0.4Meghiyattheravatthu

1Phandanaṁ capalaṁ cittaṁ,The mind quivers and quakes,2dūrakkhaṁ dunnivārayaṁ;hard to guard, hard to curb.3Ujuṁ karoti medhāvī,The discerning straighten it out,4usukārova tejanaṁ.like a fletcher an arrow.

1Vārijova thale khitto,Like a fish pulled from the sea2okamokataubbhato;and cast upon the shore,3Pariphandatidaṁ cittaṁ,this mind flounders about,4māradheyyaṁ pahātave.trying to throw off Māra’s dominion.

0Aññatarabhikkhuvatthu

1Dunniggahassa lahuno,Hard to hold back, flighty,2yatthakāmanipātino;alighting where it will;3Cittassa damatho sādhu,it’s good to tame the mind;4cittaṁ dantaṁ sukhāvahaṁ.a tamed mind leads to bliss.

0Aññataraukkaṇṭhitabhikkhuvatthu

1Sududdasaṁ sunipuṇaṁ,So hard to see, so subtle,2yatthakāmanipātinaṁ;alighting where it will;3Cittaṁ rakkhetha medhāvī,the discerning protect the mind,4cittaṁ guttaṁ sukhāvahaṁ.a guarded mind leads to bliss.

0Saṅgharakkhitabhāgineyyattheravatthu

1Dūraṅgamaṁ ekacaraṁ,The mind travels far, wandering alone;2asarīraṁ guhāsayaṁ;incorporeal, it lies hidden in the heart.3Ye cittaṁ saṁyamissanti,Those who will restrain the mind4mokkhanti mārabandhanā.are freed from Māra’s bonds.

0Cittahatthattheravatthu

1Anavaṭṭhitacittassa,Those of unsteady mind,2saddhammaṁ avijānato;who don’t understand the true teaching,3Pariplavapasādassa,and whose confidence wavers,4paññā na paripūrati.do not perfect their wisdom.

1Anavassutacittassa,One whose mind is not festering,2ananvāhatacetaso;whose heart is undamaged,3Puññapāpapahīnassa,who’s given up right and wrong,4natthi jāgarato bhayaṁ.alert, has nothing to fear.

0Pañcasatabhikkhuvatthu

1Kumbhūpamaṁ kāyamimaṁ viditvā,Knowing this body breaks like a pot,2Nagarūpamaṁ cittamidaṁ ṭhapetvā;and fortifying the mind like a citadel,3Yodhetha māraṁ paññāvudhena,attack Māra with the sword of wisdom,4Jitañca rakkhe anivesano siyā.guard your conquest, and never settle.

0Pūtigattatissattheravatthu

1Aciraṁ vatayaṁ kāyo,All too soon this body2pathaviṁ adhisessati;will lie upon the earth,3Chuddho apetaviññāṇo,bereft of consciousness,4niratthaṁva kaliṅgaraṁ.tossed aside like a worthless log.¹

0Nandagopālakavatthu

1Diso disaṁ yaṁ taṁ kayirā,A wrongly directed mind2verī vā pana verinaṁ;would do you more harm3Micchāpaṇihitaṁ cittaṁ,than a hater to the hated,4pāpiyo naṁ tato kare.or an enemy to their foe.

0Soreyyavatthu

1Na taṁ mātā pitā kayirā,A rightly directed mind2aññe vāpi ca ñātakā;would do you more good3Sammāpaṇihitaṁ cittaṁ,than your mother or father4seyyaso naṁ tato kare.or any other relative.

5Cittavaggo tatiyo.