अत्तकडे दुक्खे, नो परकडे
Pain is self created, not by others
Pain is not given by others
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Birth of forgiveness
कोहविजएणं खंतिं जणयइ
Victory over anger is the father of forgiveness
Ignorant are conceited
बालजणो पगभई
Ignorant are conceited
Life and body
जीवियं चेव रूवं च, विज्जुसंपाय चंचलं
Life and body are fickle like lightening
Will not repeat the mistake
तं परिण्णाय मेहावी, इयाणिं णो,
जमहं पुव्वमकासो पमाएणं
जमहं पुव्वमकासो पमाएणं
A bright aspirant, through self-realization, should resolve not to repeat the mistakes committed due to un-vigilance in the past life
Be equipoise
जहा पुण्णस्स कत्थई, तहा तुच्छस्स कत्थई|
जहा तुच्छस्स कत्थई, तहा पुण्णस्स कत्थई|
जहा तुच्छस्स कत्थई, तहा पुण्णस्स कत्थई|
As is told to the virtuous, so is told to man of vice and as is told to the vice man so is told to the virtuous
Old oxen
तत्थ मंदा विसीयंति, उज्जाणंसि जरग्गवा
Like an old oxen on the climh, ignorant men get irritated on the path of realization
Simplicity and contentment
माया मज्जवभावेणं,
लोहं सन्तोसओ जिणे
लोहं सन्तोसओ जिणे
Win deceit with simplicity and greed with contentment
How should the speech be ?
भासियव्वं हियं सच्चं
Benevolent and true must be spoken
Free from bondage
एस वीरे पसंसिए, जे बद्धे पडिमोयए
That brave one only becomes praiseworthy who liberates the bonded
