---
title: "The Dhammapada · Dhammapada"
author: "The Buddha"
translator: "Bhikkhu Sujato"
title_ru: "Дхаммапада"
author_ru: "Будда"
languages: [pi, en]
shelf: "Pali Canon"
section: 21 of 26
url: https://scriptura.si/works/pali-dhammapada/21/
cite: "The Buddha, tr. Bhikkhu Sujato, The Dhammapada · Dhammapada, section 21. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/pali-dhammapada/21/"
---

# The Dhammapada · Dhammapada

*The Buddha, tr. Bhikkhu Sujato*

Russian: Дхаммапада, Будда

The 423 verses of the Path of the Teaching, in twenty-six chapters: the pairs, vigilance, the mind, flowers, the fool, the wise, the brahmin.

> Pali: the Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka (Buddha Jayanti edition, 2500), from SuttaCentral’s bilara-data, dedicated to the public domain (CC0).

> English: Bhikkhu Sujato, from SuttaCentral’s bilara-data, dedicated to the public domain (CC0). Notes are not included.

> Rows follow the segment numbers the two texts share, gathered into paragraphs; verse keeps its lines.

## 21. Miscellaneous · Dhp 290–305

Source: https://scriptura.si/works/pali-dhammapada/21/ · cite a paragraph as https://scriptura.si/works/pali-dhammapada/21/#p-N

[¶0] Dhp 290

> Pali: Dhp 290 · Attanopubbakammavatthu

[¶1] If by giving up material happiness
one sees abundant happiness,
the attentive would give up material happiness,
seeing the abundant happiness.

> Pali: Mattāsukhapariccāgā,
passe ce vipulaṁ sukhaṁ;
Caje mattāsukhaṁ dhīro,
sampassaṁ vipulaṁ sukhaṁ.

[¶2] Dhp 291

> Pali: Dhp 291 · Kukkuṭaṇḍakhādikāvatthu

[¶3] Seeking their own happiness
by imposing suffering on others,
intimate with enmity,
they’re not freed from enmity.

> Pali: Paradukkhūpadhānena,
attano sukhamicchati;
Verasaṁsaggasaṁsaṭṭho,
verā so na parimuccati.

[¶4] Dhp 292

> Pali: Dhp 292 · Bhaddiyānaṁbhikkhūnaṁvatthu

[¶5] They dump what should be done,
and do what should not be done.
For the insolent and the negligent,
their defilements only grow.

> Pali: Yañhi kiccaṁ apaviddhaṁ,
akiccaṁ pana karīyati;
Unnaḷānaṁ pamattānaṁ,
tesaṁ vaḍḍhanti āsavā.

[¶6] Dhp 293

> Pali: Dhp 293

[¶7] Those that have properly undertaken
constant mindfulness of the body,
don’t cultivate what should not be done,
but always do what should be done.
Mindful and aware,
their defilements come to an end.

> Pali: Yesañca susamāraddhā,
niccaṁ kāyagatā sati;
Akiccaṁ te na sevanti,
kicce sātaccakārino;
Satānaṁ sampajānānaṁ,
atthaṁ gacchanti āsavā.

[¶8] Dhp 294

> Pali: Dhp 294 · Lakuṇḍakabhaddiyavatthu

[¶9] Having slain mother and father,
and two aristocratic kings,
and having wiped out <j>the kingdom with its tax collector,
the brahmin walks on untroubled.

> Pali: Mātaraṁ pitaraṁ hantvā,
rājāno dve ca khattiye;
Raṭṭhaṁ sānucaraṁ hantvā,
anīgho yāti brāhmaṇo.

[¶10] Dhp 295

> Pali: Dhp 295

[¶11] Having slain mother and father,
and two prosperous kings,
and a tiger as the fifth,
the brahmin walks on untroubled.

> Pali: Mātaraṁ pitaraṁ hantvā,
rājāno dve ca sotthiye;
Veyagghapañcamaṁ hantvā,
anīgho yāti brāhmaṇo.

