Venerable Narada’s translation is regarded as being accurate and readable, but the language is perhaps a bit older than Acharya Buddharakkita’s version. It can often be found as a free distribution book that includes the translation, Pali, notes, and summaries from the commentary stories. An on-line version of the text can be found here. Other free electronic versions can be found below:
Booklet
Print double sided onto 8.5×11 paper and fold to make a booklet (choose “flip on short edge” in printer settings). This edition does not include the story summaries or footnotes from the original.
Dhammapada, Translated by Ven. Narada, PDF Booklet
Letter Size
Verses only. Print on 8.5×11 paper. Otherwise the text is the same as above.
Dhammapada, Translated by Ven. Narada, PDF Letter Size
Epub, Mobi/Kindle: Verse Only
This is the verses only of the original translation by Venerable Narada Maha Thera.
Dhammapada, Translated by Ven. Narada, Kindle
Dhammapada, Translated by Ven. Narada, EPUB
Epub: With Commentary Stories
Bhikkhu Pesala has revised the translation of the verses and commentary stories and made it available as both an Epub and PDF on aimwell.org. If you need a version to read on a Kindle, you can easily use software called Calibre to convert the epub into mobi.
Note: Please do not re-distribute these files as corrections/improvements are made from time to time. Please just link to this page.
Thank you very much for this excellent translation
Thank you very much for this excellent translation
Much merits for making this valuable dhamma book available.