{"id":"snp4.15","title":"Taking Up Arms","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"snp4.15","title":"Taking Up Arms","units":[{"id":"snp4.15:0","sourceIds":["snp4.15:0.1","snp4.15:0.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sutta Nipāta 4.15\nAttadaṇḍasutta","en":"Anthology of Discourses 4.15\nTaking Up Arms"}},{"id":"snp4.15:1","sourceIds":["snp4.15:1.1","snp4.15:1.2","snp4.15:1.3","snp4.15:1.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Attadaṇḍā bhayaṁ jātaṁ,\njanaṁ passatha medhagaṁ;\nSaṁvegaṁ kittayissāmi,\nyathā saṁvijitaṁ mayā.","en":"Peril stems from those who take up arms—\njust look how people conflict!\nI shall extol how I came to be\nstirred with a sense of urgency."}},{"id":"snp4.15:2","sourceIds":["snp4.15:2.1","snp4.15:2.2","snp4.15:2.3","snp4.15:2.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Phandamānaṁ pajaṁ disvā,\nmacche appodake yathā;\nAññamaññehi byāruddhe,\ndisvā maṁ bhayamāvisi.","en":"I saw this population flounder,\nlike a fish in a little puddle.\nSeeing them at odds with each other,\nfear came upon me."}},{"id":"snp4.15:3","sourceIds":["snp4.15:3.1","snp4.15:3.2","snp4.15:3.3","snp4.15:3.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Samantamasāro loko,\ndisā sabbā sameritā;\nIcchaṁ bhavanamattano,\nnāddasāsiṁ anositaṁ.","en":"The world around was volatile,\nall directions were in turmoil.\nWanting a home for myself,\nI saw nowhere unsettled."}},{"id":"snp4.15:4","sourceIds":["snp4.15:4.1","snp4.15:4.2","snp4.15:4.3","snp4.15:4.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Osāne tveva byāruddhe,\nDisvā me aratī ahu;\nAthettha sallamaddakkhiṁ,\nDuddasaṁ hadayanissitaṁ.","en":"Yet even in their settlement they were at odds—\nseeing that, I grew uneasy.\nThen I saw a dart there,\nso hard to see, stuck in the heart."}},{"id":"snp4.15:5","sourceIds":["snp4.15:5.1","snp4.15:5.2","snp4.15:5.3","snp4.15:5.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yena sallena otiṇṇo,\ndisā sabbā vidhāvati;\nTameva sallamabbuyha,\nna dhāvati na sīdati.","en":"When struck by that dart,\nyou run around in all directions.\nBut when that same dart has been plucked out,\nyou neither run around nor sink down."}},{"id":"snp4.15:6","sourceIds":["snp4.15:6.1","snp4.15:6.2","snp4.15:6.3","snp4.15:6.4","snp4.15:6.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tattha sikkhānugīyanti,\nyāni loke gadhitāni;\nNa tesu pasuto siyā,\nnibbijjha sabbaso kāme;\nSikkhe nibbānamattano.","en":"(On that topic, the trainings are recited.)\nWhatever attachments there are in the world,\ndon’t pursue them.\nHaving pierced through sensual pleasures in every way,\ntrain yourself for extinguishment."}},{"id":"snp4.15:7","sourceIds":["snp4.15:7.1","snp4.15:7.2","snp4.15:7.3","snp4.15:7.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sacco siyā appagabbho,\namāyo rittapesuṇo;\nAkkodhano lobhapāpaṁ,\nvevicchaṁ vitare muni.","en":"Be truthful, not rude,\nfree of deceit, and rid of slander;\nwithout anger, a sage would cross over\nthe evils of greed and avarice."}},{"id":"snp4.15:8","sourceIds":["snp4.15:8.1","snp4.15:8.2","snp4.15:8.3","snp4.15:8.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Niddaṁ tandiṁ sahe thīnaṁ,\npamādena na saṁvase;\nAtimāne na tiṭṭheyya,\nnibbānamanaso naro.","en":"Prevail over sleepiness, sloth, and drowsiness,\ndon’t abide in negligence,\nA person intent on quenching\nwould not stand for arrogance."}},{"id":"snp4.15:9","sourceIds":["snp4.15:9.1","snp4.15:9.2","snp4.15:9.3","snp4.15:9.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Mosavajje na nīyetha,\nrūpe snehaṁ na kubbaye;\nMānañca parijāneyya,\nsāhasā virato care.","en":"Don’t be led into lying,\nor get caught up in affection for form.\nCompletely understand conceit,\nand desist from hasty conduct."}},{"id":"snp4.15:10","sourceIds":["snp4.15:10.1","snp4.15:10.2","snp4.15:10.3","snp4.15:10.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Purāṇaṁ nābhinandeyya,\nNave khantiṁ na kubbaye;\nHiyyamāne na soceyya,\nĀkāsaṁ na sito siyā.","en":"Don’t relish the old,\nor welcome the new.\nDon’t grieve for what is running out,\nor get attached to things that pull you in."}},{"id":"snp4.15:11","sourceIds":["snp4.15:11.1","snp4.15:11.2","snp4.15:11.3","snp4.15:11.