Khuddakanikāya Dhammapada Piyavagga Tayojanapabbajitavatthu Ayoge yuñjamattānaṁ, yogasmiñca ayojayaṁ; Atthaṁ hitvā piyaggāhī, pihetattānuyoginaṁ.

The Chapter on the Dear

The Story of the Three Disciples Who Renounced the World

Apply yourself to what is appropriate, and do not engage in what is inappropriate. Abandoning what is beneficial, one who clings to what is dear, harms oneself by pursuing attachment.

Mā piyehi samāgañchi, appiyehi kudācanaṁ; Piyānaṁ adassanaṁ dukkhaṁ, appiyānañca dassanaṁ.

Do not associate with what is dear, nor with what is not dear at any time. The absence of the dear is suffering, and the presence of the not dear is suffering.

Tasmā piyaṁ na kayirātha, piyāpāyo hi pāpako; Ganthā tesaṁ na vijjanti, yesaṁ natthi piyāppiyaṁ.

Therefore, one should not make anything dear, for the separation from the dear is painful. There are no bonds for those who have neither dear nor not dear.

Aññatarakuṭumbikavatthu Piyato jāyatī soko, piyato jāyatī bhayaṁ; Piyato vippamuttassa, natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ.

The Story of a Certain Householder and The Story of Visākhā

From what is dear, sorrow arises; from what is dear, fear arises. For one who is freed from what is dear, there is no sorrow, whence fear?

Visākhāvatthu Pemato jāyatī soko, pemato jāyatī bhayaṁ; Pemato vippamuttassa, natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ.

From affection, sorrow arises; from affection, fear arises. For one who is freed from affection, there is no sorrow, whence fear?

Licchavīvatthu Ratiyā jāyatī soko, ratiyā jāyatī bhayaṁ; Ratiyā vippamuttassa, natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ.

The Story of the Licchavī and The Story of the Prince with the Fragrance of a Woman

From delight, sorrow arises; from delight, fear arises.

Anitthigandhakumāravatthu Kāmato jāyatī soko, kāmato jāyatī bhayaṁ; Kāmato vippamuttassa, natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ.

For one who is freed from delight, there is no sorrow, whence fear? From desire, sorrow arises; from desire, fear arises. For one who is freed from desire, there is no sorrow, whence fear?

Aññatarabrāhmaṇavatthu Taṇhāya jāyatī soko, taṇhāya jāyatī bhayaṁ; Taṇhāya vippamuttassa, natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ.

The Story of a Certain Brahmin and The Story of the Five Hundred Boys

From craving, sorrow arises; from craving, fear arises. For one who is freed from craving, there is no sorrow, whence fear?

Pañcasatadārakavatthu Sīladassanasampannaṁ, dhammaṭṭhaṁ saccavedinaṁ; Attano kamma kubbānaṁ, taṁ jano kurute piyaṁ.

One who is endowed with virtue and vision, established in the Dhamma, and who acts according to one's own deeds, that person is made dear by the people.

Ekaanāgāmittheravatthu Chandajāto anakkhāte, Manasā ca phuṭo siyā; Kāmesu ca appaṭibaddhacitto, Uddhaṁsototi vuccati.

The Story of the Elder Who Attained Non-Returner and The Story of Nandiya

Born of desire, unspoken, and touched by the mind, one whose mind is not attached to sensual pleasures is said to be one who flows upstream.

Nandiyavatthu Cirappavāsiṁ purisaṁ, dūrato sotthimāgataṁ; Ñātimittā suhajjā ca, abhinandanti āgataṁ.

A man who has been away for a long time, when he returns safely from afar, his relatives, friends, and companions rejoice at his return.

Tatheva katapuññampi, asmā lokā paraṁ gataṁ; Puññāni paṭigaṇhanti, piyaṁ ñātīva āgataṁ. Piyavaggo soḷasamo.

In the same way, when one who has done good deeds goes from this world to the next, his merits receive him, just as relatives welcome a dear one who has returned.