Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:
Verse 273
maggānaṭṭhaṅgiko seṭṭho, saccānaṃ caturo padā.
virāgo seṭṭho dhammānaṃ, dvipadānañca cakkhumā.
Verse 274
eseva {esova (sī. pī.)} maggo natthañño, dassanassa visuddhiyā.
etañhi tumhe paṭipajjatha, mārassetaṃ pamohanaṃ.
Verse 275
etañhi tumhe paṭipannā, dukkhassantaṃ karissatha.
akkhāto vo {akkhāto ve (sī. pī.)} mayā maggo, aññāya sallakantanaṃ {sallasanthanaṃ (sī. pī.), sallasatthanaṃ (syā.)} .
Verse 276
tumhehi kiccamātappaṃ, akkhātāro tathāgatā.
paṭipannā pamokkhanti, jhāyino mārabandhanā.
English translation of verse(s):
Verse 273
Of all the paths the Eightfold Path is the best; of all the truths the Four Noble Truths are the best; of all things passionlessness is the best: of men the Seeing One (the Buddha) is the best.
Verse 274
This is the only path; there is none other for the purification of insight. Tread this path, and you will bewilder Mara.
Verse 275
Walking upon this path you will make an end of suffering. Having discovered how to pull out the thorn of lust, I make known the path.
Verse 276
You yourselves must strive; the Buddhas only point the way. Those meditative ones who tread the path are released from the bonds of Mara.
(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)
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