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Karaṇīyam-attha-kusalena
Be capable, upright, & straightforward, easy to instruct, gentle, & not conceited,
Santussako ca subharo ca
appakicco ca sallahuka-vutti,
Santindriyo ca nipako ca
Do not do the slightest thing that the wise would later censure.
Ye keci pāṇa-bhūtatthi
Dīghā vā ye mahantā vā
majjhimā rassakā aṇuka-thūlā,
Diṭṭhā vā ye ca adiṭṭhā
Bhūtā vā sambhavesī vā
Byārosanā paṭigha-saññā
nāññam-aññassa dukkham-iccheyya.
āyusā eka-puttam-anurakkhe,
As a mother would risk her life to protect her child, her only child,
Evam-pi sabba-bhūtesu
māna-sambhāvaye aparimāṇaṁ.
even so should one cultivate the heart limitlessly with regard to all beings.
Mettañ-ca sabba-lokasmiṁ
māna-sambhāvaye aparimāṇaṁ,
With goodwill for the entire cosmos, cultivate the heart limitlessly:
Tiṭṭhañ-caraṁ nisinno vā
Whether standing, walking, sitting, or lying down, as long as one’s drowsiness is gone,
Diṭṭhiñ-ca anupagamma