17. Kodhavaggo

221. Kodhaṃ jahe vippajaheyya mānaṃ, saṃyojanaṃ sabbamatikkameyya;

Taṃ nāmarūpasmimasajjamānaṃ, akiñcanaṃ nānupatanti dukkhā.

222. Yo ve uppatitaṃ kodhaṃ, rathaṃ bhantaṃva vāraye [dhāraye (sī. syā. pī.)];

Tamahaṃ sārathiṃ brūmi, rasmiggāho itaro jano.

223. Akkodhena jine kodhaṃ, asādhuṃ sādhunā jine;

Jine kadariyaṃ dānena, saccenālikavādinaṃ.

224. Saccaṃ bhaṇe na kujjheyya, dajjā appampi [dajjā’ppasmimpi (sī. pī.), dajjā appasmi (syā. ka.)] yācito;

Etehi tīhi ṭhānehi, gacche devāna santike.

225. Ahiṃsakā ye munayo [ahiṃsakāyā munayo (ka.)], niccaṃ kāyena saṃvutā;

Te yanti accutaṃ ṭhānaṃ, yattha gantvā na socare.

226. Sadā jāgaramānānaṃ, ahorattānusikkhinaṃ;

Nibbānaṃ adhimuttānaṃ, atthaṃ gacchanti āsavā.

227. Porāṇametaṃ atula, netaṃ ajjatanāmiva;

Nindanti tuṇhimāsīnaṃ, nindanti bahubhāṇinaṃ;

Mitabhāṇimpi nindanti, natthi loke anindito.

228. Na cāhu na ca bhavissati, na cetarahi vijjati;

Ekantaṃ nindito poso, ekantaṃ vā pasaṃsito.

229. Yaṃ ce viññū pasaṃsanti, anuvicca suve suve;

Acchiddavuttiṃ [acchinnavuttiṃ (ka.)] medhāviṃ, paññāsīlasamāhitaṃ.

230. Nikkhaṃ [nekkhaṃ (sī. syā. pī.)] jambonadasseva, ko taṃ ninditumarahati;

Devāpi naṃ pasaṃsanti, brahmunāpi pasaṃsito.

231. Kāyappakopaṃ rakkheyya, kāyena saṃvuto siyā;

Kāyaduccaritaṃ hitvā, kāyena sucaritaṃ care.

232. Vacīpakopaṃ rakkheyya, vācāya saṃvuto siyā;

Vacīduccaritaṃ hitvā, vācāya sucaritaṃ care.

233. Manopakopaṃ rakkheyya, manasā saṃvuto siyā;

Manoduccaritaṃ hitvā, manasā sucaritaṃ care.

234. Kāyena saṃvutā dhīrā, atho vācāya saṃvutā;

Manasā saṃvutā dhīrā, te ve suparisaṃvutā.

Kodhavaggo sattarasamo niṭṭhito.