DH-PE-V5

5. Bālavaggo

60.

Dīghā jāgarato ratti, dīghaṃ santassa yojanaṃ;

Dīgho bālānaṃ saṃsāro, saddhammaṃ avijānataṃ.

61.

Carañce nādhigaccheyya, seyyaṃ sadisamattano;

Ekacariyaṃ [ekacariyaṃ (ka.)] daḷhaṃ kayirā, natthi bāle sahāyatā.

62.

Puttā matthi dhanammatthi [puttamatthi dhanamatthi (ka.)], iti bālo vihaññati;

Attā hi [attāpi (?)] attano natthi, kuto puttā kuto dhanaṃ.

63.

Yo bālo maññati bālyaṃ, paṇḍito vāpi tena so;

Bālo ca paṇḍitamānī, sa ve ‘‘bālo’’ti vuccati.

64.

Yāvajīvampi ce bālo, paṇḍitaṃ payirupāsati;

Na so dhammaṃ vijānāti, dabbī sūparasaṃ yathā.

65.

Muhuttamapi ce viññū, paṇḍitaṃ payirupāsati;

Khippaṃ dhammaṃ vijānāti, jivhā sūparasaṃ yathā.

66.

Caranti bālā dummedhā, amitteneva attanā;

Karontā pāpakaṃ kammaṃ, yaṃ hoti kaṭukapphalaṃ.

67.

Na taṃ kammaṃ kataṃ sādhu, yaṃ katvā anutappati;

Yassa assumukho rodaṃ, vipākaṃ paṭisevati.

68.

Tañca kammaṃ kataṃ sādhu, yaṃ katvā nānutappati;

Yassa patīto sumano, vipākaṃ paṭisevati.

69.

Madhuvā [madhuṃ vā (dī. ni. ṭīkā 1)] maññati bālo, yāva pāpaṃ na paccati;

Yadā ca paccati pāpaṃ, bālo [atha bālo (sī. syā.) atha (?)] dukkhaṃ nigacchati.

70.

Māse māse kusaggena, bālo bhuñjeyya bhojanaṃ;

Na so saṅkhātadhammānaṃ [saṅkhatadhammānaṃ (sī. pī. ka.)], kalaṃ agghati soḷasiṃ.

71.

Na hi pāpaṃ kataṃ kammaṃ, sajju khīraṃva muccati;

Ḍahantaṃ bālamanveti, bhasmacchannova [bhasmāchannova (sī. pī. ka.)] pāvako.

72.

Yāvadeva anatthāya, ñattaṃ [ñātaṃ (?)] bālassa jāyati;

Hanti bālassa sukkaṃsaṃ, muddhamassa vipātayaṃ.

73.

Asantaṃ bhāvanamiccheyya [asantaṃ bhāvamiccheyya (syā.), asantabhāvanamiccheyya (ka.)], purekkhārañca bhikkhusu;

Āvāsesu ca issariyaṃ, pūjā parakulesu ca.

74.

Mameva kata maññantu, gihīpabbajitā ubho;

Mamevātivasā assu, kiccākiccesu kismici;

Iti bālassa saṅkappo, icchā māno ca vaḍḍhati.

75.

Aññā hi lābhūpanisā, aññā nibbānagāminī;

Evametaṃ abhiññāya, bhikkhu buddhassa sāvako;

Sakkāraṃ nābhinandeyya, vivekamanubrūhaye.

Bālavaggo pañcamo niṭṭhito.