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20. Maggavaggo PTS: Maggavagga; Thai: Dhammapadagāthāya vīsatimo Maggavaggo.⁰¹

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑− pathyā
maggānaṭṭhaṅgiko seṭṭho, ~ saccānaṁ caturo padā,

⏑−−−¦−−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− mavipula
virāgo seṭṭho dhammānaṁ, ~ dipadānañ-ca BJT, ChS: dvipadānañ-ca.⁰² cakkhumā. [273]

−−⏑−¦−−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑− mavipula
eso va PTS, Thai: es' eva.⁰³ maggo natthañño ~ dassanassa visuddhiyā,

−−⏑−−⏑⏑−⏑−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑− irregular Metre: as it stands line c has 10 syllables.⁰⁴
etaṁ hi tumhe paṭipajjatha, ~ mārassetaṁ pamohanaṁ. [274]

−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑− mavipula
etaṁ hi tumhe paṭipannā ~ dukkhassantaṁ karissatha,

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑−¦⏑−⏑− pathyā
akkhāto ve Thai, ChS: vo.⁰⁵ mayā maggo ~ aññāya sallasanthanaṁ. PTS, Thai: sallasatthanaṁ ChS: sallakantanaṁ.⁰⁶ [275]

−−⏑−¦−−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑− mavipulā
tumhehi kiccaṁ ChS: kiccam.⁰⁷ ātappaṁ ~ akkhātāro tathāgatā,

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− pathyā
paṭipannā pamokkhanti ~ jhāyino mārabandhanā. [276]

−−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑− 9 syllables
“sabbe saṅkhārā aniccā” ti, ~ yadā paññāya passati,

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− pathyā
atha nibbindatī BJT, Thai, ChS: nibbindati.⁰⁸ dukkhe ~ - esa maggo visuddhiyā. [277]

−−−−¦−−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑− mavipula
“sabbe saṅkhārā dukkhā” ti, ~ yadā paññāya passati,

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− pathyā
atha nibbindatī BJT, Thai, ChS: nibbindati.⁰⁹ dukkhe ~ - esa maggo visuddhiyā. [278]

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑− pathyā x 2
“sabbe dhammā anattā” ti, ~ yadā paññāya passati,

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
atha nibbindatī BJT, Thai, ChS: nibbindati.¹⁰ dukkhe ~ - esa maggo visuddhiyā. [279]

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−− Tuṭṭhubha x 3
uṭṭhānakālamhi anuṭṭhahāno,

⏑−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
yuvā balī ālasiyaṁ upeto,

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
saṁsannasaṅkappamano kusīto,

−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑− Jagatī
paññāya maggaṁ alaso na vindati. [280]

−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑− Jagatī
vācānurakkhī manasā susaṁvuto,

−−⏑⏑,¦⏑⏑⏑¦−⏑−− Tuṭṭhubha
kāyena ca akusalaṁ na kayⁱrā, ChS: kāyena ca nākusalaṁ kayirā, this reading is probably an attempt to repair the metre, but it doesn't achieve its aim. We should read cā m.c.¹¹

−−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑− Jagatī x 2
ete tayo kammapathe visodhaye,

−−⏑−¦−−,⏑¦−⏑−⏑−
ārādhaye maggaṁ PTS, ChS: maggam.¹² isippaveditaṁ. [281]

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑− pathyā (x 3)
yogā ve jāyatī BJT, PTS: jāyati.¹³ bhūri, PTS, Thai: bhūrī.¹⁴ ~ ayogā bhūrisaṅkhayo,

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
etaṁ dvedhāpathaṁ ñatvā ~ bhavāya vibhavāya ca,

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
tathattānaṁ ChS: tathāttānaṁ.¹⁵ niveseyya ~ yathā bhūri PTS: bhūrī.¹⁶ pavaḍḍhati. [282]

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− pathyā x 2
vanaṁ chindatha mā rukkhaṁ, ~ vanato jāyatī ChS: jāyate.¹⁷ bhayaṁ,

−−⏑−¦⏑⏑⏑−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
chetvā vanañ-ca PTS: vanaṁ (omit ca).¹⁸ vanathañ-ca, ~ nibbanā hotha bhikkhavo. [283]

−⏑⏑⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑− Vetālīya x 4
yāva hi BJT yavaṁ, omit hi; PTS, Thai: yāvaṁ hi.¹⁹ vanatho na chijjati

⏑⏑−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−
aṇumatto BJT: anumatto.²⁰ pi narassa nārisu

⏑⏑−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−
paṭibaddhamano va tāva so,

−−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−
vaccho khīrapako va mātari. [284]

−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑− Vetālīya x 4
ucchinda sineham-attano,

⏑⏑−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−
kumudaṁ sāradikaṁ va pāṇinā ChS: omit pāṇinā.²¹

−⏑−⏑¦−⏑−⏑−
santimaggam-eva brūhaya

−−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−
nibbānaṁ BJT: nibbāṇaṁ.²² sugatena desitaṁ. [285]

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− pathyā x 2
“idha vassaṁ vasissāmi, ~ idha hemantagimhisu”,

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
iti bālo vicinteti ~ antarāyaṁ na bujjhati. [286]

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑− pathyā x 2
taṁ puttapasusammattaṁ ~ byāsattamanasaṁ naraṁ,

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
suttaṁ gāmaṁ mahogho va ~ maccu ādāya gacchati. [287]

⏑−⏑−¦−−−−¦¦⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑− mavipula
na santi puttā tāṇāya, ~ na pitā na pi bandhavā,

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑− pathyā
antakenādhipannassa, ~ natthi ñātisu PTS, ChS: ñātīsu.²³ tāṇatā. [288]

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− pathyā x 2
etam-atthavasaṁ ñatvā, ~ paṇḍito sīlasaṁvuto,

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
nibbānagamanaṁ BJT: nibbāṇa-²⁴ maggaṁ ~ khippam-eva visodhaye. [289]