The Pairs (Yamaka Vagga)
Verse 4
Pāli Source
Akkocchi maṃ avadhi maṃ ajini maṃ ahāsi me; ye taṃ na upanayhanti veraṃ tesūpasammati.
English Translation
When someone does not hold on to that thought — "He insulted me, he hurt me, he beat me, he robbed me" — hostility ends for them.
Way to Enlightenment draft translation — not yet reviewed for accuracy.
Editorial Note
The mirror image of verse 3 — same four grievances, opposite response, opposite outcome. A clean example of the Dhammapada’s frequent twin-verse structure.
Source
Pali critical edition: O. von Hinüber & K.R. Norman (Pali Text Society, 1995), digitized by the Dhammakaya Foundation via GRETIL, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0
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