Dhammapada Verse 1.1-2

Sanskrit Verses

मनःपूर्वङ्गमा धर्मा मनःश्रेष्ठा मनोमयाः । मनसा चेत्प्रदुष्टेन भाषते वा करोति वा । ततो एनं दुःखमन्वेति चक्रमिव वहतः पदम् ॥ १॥

मनःपूर्वङ्गमा धर्मा मनःश्रेष्ठा मनोमयाः । मनसा चेत्प्रसन्नेन भाषते वा करोति वा । तत एनं सुखमन्वेति छायेवानपायिनी ॥ २॥

Bhikkhu Ānandajoti's translation

Mind precedes thoughts, mind is their chief, (they are) impelled by mind. If with a base mind one speaks or acts, through that, suffering follows him like a wheel (follows) the ox’s foot.

Mind precedes thoughts, mind is their chief, (their quality is) made by mind. If with a base mind one speaks or acts, through that suffering follows him like a wheel (follows) the ox’s foot.