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Jotidāsa

Jotidāsattheragāthā

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

0.1Theragāthā 2.12Verses of the Senior Monks 2.12
0.2DukanipātaThe Book of the Twos
0.3DutiyavaggaChapter Two

0.4JotidāsattheragāthāJotidāsa

1.1“Ye kho te veṭhamissena,People who act harshly—¹1.2nānattena ca kammunā;attacking people,1.3Manusse uparundhanti,binding them with rope,1.4pharusūpakkamā janā;hurting them in all kinds of ways—1.5Tepi tattheva kīranti,they’re treated in the same way;1.6na hi kammaṁ panassati.their deeds don’t vanish.
2.1Yaṁ karoti naro kammaṁ,Whatever deeds a person does,2.2Kalyāṇaṁ yadi pāpakaṁ;whether good or bad,2.3Tassa tasseva dāyādo,they are the heir to each2.4Yaṁ yaṁ kammaṁ pakubbatī”ti.and every deed they do.

2.5… Jotidāso thero ….

Translator’s notes

The reading and derivation of veṭhamissena are unclear. Veṭha means “twist, strap, turban”. Missa means “mixed” or “plaited” (Bu Ss 2:2.1.21. Thus it probably refers to a kind of strong twisted material used to tie or bind, i.e. rope.
↩ thag2.12:1.1