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

# 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.

## 26. Brahmins · Dhp 383–422

Source: https://scriptura.si/works/pali-dhammapada/26/ · cite a paragraph as https://scriptura.si/works/pali-dhammapada/26/#p-N

[¶0] Dhp 383

> Pali: Dhp 383 · Pasādabahulabrāhmaṇavatthu

[¶1] Cut the stream, striving!
Cast aside sensual pleasures, brahmin.
Knowing the ending of conditions,
know the uncreated, brahmin.

> Pali: Chinda sotaṁ parakkamma,
kāme panuda brāhmaṇa;
Saṅkhārānaṁ khayaṁ ñatvā,
akataññūsi brāhmaṇa.

[¶2] Dhp 384

> Pali: Dhp 384 · Sambahulabhikkhuvatthu

[¶3] When a brahmin has gone beyond
dualistic phenomena,
then they consciously
make an end of all fetters.

> Pali: Yadā dvayesu dhammesu,
pāragū hoti brāhmaṇo;
Athassa sabbe saṁyogā,
atthaṁ gacchanti jānato.

[¶4] Dhp 385

> Pali: Dhp 385 · Māravatthu

[¶5] One for whom there is no crossing over
or crossing back, or crossing over and back;
stress-free, detached,
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Yassa pāraṁ apāraṁ vā,
pārāpāraṁ na vijjati;
Vītaddaraṁ visaṁyuttaṁ,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶6] Dhp 386

> Pali: Dhp 386 · Aññatarabrāhmaṇavatthu

[¶7] Absorbed, rid of hopes,
their task completed, without defilements,
arrived at the highest goal:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Jhāyiṁ virajamāsīnaṁ,
katakiccamanāsavaṁ;
Uttamatthamanuppattaṁ,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶8] Dhp 387

> Pali: Dhp 387 · Ānandattheravatthu

[¶9] The sun blazes by day,
the moon radiates at night,
the aristocrat shines in armor,
and the brahmin shines in absorption.
But all day and all night,
the Buddha blazes with glory.

> Pali: Divā tapati ādicco,
rattimābhāti candimā;
Sannaddho khattiyo tapati,
jhāyī tapati brāhmaṇo;
Atha sabbamahorattiṁ,
buddho tapati tejasā.

[¶10] Dhp 388

> Pali: Dhp 388 · Aññatarabrāhmaṇapabbajitavatthu

[¶11] A brahmin’s so-called <j>since they’ve banished evil,
an ascetic’s so-called <j>since they live a serene life.
One who has renounced all stains
is said to be a “renunciant”.

> Pali: Bāhitapāpoti brāhmaṇo,
Samacariyā samaṇoti vuccati;
Pabbājayamattano malaṁ,
Tasmā “pabbajito”ti vuccati.

[¶12] Dhp 389

> Pali: Dhp 389 · Sāriputtattheravatthu

[¶13] One should never strike a brahmin,
nor should a brahmin retaliate.
Woe to the one who hurts a brahmin,
and woe for the one who retaliates.

> Pali: Na brāhmaṇassa pahareyya,
nāssa muñcetha brāhmaṇo;
Dhī brāhmaṇassa hantāraṁ,
tato dhī yassa muñcati.

[¶14] Dhp 390

> Pali: Dhp 390

[¶15] Nothing is better for a brahmin
than to hold their mind back from attachment.
From wherever a cruel wish recoils,
right there suffering subsides.

> Pali: Na brāhmaṇassetadakiñci seyyo,
Yadā nisedho manaso piyehi;
Yato yato hiṁsamano nivattati,
Tato tato sammatimeva dukkhaṁ.

[¶16] Dhp 391

> Pali: Dhp 391 · Mahāpajāpatigotamīvatthu

[¶17] Who does nothing wrong
by body, speech or mind,
restrained in these three respects,
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Yassa kāyena vācāya,
manasā natthi dukkaṭaṁ;
Saṁvutaṁ tīhi ṭhānehi,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶18] Dhp 392

> Pali: Dhp 392 · Sāriputtattheravatthu

[¶19] You should graciously honor
the one from whom you learn the Dhamma
taught by the awakened Buddha,
as a brahmin honors the sacred flame.

> Pali: Yamhā dhammaṁ vijāneyya,
sammāsambuddhadesitaṁ;
Sakkaccaṁ taṁ namasseyya,
aggihuttaṁva brāhmaṇo.

[¶20] Dhp 393

> Pali: Dhp 393 · Jaṭilabrāhmaṇavatthu

[¶21] Not by matted hair or family,
or birth is one a brahmin.
Those who are truthful and principled:
they are pure, they are brahmins.

> Pali: Na jaṭāhi na gottena,
na jaccā hoti brāhmaṇo;
Yamhi saccañca dhammo ca,
so sucī so ca brāhmaṇo.

[¶22] Dhp 394

> Pali: Dhp 394 · Kuhakabrāhmaṇavatthu

[¶23] Why the matted hair, you simpleton,
and why the skin of deer?
The tangle is inside you,
yet you polish up your outsides.

