Dhammapada verse 289
Chapter 20, The Path (Maggavagga) · verses 273–289
“Knowing the reason for this, astute, and ethically restrained, one would quickly clear the path that leads to extinguishment.”
Etamatthavasaṁ ñatvā, paṇḍito sīlasaṁvuto; Nibbānagamanaṁ maggaṁ, khippameva visodhaye. Maggavaggo vīsatimo.
English by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, via SuttaCentral)
What does Dhammapada verse 289 mean?
Verse 289 belongs to chapter 20, The Path (Maggavagga), which gathers verses 273–289 on the path. It is filed under self-discipline, the path. Read it with the verses around it: the Dhammapada arranges chapters as short runs, not as isolated lines, so verse 288 and verse 290 are part of the same passage.
Seventeen verses on the path, and the most explicitly doctrinal chapter in the book. It presents the eightfold path as the only way and lays out its factors, then insists that the path is something walked rather than admired. It includes the verses on the four noble truths and on the body as a wound that should be seen clearly.
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