The World

Don’t resort to lowly things, don’t abide in negligence, don’t resort to wrong views, don’t perpetuate the world.

Hīnaṁ dhammaṁ na seveyya, pamādena na saṁvase; Micchādiṭṭhiṁ na seveyya, na siyā lokavaḍḍhano.

Don’t resort to lowly things, Hīnaṁ dhammaṁ na seveyya, don’t abide in negligence, pamādena na saṁvase; don’t resort to wrong views, Micchādiṭṭhiṁ na seveyya, don’t perpetuate the world. na siyā lokavaḍḍhano.

Get up, don’t be heedless, live by principle, with good conduct. For one of good conduct sleeps at ease, in this world and the next.

Uttiṭṭhe nappamajjeyya, dhammaṁ sucaritaṁ care; Dhammacārī sukhaṁ seti, asmiṁ loke paramhi ca.

Get up, don’t be heedless, Uttiṭṭhe nappamajjeyya, live by principle, with good conduct. dhammaṁ sucaritaṁ care; For one of good conduct sleeps at ease, Dhammacārī sukhaṁ seti, in this world and the next. asmiṁ loke paramhi ca.

Live by principle, with good conduct, don’t conduct yourself badly. For one of good conduct sleeps at ease, in this world and the next.

Dhammaṁ care sucaritaṁ, na naṁ duccaritaṁ care; Dhammacārī sukhaṁ seti, asmiṁ loke paramhi ca.

Live by principle, with good conduct, Dhammaṁ care sucaritaṁ, don’t conduct yourself badly. na naṁ duccaritaṁ care; For one of good conduct sleeps at ease, Dhammacārī sukhaṁ seti, in this world and the next. asmiṁ loke paramhi ca.

Look upon the world as a bubble or a mirage, then the King of Death won’t see you.

Yathā pubbuḷakaṁ passe,*pubbuḷakaṁ → bubbulakaṁ (bj, pts2ed); bubbuḷakaṁ (pts1ed) yathā passe marīcikaṁ; Evaṁ lokaṁ avekkhantaṁ, maccurājā na passati.

Look upon the world Yathā pubbuḷakaṁ passe,*pubbuḷakaṁ → bubbulakaṁ (bj, pts2ed); bubbuḷakaṁ (pts1ed)as a bubble yathā passe marīcikaṁ; or a mirage, Evaṁ lokaṁ avekkhantaṁ, then the King of Death won’t see you. maccurājā na passati.

Come, see this world decked out like a fancy royal chariot. Here fools founder, but the discerning are not chained.

Etha passathimaṁ lokaṁ, cittaṁ rājarathūpamaṁ; Yattha bālā visīdanti, natthi saṅgo vijānataṁ.

Come, see this world decked out Etha passathimaṁ lokaṁ, like a fancy royal chariot. cittaṁ rājarathūpamaṁ; Here fools founder, Yattha bālā visīdanti, but the discerning are not chained. natthi saṅgo vijānataṁ.

He who once was heedless, but turned to heedfulness, lights up the world like the moon freed from clouds.

Yo ca pubbe pamajjitvā, pacchā so nappamajjati; Somaṁ lokaṁ pabhāseti, abbhā muttova candimā.

He who once was heedless, Yo ca pubbe pamajjitvā, but turned to heedfulness, pacchā so nappamajjati; lights up the world Somaṁ lokaṁ pabhāseti, like the moon freed from clouds. abbhā muttova candimā.

Someone whose bad deed is supplanted by the good, lights up the world, like the moon freed from clouds.

Yassa pāpaṁ kataṁ kammaṁ, kusalena pidhīyati;*pidhīyati → pithīyati (bj, sya-all, pts2ed); piṭhīyati (pts1ed) Somaṁ lokaṁ pabhāseti, abbhā muttova candimā.

Someone whose bad deed Yassa pāpaṁ kataṁ kammaṁ, is supplanted by the good, kusalena pidhīyati;*pidhīyati → pithīyati (bj, sya-all, pts2ed); piṭhīyati (pts1ed)lights up the world, Somaṁ lokaṁ pabhāseti, like the moon freed from clouds. abbhā muttova candimā.

Blind is the world, few are those who clearly see. Only a handful go to heaven, like a bird freed from a net.

Andhabhūto ayaṁ loko,*Andhabhūto → andhībhūto (mr) tanukettha vipassati; Sakuṇo jālamuttova, appo saggāya gacchati.

Blind is the world, Andhabhūto ayaṁ loko,*Andhabhūto → andhībhūto (mr)few are those who clearly see. tanukettha vipassati; Only a handful go to heaven, Sakuṇo jālamuttova, like a bird freed from a net. appo saggāya gacchati.

Swans fly by the sun’s path, psychic sages fly through space. The attentive leave the world, having vanquished MāraMāraLa personificación del mal y la tentación. En los textos tempranos, tratado tanto como una deidad del reino de los sentidos como una metáfora.Ver en el glosario with his legions.

Haṁsādiccapathe yanti, ākāse yanti iddhiyā; Nīyanti dhīrā lokamhā, jetvā māraṁ savāhiniṁ.*savāhiniṁ → savāhanaṁ (sya-all, pts1ed, pts2ed, mr)

Swans fly by the sun’s path, Haṁsādiccapathe yanti, psychic sages fly through space. ākāse yanti iddhiyā; The attentive leave the world, Nīyanti dhīrā lokamhā, having vanquished MāraMāraLa personificación del mal y la tentación. En los textos tempranos, tratado tanto como una deidad del reino de los sentidos como una metáfora.Ver en el glosario with his legions. jetvā māraṁ savāhiniṁ.*savāhiniṁ → savāhanaṁ (sya-all, pts1ed, pts2ed, mr)

When a personage, spurning the hereafter, transgresses in just one thing— lying— there is no evil they would not do.

Ekaṁ dhammaṁ atītassa, musāvādissa jantuno; Vitiṇṇaparalokassa, natthi pāpaṁ akāriyaṁ.

When a personage, spurning the hereafter, Ekaṁ dhammaṁ atītassa, transgresses in just one thing—musāvādissa jantuno; lying—Vitiṇṇaparalokassa, there is no evil they would not do. natthi pāpaṁ akāriyaṁ.

The miserly don’t ascend to heaven, it takes a fool to not praise giving. The attentive celebrate giving, and so find happiness in the hereafter.

Na ve kadariyā devalokaṁ vajanti, Bālā have nappasaṁsanti dānaṁ; Dhīro ca dānaṁ anumodamāno, Teneva so hoti sukhī parattha.

The miserly don’t ascend to heaven, Na ve kadariyā devalokaṁ vajanti, it takes a fool to not praise giving. Bālā have nappasaṁsanti dānaṁ; The attentive celebrate giving, Dhīro ca dānaṁ anumodamāno, and so find happiness in the hereafter. Teneva so hoti sukhī parattha.

The fruit of stream-entry is better than being the one king of the earth, than going to heaven, than lordship over all the world.

Pathabyā ekarajjena, saggassa gamanena vā; Sabbalokādhipaccena, sotāpattiphalaṁ varaṁ.

The fruit of stream-entry is better Pathabyā ekarajjena, than being the one king of the earth, saggassa gamanena vā; than going to heaven, Sabbalokādhipaccena, than lordship over all the world. sotāpattiphalaṁ varaṁ.