> Pali: Kiṁ te jaṭāhi dummedha,
kiṁ te ajinasāṭiyā;
Abbhantaraṁ te gahanaṁ,
bāhiraṁ parimajjasi.

[¶24] Dhp 395

> Pali: Dhp 395 · Kisāgotamīvatthu

[¶25] A personage who wears robes of rags,
lean, their limbs showing veins,
meditating alone in the forest,
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Paṁsukūladharaṁ jantuṁ,
kisaṁ dhamanisanthataṁ;
Ekaṁ vanasmiṁ jhāyantaṁ,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶26] Dhp 396

> Pali: Dhp 396 · Ekabrāhmaṇavatthu

[¶27] I don’t call someone a brahmin
after the mother’s womb they’re born from.
If they still have attachments,
they’re just someone who says “worthy”.
Having nothing, taking nothing:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Na cāhaṁ brāhmaṇaṁ brūmi,
yonijaṁ mattisambhavaṁ;
Bhovādi nāma so hoti,
sace hoti sakiñcano;
Akiñcanaṁ anādānaṁ,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶28] Dhp 397

> Pali: Dhp 397 · Uggasenaseṭṭhiputtavatthu

[¶29] Having cut off all fetters
they have no anxiety.
They’ve slipped their chains and are detached:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Sabbasaṁyojanaṁ chetvā,
yo ve na paritassati;
Saṅgātigaṁ visaṁyuttaṁ,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶30] Dhp 398

> Pali: Dhp 398 · Dvebrāhmaṇavatthu

[¶31] They’ve cut the strap and harness,
the halter and bridle too,
with cross-bar lifted, they’re awakened:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Chetvā naddhiṁ varattañca,
sandānaṁ sahanukkamaṁ;
Ukkhittapalighaṁ buddhaṁ,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶32] Dhp 399

> Pali: Dhp 399 · Akkosakabhāradvājavatthu

[¶33] Abuse, killing, caging:
they endure these without anger.
Patience is their powerful army:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Akkosaṁ vadhabandhañca,
aduṭṭho yo titikkhati;
Khantībalaṁ balānīkaṁ,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶34] Dhp 400

> Pali: Dhp 400 · Sāriputtattheravatthu

[¶35] Not irritable or pretentious,
dutiful in precepts and observances,
tamed, bearing their final body:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Akkodhanaṁ vatavantaṁ,
sīlavantaṁ anussadaṁ;
Dantaṁ antimasārīraṁ,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶36] Dhp 401

> Pali: Dhp 401 · Uppalavaṇṇāttherīvatthu

[¶37] Like water from a lotus leaf,
like a mustard seed off the point of a pin,
sensual pleasures slip off them:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Vāri pokkharapatteva,
āraggeriva sāsapo;
Yo na limpati kāmesu,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶38] Dhp 402

> Pali: Dhp 402 · Aññatarabrāhmaṇavatthu

[¶39] They understand for themselves
the end of suffering in this life;
with burden put down, detached:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Yo dukkhassa pajānāti,
idheva khayamattano;
Pannabhāraṁ visaṁyuttaṁ,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶40] Dhp 403

> Pali: Dhp 403 · Khemābhikkhunīvatthu

[¶41] Deep in wisdom, intelligent,
expert in the path and what is not the path;
arrived at the highest goal:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Gambhīrapaññaṁ medhāviṁ,
maggāmaggassa kovidaṁ;
Uttamatthamanuppattaṁ,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶42] Dhp 404

> Pali: Dhp 404 · Pabbhāravāsitissattheravatthu

[¶43] Mixing with neither
householders nor the homeless;
a migrant with no bastion, few in wishes:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Asaṁsaṭṭhaṁ gahaṭṭhehi,
anāgārehi cūbhayaṁ;
Anokasārimappicchaṁ,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶44] Dhp 405

> Pali: Dhp 405 · Aññatarabhikkhuvatthu

[¶45] They’ve laid aside violence
against creatures firm and frail;
not killing or making others kill:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Nidhāya daṇḍaṁ bhūtesu,
tasesu thāvaresu ca;
Yo na hanti na ghāteti,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶46] Dhp 406

> Pali: Dhp 406 · Sāmaṇerānaṁvatthu

[¶47] Not fighting among those who fight,
quenched among those who have taken up arms,
not grasping among those who grasp:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Aviruddhaṁ viruddhesu,
attadaṇḍesu nibbutaṁ;
Sādānesu anādānaṁ,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶48] Dhp 407

> Pali: Dhp 407 · Mahāpanthakattheravatthu

[¶49] They’ve discarded greed and hate,
along with conceit and contempt,
like a mustard seed off the point of a pin:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Yassa rāgo ca doso ca,
māno makkho ca pātito;
Sāsaporiva āraggā,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶50] Dhp 408

> Pali: Dhp 408 · Pilindavacchattheravatthu

[¶51] The words they utter
are polished, informative, and true,
and don’t offend anyone:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Akakkasaṁ viññāpaniṁ,
giraṁ saccamudīraye;
Yāya nābhisaje kañci,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶52] Dhp 409