[¶12] Dhp 296

> Pali: Dhp 296 · Dārusākaṭikaputtavatthu

[¶13] The disciples of Gotama
always wake up refreshed,
who day and night
constantly recollect the Buddha.

> Pali: Suppabuddhaṁ pabujjhanti,
sadā gotamasāvakā;
Yesaṁ divā ca ratto ca,
niccaṁ buddhagatā sati.

[¶14] Dhp 297

> Pali: Dhp 297

[¶15] The disciples of Gotama
always wake up refreshed,
who day and night
constantly recollect the teaching.

> Pali: Suppabuddhaṁ pabujjhanti,
sadā gotamasāvakā;
Yesaṁ divā ca ratto ca,
niccaṁ dhammagatā sati.

[¶16] Dhp 298

> Pali: Dhp 298

[¶17] The disciples of Gotama
always wake up refreshed,
who day and night
constantly recollect the Saṅgha.

> Pali: Suppabuddhaṁ pabujjhanti,
sadā gotamasāvakā;
Yesaṁ divā ca ratto ca,
niccaṁ saṅghagatā sati.

[¶18] Dhp 299

> Pali: Dhp 299

[¶19] The disciples of Gotama
always wake up refreshed,
who day and night
are constantly mindful of the body.

> Pali: Suppabuddhaṁ pabujjhanti,
sadā gotamasāvakā;
Yesaṁ divā ca ratto ca,
niccaṁ kāyagatā sati.

[¶20] Dhp 300

> Pali: Dhp 300

[¶21] The disciples of Gotama
always wake up refreshed,
whose minds day and night
delight in harmlessness.

> Pali: Suppabuddhaṁ pabujjhanti,
sadā gotamasāvakā;
Yesaṁ divā ca ratto ca,
ahiṁsāya rato mano.

[¶22] Dhp 301

> Pali: Dhp 301

[¶23] The disciples of Gotama
always wake up refreshed,
whose minds day and night
delight in meditation.

> Pali: Suppabuddhaṁ pabujjhanti,
sadā gotamasāvakā;
Yesaṁ divā ca ratto ca,
bhāvanāya rato mano.

[¶24] Dhp 302

> Pali: Dhp 302 · Vajjiputtakabhikkhuvatthu

[¶25] Going forth is hard, it’s hard to be happy;
life at home is hard too, and painful,
it’s painful to stay when you’ve nothing in common.
A traveler is a prey to pain,
so don’t be a traveler,
don’t be prey to pain.

> Pali: Duppabbajjaṁ durabhiramaṁ,
Durāvāsā gharā dukhā;
Dukkhosamānasaṁvāso,
Dukkhānupatitaddhagū;
Tasmā na caddhagū siyā,
Na ca dukkhānupatito siyā.

[¶26] Dhp 303

> Pali: Dhp 303 · Cittagahapativatthu

[¶27] One who is faithful, accomplished in ethics,
blessed with fame and wealth,
is honored in whatever place
they frequent.

> Pali: Saddho sīlena sampanno,
yasobhogasamappito;
Yaṁ yaṁ padesaṁ bhajati,
tattha tattheva pūjito.

[¶28] Dhp 304

> Pali: Dhp 304 · Cūḷasubhaddāvatthu

[¶29] The good shine from afar,
like the Himalayan peaks,
but the wicked are not seen,
like arrows scattered in the night.

> Pali: Dūre santo pakāsenti,
himavantova pabbato;
Asantettha na dissanti,
rattiṁ khittā yathā sarā.

[¶30] Dhp 305

> Pali: Dhp 305 · Ekavihārittheravatthu

[¶31] Sitting alone, sleeping alone,
tirelessly wandering alone;
one who tames themselves alone
would delight within a forest.

> Pali: Ekāsanaṁ ekaseyyaṁ,
eko caramatandito;
Eko damayamattānaṁ,
vanante ramito siyā.

[¶32] > Pali: Pakiṇṇakavaggo ekavīsatimo.