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160. Dashaśrutaskandhasūtra
6th Dasha
They afflict others, causing them sorrow (soyanti). They also lament (jhuranti), make others weep (tippanti), inflict pain (pittei), and show distress (paritappanti). These wicked-souled ones, by causing suffering to others (dukkhaṇa) and by creating anguish (paritāpaṇa), become bound (baddha) and afflicted (parikileśāo) and remain non-restrained (appāḍiviriyā).
Meaning: Such a person is always ready for punishment. He metes out severe punishment even for minor offenses. He always resorts to punishment. He is harmful in this world and the next world. He, being a non-believer, distresses other living beings, causes them sorrow, makes them lament, makes them weep, inflicts pain on them, and creates distress in them. This person does not desist from causing suffering to others, creating sorrow, lamenting, making them weep, inflicting pain, showing distress, and from the afflictions in the form of bondage and violence.
Commentary: In this sūtra too, the author describes the behavior of the heartless non-believers mentioned earlier, such as the non-believers who are punitive, i.e., do not spare anyone without punishment. Regarding this, the commentator writes: "Such a person is punitive, i.e., he punishes with punishment, does not tolerate the committed offense." That is, he does not release (someone) without punishment for the committed offense. However, in the Ardhamāgadhī dictionary, the reading is "dāṇḍapāsi" (one who gives heavy punishment) or "dāṇḍapāśvin" (one who has a noose of punishment), which means "one who gives severe punishment even for a minor offense." Both these meanings are reasonable. The non-believer considers punishment as supreme and is ready to punish on every occasion. Although such persons are pleased with their own wickedness at that time, their unjust behavior becomes a source of suffering in this world and the next. When he behaves unjustly even with his own relatives, what to say about other living beings. They distress other living beings, cause them sorrow, make their bodies decay, make them weep, inflict pain, and create distress. They never desist from these activities. Their soul is always engaged in harming other living beings.