Dhammatthavagga ⧸ Gāthā 257
Asāhasena dhammena samena nayatī pare
Dhammassa gutto medhāvī dhammaṭṭho ti pavuccati
Dhammassa gutto medhāvī dhammaṭṭho ti pavuccati
Click any Pāli word for an inline definition.
The Just ⧸ Verse 257
The wise man who decides not arbitrarily but in accordance with the law is one who safeguards the law; he is to be called one who abides by the law (dhammattho).
English translation by Daw Mya Tin. Edited by Editorial Committee, Burma Tipitaka Association Rangoon, Burma, 1986. For free distribution only, as a gift of dhamma.
This project is open source and available on GitHub.