Voice of Vivekananda
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 51-52: yathāpi ruciraṃ pupphaṃ vaṇṇavantaṃ agandhakaṃ |evaṃ subhāsitā vācā aphalā hoti akubbato || 51 ||yathāpi ruciraṃ …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 50: na paresaṃ vilomāni na paresaṃ katākataṃ |attano'va avekkheyya katāni akatāni ca || 50 || 50. Not others’ …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 49: yathāpi bhamaro pupphaṃ vaṇṇagandhaṃ aheṭhayaṃ |paḷeti rasamādāya evaṃ gāme munī care || 49 || 49. Just as a bee …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 48: pupphāni heva pacinantaṃ byāsattamanasaṃ naraṃ |atittaṃ yeva kāmesu antako kurute vasaṃ || 48 || 48. For one of …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 47: pupphāni heva pacinantaṃ byāsattamanasaṃ naraṃ |suttaṃ gāmaṃ mahogho'va maccu ādāya gacchati || 47 || 47. For …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 46: pheṇūpamaṃ kāyam'imaṃ viditvā marīcidhammaṃ abhisambudhāno |chetvāna mārassa papupphakāni adassanaṃ maccurājassa …
