Atta Vagga (The Self)
Verse 165
Attanā’va katam pāpam
attanā saŋkilissati
Attanā akatam pāpam
attanā’va visujjhati
Suddhi asuddhi paccattam
n’añño aññam visodhaye
attanā saŋkilissati
Attanā akatam pāpam
attanā’va visujjhati
Suddhi asuddhi paccattam
n’añño aññam visodhaye
By oneself indeed is evil done,
by oneself is one defiled.
By oneself is evil left undone,
by oneself indeed is one purified.
Purity and impurity depend on oneself;
no one can purify another.
by oneself is one defiled.
By oneself is evil left undone,
by oneself indeed is one purified.
Purity and impurity depend on oneself;
no one can purify another.
| Meaning | |
| attana | [ Instr. ] (by) oneself |
| eva | indeed |
| katam | performed, done |
| pāpam | unwholesome deed; evil |
| saŋkilissati | defiled |
| akatam | not done |
| visujjhati | purified |
| suddhi | purity |
| asuddhi | impurity |
| paccattam | (depends on) the individual, oneself |
| na | cannot |
| añño | another |
| aññam | to another person |
| añño aññam | to each other reciprocally |
| visodhaye | [ From visodha ] cleanse, purify |