Dhammapada verse 234
Chapter 17, Anger (Kodhavagga) · verses 221–234
“An attentive one is restrained in body restrained also in speech, in thought, too, they are restrained: they are restrained in every way.”
Kāyena saṁvutā dhīrā, atho vācāya saṁvutā; Manasā saṁvutā dhīrā, te ve suparisaṁvutā. Kodhavaggo sattarasamo.
English by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, via SuttaCentral)
What does Dhammapada verse 234 mean?
Verse 234 belongs to chapter 17, Anger (Kodhavagga), which gathers verses 221–234 on anger. It is filed under mind & intention, self-discipline, speech. Read it with the verses around it: the Dhammapada arranges chapters as short runs, not as isolated lines, so verse 233 and verse 235 are part of the same passage.
Fourteen verses on anger. The chapter gives the practical instruction to overcome anger with kindness and to give up what feeds it, and it describes the angry person as one who loses their own good. It also holds the verse about giving rather than taking as the way anger is dissolved.
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