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Gedhaṁ brūmi mahoghoti,\nĀjavaṁ brūmi jappanaṁ;\nĀrammaṇaṁ pakappanaṁ,\nKāmapaṅko duraccayo.","en":"Greed, I say, is the great flood,\nand longing is the current—\nthe basis, the compulsion,\nthe swamp of sensuality so hard to get past."}},{"id":"snp4.15:12","sourceIds":["snp4.15:12.1","snp4.15:12.2","snp4.15:12.3","snp4.15:12.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Saccā avokkamma muni,\nThale tiṭṭhati brāhmaṇo;\nSabbaṁ so paṭinissajja,\nSa ve santoti vuccati.","en":"The sage never strays from the truth;\nthe brahmin stands on solid ground.\nHaving given up everything,\nthey are said to be at peace."}},{"id":"snp4.15:13","sourceIds":["snp4.15:13.1","snp4.15:13.2","snp4.15:13.3","snp4.15:13.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sa ve vidvā sa vedagū,\nÑatvā dhammaṁ anissito;\nSammā so loke iriyāno,\nNa pihetīdha kassaci.","en":"They have truly known, they’re a knowledge master,\nunderstanding the teaching, they are independent.\nThey rightly proceed in the world,\nnot coveting anything here."}},{"id":"snp4.15:14","sourceIds":["snp4.15:14.1","snp4.15:14.2","snp4.15:14.3","snp4.15:14.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yodha kāme accatari,\nSaṅgaṁ loke duraccayaṁ;\nNa so socati nājjheti,\nChinnasoto abandhano.","en":"One who has crossed over sensuality here,\nthe chain in the world so hard to get past,\ngrieves not, nor hopes;\nthey’ve cut the strings, they’re no longer bound."}},{"id":"snp4.15:15","sourceIds":["snp4.15:15.1","snp4.15:15.2","snp4.15:15.3","snp4.15:15.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yaṁ pubbe taṁ visosehi,\nPacchā te māhu kiñcanaṁ;\nMajjhe ce no gahessasi,\nUpasanto carissasi.","en":"What came before, let wither away,\nand after, let there be nothing.\nIf you don’t grasp at the middle,\nyou will live at peace."}},{"id":"snp4.15:16","sourceIds":["snp4.15:16.1","snp4.15:16.2","snp4.15:16.3","snp4.15:16.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sabbaso nāmarūpasmiṁ,\nYassa natthi mamāyitaṁ;\nAsatā ca na socati,\nSa ve loke na jīyati.","en":"One who has no sense of ownership\nin the whole realm of name and form,\ndoes not grieve for that which is not,\nthey suffer no loss in the world."}},{"id":"snp4.15:17","sourceIds":["snp4.15:17.1","snp4.15:17.2","snp4.15:17.3","snp4.15:17.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yassa natthi idaṁ meti,\nParesaṁ vāpi kiñcanaṁ;\nMamattaṁ so asaṁvindaṁ,\nNatthi meti na socati.","en":"If you don’t think of anything\nas belonging to yourself or others,\nnot finding any possessiveness,\nyou won’t grieve, thinking “I don’t have it”."}},{"id":"snp4.15:18","sourceIds":["snp4.15:18.1","snp4.15:18.2","snp4.15:18.3","snp4.15:18.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Aniṭṭhurī ananugiddho,\nAnejo sabbadhī samo;\nTamānisaṁsaṁ pabrūmi,\nPucchito avikampinaṁ.","en":"Not bitter, not fawning,\nunstirred, everywhere even;\nwhen asked about one who is unwavering,\nI declare that that is the benefit."}},{"id":"snp4.15:19","sourceIds":["snp4.15:19.1","snp4.15:19.2","snp4.15:19.3","snp4.15:19.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Anejassa vijānato,\nNatthi kāci nisaṅkhati;\nVirato so viyārabbhā,\nKhemaṁ passati sabbadhi.","en":"For the unstirred who understand,\nthere’s no performance of deeds.\nDesisting from instigation,\nthey see sanctuary everywhere."}},{"id":"snp4.15:20","sourceIds":["snp4.15:20.1","snp4.15:20.2","snp4.15:20.3","snp4.15:20.4","snp4.15:20.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Na samesu na omesu,\nNa ussesu vadate muni;\nSanto so vītamaccharo,\nNādeti na nirassatī”ti.\nAttadaṇḍasuttaṁ pannarasamaṁ.","en":"A sage doesn’t speak of themselves as being\namong superiors, inferiors, or equals.\nPeaceful, rid of stinginess,\nthey are neither ditching nor taking up."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/snp4.15/en/sujato","licence":"CC0 1.0","licenceUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","editionNote":"Full supplied source file; inherited abbreviations are preserved. Not a reconstructed expansion of every repetition. No Malay or Mandarin translation is implied."}