A paired verse, and the pairing is the point: the same grievance, held or released. Muller notes a dispute over whether the first verb means abused, from kru s, or was angry, from krudh.
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Text'He abused me, he beat me, he defeated me, he robbed me,', in those who harbour such thoughts hatred will never cease. 'He abused me, he beat me, he defeated me, he robbed me,', in those who do not harbour such thoughts hatred will cease. 1 Reference Scheme Translation
TranslationThe Dhammapada (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 10) 1 Connections
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Source The Dhammapada (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 10, part 1)F. Max Muller
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1. The Dhammapada (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 10, part 1)
F. Max Muller, Clarendon Press / Internet Sacred Text Archive, 1881Dhammapada 3-4View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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