Dhammapada verse 91
Chapter 7, The Perfected Ones (Arahantavagga) · verses 90–99
“The mindful apply themselves; they delight in no abode. Like a swan gone from the marsh, they leave home after home behind.”
Uyyuñjanti satīmanto, na nikete ramanti te; Haṁsāva pallalaṁ hitvā, okamokaṁ jahanti te.
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What does Dhammapada verse 91 mean?
Verse 91 belongs to chapter 7, The Perfected Ones (Arahantavagga), which gathers verses 90–99 on the perfected ones. It is filed under mind & intention. Read it with the verses around it: the Dhammapada arranges chapters as short runs, not as isolated lines, so verse 90 and verse 92 are part of the same passage.
Ten verses on the perfected ones — those whose defilements are ended, who are unattached, whose minds are peaceful. It is the shortest chapter and the most compressed: most of its verses consist of a single portrait rather than an argument, and it ends on the figure of one who has crossed over and is free of sorrow.
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