Pairs

Manopubbaṅgamā dhammā,manoseṭṭhā manomayā;Manasā ce pasannena,bhāsati vā karoti vā;Tato naṁ sukhamanveti,chāyāva anapāyinī.

मनोपुब्बङ्गमा धम्मा,मनोसेट्ठा मनोमया ।मनसा चे पसन्नेन,भासति वा करोति वा ।ततो नं सुखमन्वेति,छायाव अनपायिनी ॥

Intention is the leader of things; intention is first, they’re made by intention. If with pure intent you speak or act, happiness follows you like a shadow that never leaves.

Akkocchi maṁ avadhi maṁ,ajini maṁ ahāsi me;Ye ca taṁ upanayhanti,veraṁ tesaṁ na sammati.

अक्कोच्छि मं अवधि मं,अजिनि मं अहासि मे ।ये च तं उपनय्हन्ति,वेरं तेसं न सम्मति ॥

“They abused me, they hit me! They beat me, they robbed me!” For those who bear such a grudge, hatred is never laid to rest.

Akkocchi maṁ avadhi maṁ,ajini maṁ ahāsi me;Ye ca taṁ nupanayhanti,veraṁ tesūpasammati.

अक्कोच्छि मं अवधि मं,अजिनि मं अहासि मे ।ये च तं नुपनय्हन्ति,वेरं तेसूपसम्मति ॥

“They abused me, they hit me! They beat me, they robbed me!” For those who bear no such grudge, hatred is laid to rest.

Pare ca na vijānanti,mayamettha yamāmase;Ye ca tattha vijānanti,tato sammanti medhagā.

परे च न विजानन्ति,मयमेत्थ यमामसे ।ये च तत्थ विजानन्ति,ततो सम्मन्ति मेधगा ॥

When others do not understand, let us, who do understand this, restrain ourselves in this regard; for that is how conflicts are laid to rest.

Subhānupassiṁ viharantaṁ,indriyesu asaṁvutaṁ;Bhojanamhi cāmattaññuṁ,kusītaṁ hīnavīriyaṁ;Taṁ ve pasahati māro,vāto rukkhaṁva dubbalaṁ.

सुभानुपस्सिं विहरन्तं,इन्द्रियेसु असंवुतं ।भोजनम्हि चामत्तञ्ञुं,कुसीतं हीनवीरियं ।तं वे पसहति मारो,वातो रुक्खंव दुब्बलं ॥

Those who contemplate the beautiful, their faculties unrestrained, immoderate in eating, lazy, lacking energy: Māra strikes them down like the wind, a feeble tree.

Asubhānupassiṁ viharantaṁ,Indriyesu susaṁvutaṁ;Bhojanamhi ca mattaññuṁ,Saddhaṁ āraddhavīriyaṁ;Taṁ ve nappasahati māro,Vāto selaṁva pabbataṁ.

असुभानुपस्सिं विहरन्तं,इन्द्रियेसु सुसंवुतं ।भोजनम्हि च मत्तञ्ञुं,सद्धं आरद्धवीरियं ।तं वे नप्पसहति मारो,वातो सेलंव पब्बतं ॥

Those who contemplate the ugly, their faculties well-restrained, eating in moderation, faithful and energetic: Māra cannot strike them down, like the wind, a rocky mountain.

Anikkasāvo kāsāvaṁ,yo vatthaṁ paridahissati;Apeto damasaccena,na so kāsāvamarahati.

अनिक्कसावो कासावं,यो वत्थं परिदहिस्सति ।अपेतो दमसच्चेन,न सो कासावमरहति ॥

One who, not free of stains themselves, would wear the robe stained in ocher, bereft of self-control and truth: they are not worthy of the ocher robe.

Yo ca vantakasāvassa,sīlesu susamāhito;Upeto damasaccena,sa ve kāsāvamarahati.

यो च वन्तकसावस्स,सीलेसु सुसमाहितो ।उपेतो दमसच्चेन,स वे कासावमरहति ॥

One who’s purged all their stains, steady in ethics, possessed of self-control and of truth, they are truly worthy of the ocher robe.

Asāre sāramatino,sāre cāsāradassino;Te sāraṁ nādhigacchanti,micchāsaṅkappagocarā.

