Dhp 100
Dhp 100 · Tambadāṭhikacoraghātakavatthu
Better than a thousandmeaningless sayingsis a single meaningful saying,hearing which brings you peace.
Sahassamapi ce vācā,anatthapadasaṁhitā;Ekaṁ atthapadaṁ seyyo,yaṁ sutvā upasammati.
Dhp 101
Dhp 101 · Bāhiyadārucīriyattheravatthu
Better than a thousandmeaningless versesis a single meaningful verse,hearing which brings you peace.
Sahassamapi ce gāthā,anatthapadasaṁhitā;Ekaṁ gāthāpadaṁ seyyo,yaṁ sutvā upasammati.
Dhp 102
Dhp 102 · Kuṇḍalakesitherīvatthu
Better than recitinga hundred meaningless versesis a single saying of Dhamma,hearing which brings you peace.
Yo ca gāthā sataṁ bhāse,anatthapadasaṁhitā;Ekaṁ dhammapadaṁ seyyo,yaṁ sutvā upasammati.
The supreme conqueror isnot he who conquers a million men in battle,but he who conquers a single man:himself.
Yo sahassaṁ sahassena,saṅgāme mānuse jine;Ekañca jeyyamattānaṁ,sa ve saṅgāmajuttamo.
Dhp 104
Dhp 104 · Anatthapucchakabrāhmaṇavatthu
It is surely better to conquer oneselfthan all those other folk.When a person has tamed themselves,always living restrained,
Attā have jitaṁ seyyo,yā cāyaṁ itarā pajā;Attadantassa posassa,niccaṁ saññatacārino.
no god nor centaur,nor Māra nor divinity,can undo the victoryof such a personage.
Neva devo na gandhabbo,na māro saha brahmunā;Jitaṁ apajitaṁ kayirā,tathārūpassa jantuno.
Dhp 106
Dhp 106 · Sāriputtattherassa mātulabrāhmaṇavatthu
Rather than a thousandfold sacrifice,every month for a full century,it’s better to honor for a single hourone who has developed themselves.That offering is betterthan the hundred year sacrifice.
Māse māse sahassena,yo yajetha sataṁ samaṁ;Ekañca bhāvitattānaṁ,muhuttamapi pūjaye;Sāyeva pūjanā seyyo,yañce vassasataṁ hutaṁ.
Dhp 107
Dhp 107 · Sāriputtattherassa bhāgineyyavatthu
Rather than serve the sacred flamein the forest for a hundred years,it’s better to honor for a single houra personage who has developed themselves.That offering is betterthan the hundred year sacrifice.
Yo ca vassasataṁ jantu,aggiṁ paricare vane;Ekañca bhāvitattānaṁ,muhuttamapi pūjaye;Sāyeva pūjanā seyyo,yañce vassasataṁ hutaṁ.
Dhp 108
Dhp 108 · Sāriputtatherassa sahāyakabrāhmaṇavatthu
Whatever sacrifice or offering in the worlda seeker of merit may make for a year,none of it is worth a quarterof bowing to the sincere.
Yaṁ kiñci yiṭṭhaṁ va hutaṁ va loke,Saṁvaccharaṁ yajetha puññapekkho;Sabbampi taṁ na catubhāgameti,Abhivādanā ujjugatesu seyyo.
Dhp 109
Dhp 109 · Āyuvaḍḍhanakumāravatthu
For one in the habit of bowing,always honoring the elders,four blessings grow:lifespan, beauty, happiness, and strength.
Abhivādanasīlissa,niccaṁ vuḍḍhāpacāyino;Cattāro dhammā vaḍḍhanti,āyu vaṇṇo sukhaṁ balaṁ.
Dhp 110
Dhp 110 · Saṅkiccasāmaṇeravatthu
Better to live a single dayethical and absorbed in meditationthan to live a hundred yearsunethical and lacking immersion.
Yo ca vassasataṁ jīve,dussīlo asamāhito;Ekāhaṁ jīvitaṁ seyyo,sīlavantassa jhāyino.
Dhp 111
Dhp 111 · Khāṇukoṇḍaññattheravatthu
Better to live a single daywise and absorbed in meditationthan to live a hundred yearswitless and lacking immersion.
Yo ca vassasataṁ jīve,duppañño asamāhito;Ekāhaṁ jīvitaṁ seyyo,paññavantassa jhāyino.
Dhp 112
Dhp 112 · Sabbadāsattheravatthu
Better to live a single dayenergetic and strong,than to live a hundred yearslazy and lacking energy.
Yo ca vassasataṁ jīve,kusīto hīnavīriyo;Ekāhaṁ jīvitaṁ seyyo,vīriyamārabhato daḷhaṁ.
Dhp 113
Dhp 113 · Paṭācārātherīvatthu
Better to live a single dayseeing rise and fallthan to live a hundred yearsblind to rise and fall.
Yo ca vassasataṁ jīve,apassaṁ udayabbayaṁ;Ekāhaṁ jīvitaṁ seyyo,passato udayabbayaṁ.
Dhp 114
Dhp 114 · Kisāgotamīvatthu
Better to live a single dayseeing the state free of deaththan to live a hundred yearsblind to the state free of death.
Yo ca vassasataṁ jīve,apassaṁ amataṁ padaṁ;Ekāhaṁ jīvitaṁ seyyo,passato amataṁ padaṁ.
Dhp 115
Dhp 115 · Bahuputtikattherīvatthu
Better to live a single dayseeing the supreme teachingthan to live a hundred yearsblind to the supreme teaching.
Yo ca vassasataṁ jīve,apassaṁ dhammamuttamaṁ;Ekāhaṁ jīvitaṁ seyyo,passato dhammamuttamaṁ.
Sahassavaggo aṭṭhamo.