Dhammapada

Dandavagga ⧸ Punishment

  1. Sabbe tasanti daṇaḍassa sabbe bhāyanti maccun All
  2. Sabbe tasanti daṇaḍassa sabbesaṃ jīvitaṃ piya All
  3. Sukhakāmāni bhūtāni yodaṇḍena vihiṃsatWhoever takes a rod
  4. Sukhakāmāni bhūtāni yodaṇḍena na hiṃsatWhoever doesnt take a rod
  5. Mā voca pharusaṃ kañci vuttā paṭivadeyyu taSpeak harshly to no one,
  6. Sa ce neresi attānaṃ kaṃso upahato yathIf, like a flattened metal pot
  7. Yathā daṇḍena gopālo gā pāceti gocaraAs a cowherd with a rod
  8. Atha pāpāni kammāni karaṃ bālo na bujjhatWhen doing evil deeds,
  9. Yo daṇḍena adaṇḍesu appaduṭṭhesu dussat Whoever, with a rod,
  10. Vedanaṃ pharusaṃ jāniṃ sarīrassa ca bhedanaharsh pains, devastation, a broken body, grave illness,
  11. Rājato vā upassaggaṃ abbhakkhānaṃ va dāruṇatrouble with the government,
  12. Atha vāssa agārāni aggi ḍahati pāvakhouses burned down.
  13. Na naggacariyā na jaṭā na paṅkNeither nakedness nor matted hair
  14. Alaṅkato ce pi samaṃ careyyIf, though adorned, one lives in tune
  15. Hirīnisedho puriso koci lokasmiṃ vijjatWho in the world
  16. Asso yathā bhadro kasāniviṭiṭhLike a fine stallion
  17. Udakaṃ hi nayanti nettikā usukārā namayanti tejanaIrrigators guide the water.

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