvā,vācāya sucaritaṁ care.
Guard against ill-tempered thoughts,be restrained in mind.Giving up bad mental conduct,conduct yourself well in mind.
Manopakopaṁ rakkheyya,manasā saṁvuto siyā;Manoduccaritaṁ hitvā,manasā sucaritaṁ care.
An attentive one is restrained in bodyrestrained also in speech,in thought, too, they are restrained:they are restrained in every way.
Kāyena saṁvutā dhīrā,atho vācāya saṁvutā;Manasā saṁvutā dhīrā,te ve suparisaṁvutā.
Kodhavaggo sattarasamo.