0.4Tayojanapabbajitavatthu

1Ayoge yuñjamattānaṁ,Applying yourself where you ought not,2yogasmiñca ayojayaṁ;neglecting what you should be doing,3Atthaṁ hitvā piyaggāhī,forgetting your goal, you cling to what you hold dear,4pihetattānuyoginaṁ.jealous of those devoted to their heart’s goal.

1Mā piyehi samāgañchi,Don’t ever get too close2appiyehi kudācanaṁ;to those you like or dislike.3Piyānaṁ adassanaṁ dukkhaṁ,For not seeing the liked is suffering,4appiyānañca dassanaṁ.and so is seeing the disliked.

1Tasmā piyaṁ na kayirātha,Therefore don’t hold anything dear,2piyāpāyo hi pāpako;for it’s bad to lose those you love.3Ganthā tesaṁ na vijjanti,No ties are found in they who4yesaṁ natthi piyāppiyaṁ.hold nothing loved or loathed.

0Aññatarakuṭumbikavatthu

1Piyato jāyatī soko,Sorrow springs from what we hold dear,2piyato jāyatī bhayaṁ;fear springs from what we hold dear;3Piyato vippamuttassa,one free from holding anything dear4natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ.has no sorrow, let alone fear.

0Visākhāvatthu

1Pemato jāyatī soko,Sorrow springs from attachment,2pemato jāyatī bhayaṁ;fear springs from attachment;3Pemato vippamuttassa,one free from attachment4natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ.has no sorrow, let alone fear.

0Licchavīvatthu

1Ratiyā jāyatī soko,Sorrow springs from relishing,2ratiyā jāyatī bhayaṁ;fear springs from relishing;3Ratiyā vippamuttassa,one free from relishing4natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ.has no sorrow, let alone fear.

0Anitthigandhakumāravatthu

1Kāmato jāyatī soko,Sorrow springs from desire,2kāmato jāyatī bhayaṁ;fear springs from desire;3Kāmato vippamuttassa,one free from desire4natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ.has no sorrow, let alone fear.

0Aññatarabrāhmaṇavatthu

1Taṇhāya jāyatī soko,Sorrow springs from craving,2taṇhāya jāyatī bhayaṁ;fear springs from craving;3Taṇhāya vippamuttassa,one free from craving4natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ.has no sorrow, let alone fear.

0Pañcasatadārakavatthu

1Sīladassanasampannaṁ,One accomplished in virtue and vision,2dhammaṭṭhaṁ saccavedinaṁ;firmly principled, and truthful,3Attano kamma kubbānaṁ,doing oneself what ought be done:4taṁ jano kurute piyaṁ.that’s who the people love.

0Ekaanāgāmittheravatthu

1Chandajāto anakkhāte,One eager to realize the ineffable2Manasā ca phuṭo siyā;would be filled with awareness.3Kāmesu ca appaṭibaddhacitto,Their mind not bound to pleasures of sense,4Uddhaṁsototi vuccati.they’re said to be heading upstream.

0Nandiyavatthu

1Cirappavāsiṁ purisaṁ,When a man returns safely2dūrato sotthimāgataṁ;after a long time spent abroad,3Ñātimittā suhajjā ca,family, friends, and loved ones4abhinandanti āgataṁ.celebrate his return.

1Tatheva katapuññampi,Just so, when one who has done good2asmā lokā paraṁ gataṁ;goes from this world to the next,3Puññāni paṭigaṇhanti,their good deeds receive them there,4piyaṁ ñātīva āgataṁ.as family welcomes home one they love.

5Piyavaggo soḷasamo.