Khuddakanikāya Dhammapada Arahantavagga Jīvakapañhavatthu Gataddhino visokassa, vippamuttassa sabbadhi; Sabbaganthappahīnassa, pariḷāho na vijjati.

The Chapter of the Arahants

For one who has reached the goal, who is free from sorrow, completely liberated in every way, and who has abandoned all bonds, there is no burning desire.

Mahākassapattheravatthu Uyyuñjanti satīmanto, na nikete ramanti te; Haṁsāva pallalaṁ hitvā, okamokaṁ jahanti te.

Those who are mindful exert themselves and do not delight in dwelling places. Like swans leaving a pond, they abandon their homes.

Belaṭṭhasīsattheravatthu Yesaṁ sannicayo natthi, ye pariññātabhojanā; Suññato animitto ca, vimokkho yesaṁ gocaro; Ākāseva sakuntānaṁ, gati tesaṁ durannayā.

For those who have no accumulation, who have fully known food, whose domain is the void and the signless liberation, their path is hard to trace, like that of birds in the sky.

Anuruddhattheravatthu Yassāsavā parikkhīṇā, āhāre ca anissito; Suññato animitto ca, vimokkho yassa gocaro; Ākāseva sakuntānaṁ, padaṁ tassa durannayaṁ.

For one whose taints are destroyed, who is unattached to food, whose domain is the void and the signless liberation, their path is hard to trace, like that of birds in the sky.

Mahākaccāyanattheravatthu Yassindriyāni samathaṅgatāni, Assā yathā sārathinā sudantā; Pahīnamānassa anāsavassa, Devāpi tassa pihayanti tādino.

For one whose senses are calmed, like horses well-tamed by a charioteer, who has abandoned pride and is without taints, even the gods envy such a one.

Sāriputtattheravatthu Pathavisamo no virujjhati, Indakhilupamo tādi subbato; Rahadova apetakaddamo, Saṁsārā na bhavanti tādino.

Like the earth, he does not react; like an indestructible pillar, he is well-disciplined. Like a clear lake, free from mud, he is not reborn in the cycle of existence.

Kosambivāsitissattherasāmaṇeravatthu Santaṁ tassa manaṁ hoti, santā vācā ca kamma ca; Sammadaññāvimuttassa, upasantassa tādino.

His mind is peaceful, his speech and actions are peaceful. For one who is rightly liberated through true knowing, who is calm, such a one is steadfast.

Sāriputtattheravatthu Assaddho akataññū ca, sandhicchedo ca yo naro; Hatāvakāso vantāso, sa ve uttamaporiso.

The one who is without faith, ungrateful, a breaker of connections, who has destroyed opportunities and abandoned desires, he is indeed the supreme person.

Khadiravaniyarevatattheravatthu Gāme vā yadi vāraññe, Ninne vā yadi vā thale; Yattha arahanto viharanti, Taṁ bhūmirāmaṇeyyakaṁ.

Whether in a village or in the forest, in a lowland or on a hill, wherever the Arahants dwell, that place is delightful.

Aññataraitthivatthu Ramaṇīyāni araññāni, yattha na ramatī jano; Vītarāgā ramissanti, na te kāmagavesino. Arahantavaggo sattamo.

The forests are delightful where people do not delight. Those free from passion will delight there; they are not seekers of sensual pleasures.