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MAHẦVAGGA.
6. To Måra thus speaking Bhagavat said this : O thou friend of the indolent, thou wicked one, for what purpose hast thou come here? (429)
7. Even the least good work is of no use to me; and what good works are required, Mâra ought to tell.
(430) 8. I have faith and power, and understanding is found in me; while thus exerting myself, why do you ask me to live??
(431) 9. *This (burning) wind will dry up even the currents of the rivers; should it not by degrees dry up my blood, while I am exerting myself? (432)
10. While the blood is drying up, the bile and the phlegm are dried up; while the flesh is wasting away, the mind gets more tranquil, and my attention, understanding, and meditation get more steadfast 2
(433) 11. 'While I am living thus, after having felt the extreme sensations, my mind does not look for sensual pleasures; behold a being's purity. (434)
12. ‘Lust thy first army is called, discontent thy second, thy third is called hunger and thirst, thy fourth desire
(435) 13. “Thy fifth is called sloth and drowsiness, thy sixth cowardice, thy seventh doubt, thy eighth hypocrisy and stupor,
(436) 14. Gain, fame, honour, and what celebrity has
1 Evam mam pahitattam pi
Kim gîvam anupukkhasi. ? Lohite sussamânamhi
Pittam semhañ ka sussati, Mamsesu khîyamânesu Bhiyyo kittam pasîdati Bhiyyo sati ka paññâ ka Samadhi mama titthati.
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| SR No. | 007674 |
| Book Title | Dhammapada |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Max Muller |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1881 |
| Total Pages | 2540 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 45 MB |