0.4Tambadāṭhikacoraghātakavatthu

1Sahassamapi ce vācā,Better than a thousand2anatthapadasaṁhitā;meaningless sayings3Ekaṁ atthapadaṁ seyyo,is a single meaningful saying,4yaṁ sutvā upasammati.hearing which brings you peace.

0Bāhiyadārucīriyattheravatthu

1Sahassamapi ce gāthā,Better than a thousand2anatthapadasaṁhitā;meaningless verses3Ekaṁ gāthāpadaṁ seyyo,is a single meaningful verse,4yaṁ sutvā upasammati.hearing which brings you peace.

0Kuṇḍalakesitherīvatthu

1Yo ca gāthā sataṁ bhāse,Better than reciting2anatthapadasaṁhitā;a hundred meaningless verses3Ekaṁ dhammapadaṁ seyyo,is a single saying of Dhamma,4yaṁ sutvā upasammati.hearing which brings you peace.

1Yo sahassaṁ sahassena,The supreme conqueror is2saṅgāme mānuse jine;not he who conquers a million men in battle,3Ekañca jeyyamattānaṁ,but he who conquers a single man:4sa ve saṅgāmajuttamo.himself.

0Anatthapucchakabrāhmaṇavatthu

1Attā have jitaṁ seyyo,It is surely better to conquer oneself2yā cāyaṁ itarā pajā;than all those other folk.3Attadantassa posassa,When a person has tamed themselves,4niccaṁ saññatacārino.always living restrained,

1Neva devo na gandhabbo,no god nor centaur,2na māro saha brahmunā;nor Māra nor divinity,3Jitaṁ apajitaṁ kayirā,can undo the victory4tathārūpassa jantuno.of such a personage.

0Sāriputtattherassa mātulabrāhmaṇavatthu

1Māse māse sahassena,Rather than a thousandfold sacrifice,2yo yajetha sataṁ samaṁ;every month for a full century,3Ekañca bhāvitattānaṁ,it’s better to honor for a single hour4muhuttamapi pūjaye;one who has developed themselves.5Sāyeva pūjanā seyyo,That offering is better6yañce vassasataṁ hutaṁ.than the hundred year sacrifice.

0Sāriputtattherassa bhāgineyyavatthu

1Yo ca vassasataṁ jantu,Rather than serve the sacred flame2aggiṁ paricare vane;in the forest for a hundred years,3Ekañca bhāvitattānaṁ,it’s better to honor for a single hour4muhuttamapi pūjaye;a personage who has developed themselves.5Sāyeva pūjanā seyyo,That offering is better6yañce vassasataṁ hutaṁ.than the hundred year sacrifice.

0Sāriputtatherassa sahāyakabrāhmaṇavatthu

1Yaṁ kiñci yiṭṭhaṁ va hutaṁ va loke,Whatever sacrifice or offering in the world2Saṁvaccharaṁ yajetha puññapekkho;a seeker of merit may make for a year,3Sabbampi taṁ na catubhāgameti,none of it is worth a quarter4Abhivādanā ujjugatesu seyyo.of bowing to the sincere.

0Āyuvaḍḍhanakumāravatthu

1Abhivādanasīlissa,For one in the habit of bowing,2niccaṁ vuḍḍhāpacāyino;always honoring the elders,3Cattāro dhammā vaḍḍhanti,four blessings grow:4āyu vaṇṇo sukhaṁ balaṁ.lifespan, beauty, happiness, and strength.

0Saṅkiccasāmaṇeravatthu

1Yo ca vassasataṁ jīve,Better to live a single day2dussīlo asamāhito;ethical and absorbed in meditation3Ekāhaṁ jīvitaṁ seyyo,than to live a hundred years4sīlavantassa jhāyino.unethical and lacking immersion.

0Khāṇukoṇḍaññattheravatthu

1Yo ca vassasataṁ jīve,Better to live a single day2duppañño asamāhito;wise and absorbed in meditation3Ekāhaṁ jīvitaṁ seyyo,than to live a hundred years4paññavantassa jhāyino.witless and lacking immersion.

0Sabbadāsattheravatthu

1Yo ca vassasataṁ jīve,Better to live a single day2kusīto hīnavīriyo;energetic and strong,3Ekāhaṁ jīvitaṁ seyyo,than to live a hundred years4vīriyamārabhato daḷhaṁ.lazy and lacking energy.

0Paṭācārātherīvatthu

1Yo ca vassasataṁ jīve,Better to live a single day2apassaṁ udayabbayaṁ;seeing rise and fall3Ekāhaṁ jīvitaṁ seyyo,than to live a hundred years4passato udayabbayaṁ.blind to rise and fall.

0Kisāgotamīvatthu

1Yo ca vassasataṁ jīve,Better to live a single day2apassaṁ amataṁ padaṁ;seeing the state free of death3Ekāhaṁ jīvitaṁ seyyo,than to live a hundred years4passato amataṁ padaṁ.blind to the state free of death.

0Bahuputtikattherīvatthu

1Yo ca vassasataṁ jīve,Better to live a single day2apassaṁ dhammamuttamaṁ;seeing the supreme teaching3Ekāhaṁ jīvitaṁ seyyo,than to live a hundred years4passato dhammamuttamaṁ.blind to the supreme teaching.

5Sahassavaggo aṭṭhamo.