Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 44
ko imaṃ pathaviṃ vicessati, yamalokañca imaṃ sadevakaṃ.
ko dhammapadaṃ sudesitaṃ, kusalo pupphamiva pacessati .

Verse 45
sekho pathaviṃ vicessati, yamalokañca imaṃ sadevakaṃ.
sekho dhammapadaṃ sudesitaṃ, kusalo pupphamiva pacessati.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 44
Who shall overcome this earth, this realm of Yama and this sphere of men and gods? Who shall bring to perfection the well-taught path of wisdom as an expert garland-maker would his floral design?

Verse 45
A striver-on-the path shall overcome this earth, this realm of Yama and this sphere of men and gods. The striver-on-the-path shall bring to perfection the well-taught path of wisdom, as an expert garland-maker would his floral design.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

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Original Pali Text: https://www.digitalpalireader.online/_dprhtml/index.html?loc=k.1.x.x.x.x.x.m

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