असारे सारमतिनो,सारे चासारदस्सिनो ।ते सारं नाधिगच्छन्ति,मिच्छासङ्कप्पगोचरा ॥

Thinking the inessential is essential, seeing the essential as inessential; they don’t realize the essential, for wrong thoughts are their habitat.

Sārañca sārato ñatvā,asārañca asārato;Te sāraṁ adhigacchanti,sammāsaṅkappagocarā.

सारञ्च सारतो ञत्वा,असारञ्च असारतो ।ते सारं अधिगच्छन्ति,सम्मासङ्कप्पगोचरा ॥

Having known the essential as essential, and the inessential as inessential; they realize the essential, for right thoughts are their habitat.

Yathā agāraṁ ducchannaṁ,vuṭṭhī samativijjhati;Evaṁ abhāvitaṁ cittaṁ,rāgo samativijjhati.

यथा अगारं दुच्छन्नं,वुट्ठी समतिविज्झति ।एवं अभावितं चित्तं,रागो समतिविज्झति ॥

Just as rain seeps into a poorly roofed house, lust seeps into an undeveloped mind.

Yathā agāraṁ suchannaṁ,vuṭṭhī na samativijjhati;Evaṁ subhāvitaṁ cittaṁ,rāgo na samativijjhati.

यथा अगारं सुछन्नं,वुट्ठी न समतिविज्झति ।एवं सुभावितं चित्तं,रागो न समतिविज्झति ॥

Just as rain doesn’t seep into a well roofed house, lust doesn’t seep into a well developed mind.

Idha socati pecca socati,Pāpakārī ubhayattha socati;So socati so vihaññati,Disvā kammakiliṭṭhamattano.

इध सोचति पेच्च सोचति,पापकारी उभयत्थ सोचति ।सो सोचति सो विहञ्ञति,दिस्वा कम्मकिलिट्ठमत्तनो ॥

Here they grieve, hereafter they grieve, an evildoer grieves in both places. They grieve and fret, seeing their own corrupt deeds.

Idha modati pecca modati,Katapuñño ubhayattha modati;So modati so pamodati,Disvā kammavisuddhimattano.

इध मोदति पेच्च मोदति,कतपुञ्ञो उभयत्थ मोदति ।सो मोदति सो पमोदति,दिस्वा कम्मविसुद्धिमत्तनो ॥

Here they rejoice, hereafter they rejoice, one who does good rejoices in both places. They rejoice and celebrate, seeing their own pure deeds.

Idha tappati pecca tappati,Pāpakārī ubhayattha tappati;“Pāpaṁ me katan”ti tappati,Bhiyyo tappati duggatiṁ gato.

इध तप्पति पेच्च तप्पति,पापकारी उभयत्थ तप्पति ।“पापं मे कतन्”ति तप्पति,भिय्यो तप्पति दुग्गतिं गतो ॥

Here they’re tormented, hereafter they’re tormented, an evildoer is tormented in both places. They’re tormented thinking of bad things they’ve done; when gone to a bad place, they’re tormented all the more.

Idha nandati pecca nandati,Katapuñño ubhayattha nandati;“Puññaṁ me katan”ti nandati,Bhiyyo nandati suggatiṁ gato.

इध नन्दति पेच्च नन्दति,कतपुञ्ञो उभयत्थ नन्दति ।“पुञ्ञं मे कतन्”ति नन्दति,भिय्यो नन्दति सुग्गतिं गतो ॥

Here they delight, hereafter they delight, one who does good delights in both places. They delight thinking of good things they’ve done; when gone to a good place, they delight all the more.

Appampi ce saṁhita bhāsamāno,Dhammassa hoti anudhammacārī;Rāgañca dosañca pahāya mohaṁ,Sammappajāno suvimuttacitto;Anupādiyāno idha vā huraṁ vā,Sa bhāgavā sāmaññassa hoti.Yamakavaggo paṭhamo.

अप्पम्पि चे संहित भासमानो,धम्मस्स होति अनुधम्मचारी ।रागञ्च दोसञ्च पहाय मोहं,सम्मप्पजानो सुविमुत्तचित्तो ।अनुपादियानो इध वा हुरं वा,स भागवा सामञ्ञस्स होति ॥यमकवग्गो पठमो ॥

Little though they may recite scripture, if they live in line with the teaching, having given up greed, hate, and delusion, with deep understanding and heart well freed, not grasping to this life or the next, they share in the blessings of the ascetic life.