Ayasāva malaṃ samuṭṭhitaṃ
tatuṭṭhāya tameva khādati,
evaṃ atidhonacārinaṃ
sāni kammāni nayanti duggatiṃ.
Listen
Just as rust arising from iron
eats away the base from which it arises,
even so, their own deeds
lead transgressors to states of woe.
tatuṭṭhāya tameva khādati,
evaṃ atidhonacārinaṃ
sāni kammāni nayanti duggatiṃ.
Listen
Just as rust arising from iron
eats away the base from which it arises,
even so, their own deeds
lead transgressors to states of woe.
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The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, translated from Pāli by Acharya Buddharakkhita