1.1PTS 2.74“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, padhānāni.“Mendicants, there are these four efforts.1.2Katamāni cattāri?What four?1.3Saṁvarappadhānaṁ, pahānappadhānaṁ, bhāvanāppadhānaṁ, anurakkhaṇāppadhānaṁ.The efforts to restrain, to give up, to develop, and to preserve.

1.4Katamañca, bhikkhave, saṁvarappadhānaṁ?And what, mendicants, is the effort to restrain?1.5Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu anuppannānaṁ pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ anuppādāya chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati.It’s when you generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that bad, unskillful qualities don’t arise.1.6Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, saṁvarappadhānaṁ.This is called the effort to restrain.

2.1Katamañca, bhikkhave, pahānappadhānaṁ?And what, mendicants, is the effort to give up?2.2Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu uppannānaṁ pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati.It’s when you generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that bad, unskillful qualities are given up.2.3Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, pahānappadhānaṁ.This is called the effort to give up.

3.1Katamañca, bhikkhave, bhāvanāppadhānaṁ?And what, mendicants, is the effort to develop?3.2Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu anuppannānaṁ kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ uppādāya chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati.It’s when you generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that skillful qualities arise.3.3Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bhāvanāppadhānaṁ.This is called the effort to develop.

4.1Katamañca, bhikkhave, anurakkhaṇāppadhānaṁ?And what, mendicants, is the effort to preserve?4.2Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu uppannānaṁ kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ ṭhitiyā asammosāya bhiyyobhāvāya vepullāya bhāvanāya pāripūriyā chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati.It’s when you generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that skillful qualities that have arisen remain, are not lost, but increase, mature, and are fully developed.4.3Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, anurakkhaṇāppadhānaṁ.This is called the effort to preserve.

4.4Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri padhānānīti.These are the four efforts.

5.1Saṁvaro ca pahānañca,Restraint and giving up,5.2bhāvanā anurakkhaṇā;development and preservation:5.3Ete padhānā cattāro,these are the four efforts5.4desitādiccabandhunā;taught by the Kinsman of the Sun.5.5Yo hi bhikkhu idhātāpī,Any mendicant who keenly applies these5.6khayaṁ dukkhassa pāpuṇe”ti.may attain the ending of suffering.”

5.7Navamaṁ.