Khuddakanikāya Dhammapada Daṇḍavagga Chabbaggiyabhikkhuvatthu Sabbe tasanti daṇḍassa, sabbe bhāyanti maccuno; Attānaṁ upamaṁ katvā, na haneyya na ghātaye.

The Rod or Punishment

All tremble at the rod, all fear death; comparing others with oneself, one should neither strike nor cause to strike.

The Story of the Group of Six Disciples

Chabbaggiyavatthu Sabbe tasanti daṇḍassa, sabbesaṁ jīvitaṁ piyaṁ; Attānaṁ upamaṁ katvā, na haneyya na ghātaye.

All tremble at the rod, life is dear to all; comparing others with oneself, one should neither strike nor cause to strike.

Sambahulakumārakavatthu Sukhakāmāni bhūtāni, yo daṇḍena vihiṁsati; Attano sukhamesāno, pecca so na labhate sukhaṁ.

Beings who seek happiness, if they harm with a rod, seeking their own happiness, they do not find happiness after death.

Sukhakāmāni bhūtāni, yo daṇḍena na hiṁsati; Attano sukhamesāno, pecca so labhate sukhaṁ.

Beings who seek happiness, if they do not harm with a rod, seeking their own happiness, they find happiness after death.

Koṇḍadhānattheravatthu Māvoca pharusaṁ kañci, vuttā paṭivadeyyu taṁ; Dukkhā hi sārambhakathā, paṭidaṇḍā phuseyyu taṁ.

The Story of Elder Koṇḍadhāna

Do not speak harshly to anyone, for those spoken to might retort; painful indeed is quarrelsome speech, and retaliation might touch you.

Sace neresi attānaṁ, kaṁso upahato yathā; Esa pattosi nibbānaṁ, sārambho te na vijjati.

If you keep yourself silent, like a broken gong, you have attained Nibbāna, for there is no quarrel in you.

Uposathikaitthīnaṁvatthu Yathā daṇḍena gopālo, gāvo pājeti gocaraṁ; Evaṁ jarā ca maccu ca, āyuṁ pājenti pāṇinaṁ.

The Story of the Women Attending Uposatha

As a cowherd drives cows to pasture with a rod, so do old age and death drive the life of beings.

The Story of the Hungry Ghost

Ajagarapetavatthu Atha pāpāni kammāni, karaṁ bālo na bujjhati; Sehi kammehi dummedho, aggidaḍḍhova tappati.

The fool, while doing corrupt deeds, does not realize; by his own deeds, the foolish one is tormented, like one burnt by fire.

Mahāmoggallānattheravatthu Yo daṇḍena adaṇḍesu, appaduṭṭhesu dussati; Dasannamaññataraṁ ṭhānaṁ, khippameva nigacchati. Vedanaṁ pharusaṁ jāniṁ, sarīrassa va bhedanaṁ; Garukaṁ vāpi ābādhaṁ, cittakkhepaṁ va pāpuṇe. Rājato vā upasaggaṁ, Abbhakkhānaṁ va dāruṇaṁ; Parikkhayaṁ va ñātīnaṁ, Bhogānaṁ va pabhaṅguraṁ.

The Story of Elder Mahāmoggallāna

Whoever harms the harmless and innocent with a rod, quickly falls into one of ten states: Intense pain, bodily injury, severe illness, mental derangement, trouble from the king, a dreadful accusation, loss of relatives, destruction of wealth, or his houses consumed by fire. Upon the breakup of the body, the unwise one is reborn in hell.

Atha vāssa agārāni, aggi ḍahati pāvako; Kāyassa bhedā duppañño, nirayaṁ sopapajjati. Bahubhaṇḍikabhikkhuvatthu Na naggacariyā na jaṭā na paṅkā, Nānāsakā thaṇḍilasāyikā vā; Rajojallaṁ ukkuṭikappadhānaṁ, Sodhenti maccaṁ avitiṇṇakaṅkhaṁ.

The Story of the Disciple with Many Possessions

Neither nakedness, matted hair, nor dirt, nor fasting, nor lying on the ground, nor dust and ashes, nor squatting on the heels, purify a mortal who has not overcome doubt.

The Story of the Minister Santati

Santatimahāmattavatthu Alaṅkato cepi samaṁ careyya, Santo danto niyato brahmacārī; Sabbesu bhūtesu nidhāya daṇḍaṁ, So brāhmaṇo so samaṇo sa bhikkhu.

Even if adorned, if one lives calmly, controlled, disciplined, and chaste, having laid aside the rod towards all beings, he is a Brahmin, a recluse, a disciple.

The Story of Elder Pilotika Tissa

Pilotikatissattheravatthu Hirīnisedho puriso, koci lokasmi vijjati; Yo niddaṁ apabodheti, asso bhadro kasāmiva.

Is there a man in this world who is restrained by shame, who awakens from sloth, like a thoroughbred horse touched by a whip?

Asso yathā bhadro kasāniviṭṭho, Ātāpino saṁvegino bhavātha; Saddhāya sīlena ca vīriyena ca, Samādhinā dhammavinicchayena ca; Sampannavijjācaraṇā patissatā, Jahissatha dukkhamidaṁ anappakaṁ.

Just as a thoroughbred horse touched by a whip, be ardent and zealous; with faith, virtue, energy, concentration, and discernment of the Dhamma, endowed with knowing and conduct, and mindfulness, you will abandon this great suffering.

Sukhasāmaṇeravatthu Udakañhi nayanti nettikā, Usukārā namayanti tejanaṁ; Dāruṁ namayanti tacchakā, Attānaṁ damayanti subbatā. Daṇḍavaggo dasamo.

The Story of Novice Suka

Irrigators lead water, fletchers bend arrows, carpenters shape wood; the wise control themselves.