> Pali: Dhp 409 · Aññatarattheravatthu

[¶53] They don’t steal anything in the world,
long or short,
tiny or huge, beautiful or ugly:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Yodha dīghaṁ va rassaṁ vā,
aṇuṁ thūlaṁ subhāsubhaṁ;
Loke adinnaṁ nādiyati,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶54] Dhp 410

> Pali: Dhp 410 · Sāriputtattheravatthu

[¶55] They have no hope
in this world or the next;
with no need for hope, detached:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Āsā yassa na vijjanti,
asmiṁ loke paramhi ca;
Nirāsāsaṁ visaṁyuttaṁ,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶56] Dhp 411

> Pali: Dhp 411 · Mahāmoggallānattheravatthu

[¶57] They have no clinging,
knowledge has freed them of indecision,
they’ve arrived at the objective, freedom from death:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Yassālayā na vijjanti,
aññāya akathaṅkathī;
Amatogadhamanuppattaṁ,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶58] Dhp 412

> Pali: Dhp 412 · Revatattheravatthu

[¶59] They’ve escaped the chain
of both good and bad deeds;
sorrowless, stainless, pure:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Yodha puññañca pāpañca,
ubho saṅgamupaccagā;
Asokaṁ virajaṁ suddhaṁ,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶60] Dhp 413

> Pali: Dhp 413 · Candābhattheravatthu

[¶61] Pure as the spotless moon,
clear and unclouded,
they’ve ended relish for rebirth:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Candaṁva vimalaṁ suddhaṁ,
vippasannamanāvilaṁ;
Nandībhavaparikkhīṇaṁ,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶62] Dhp 414

> Pali: Dhp 414 · Sīvalittheravatthu

[¶63] They’ve got past this grueling swamp
of delusion, transmigration.
Meditating in stillness, free of indecision,
they have crossed over to the far shore.
They’re quenched by not grasping:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Yomaṁ palipathaṁ duggaṁ,
saṁsāraṁ mohamaccagā;
Tiṇṇo pāraṅgato jhāyī,
anejo akathaṅkathī;
Anupādāya nibbuto,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶64] Dhp 415

> Pali: Dhp 415 · Sundarasamuddattheravatthu

[¶65] They’ve given up sensual pleasures,
and have gone forth from lay life;
they’ve ended rebirth in the sensual realm:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Yodha kāme pahantvāna,
anāgāro paribbaje;
Kāmabhavaparikkhīṇaṁ,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶66] Dhp 416

> Pali: Dhp 416 · Jotikattheravatthu

[¶67] They’ve given up craving,
and have gone forth from lay life;
they’ve ended craving to be reborn:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Yodha taṇhaṁ pahantvāna,
anāgāro paribbaje;
Taṇhābhavaparikkhīṇaṁ,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶68] They’ve given up craving,
and have gone forth from lay life;
they’ve ended craving to be reborn:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Yodha taṇhaṁ pahantvāna,
anāgāro paribbaje;
Taṇhābhavaparikkhīṇaṁ,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶69] Dhp 417

> Pali: Dhp 417 · Naṭaputtakattheravatthu

[¶70] They’ve thrown off the human yoke,
and slipped out of the heavenly yoke;
unyoked from all yokes:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Hitvā mānusakaṁ yogaṁ,
dibbaṁ yogaṁ upaccagā;
Sabbayogavisaṁyuttaṁ,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶71] Dhp 418

> Pali: Dhp 418 · Naṭaputtakattheravatthu

[¶72] Giving up desire and discontent,
they’re cooled and free of attachments;
a hero, master of the whole world:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Hitvā ratiñca aratiñca,
sītibhūtaṁ nirūpadhiṁ;
Sabbalokābhibhuṁ vīraṁ,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶73] Dhp 419

> Pali: Dhp 419 · Vaṅgīsattheravatthu

[¶74] They know the passing away
and rebirth of all beings;
unattached, holy, awakened:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Cutiṁ yo vedi sattānaṁ,
upapattiñca sabbaso;
Asattaṁ sugataṁ buddhaṁ,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶75] Dhp 420

> Pali: Dhp 420

[¶76] Gods, centaurs, and humans
don’t know their destiny;
the perfected ones with defilements ended:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Yassa gatiṁ na jānanti,
devā gandhabbamānusā;
Khīṇāsavaṁ arahantaṁ,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶77] Dhp 421

> Pali: Dhp 421 · Dhammadinnāttherīvatthu

[¶78] They have nothing before or after,
or even in between.
Having nothing, taking nothing:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Yassa pure ca pacchā ca,
majjhe ca natthi kiñcanaṁ;
Akiñcanaṁ anādānaṁ,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.

[¶79] Dhp 422

> Pali: Dhp 422 · Aṅgulimālattheravatthu

[¶80] Captain of the herd, excellent hero,
great seer and victor;
unstirred, washed, awakened:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.

> Pali: Usabhaṁ pavaraṁ vīraṁ,
mahesiṁ vijitāvinaṁ;
Anejaṁ nhātakaṁ buddhaṁ,
tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.