What is the original Pali?

Akkodhena jine kodhaṁ, asādhuṁ sādhunā jine; Jine kadariyaṁ dānena, saccenālikavādinaṁ. Translated from the original Pali by Spartan Surfers.

Akkodhena jine kodhaṁ

Beat anger with calm, meanness with giving, lies with truth.

The Buddha, Dhammapada 223

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What it means

Each bad quality has an opposite that defeats it. Meeting anger with anger only doubles it. Answer with the thing the other person is missing.

The source

"Beat anger with calm, meanness with giving, lies with truth." The Buddha said it in Dhammapada 223. Translated from the original Pali by Spartan Surfers.

"Akkodhena jine kodhaṁ, asādhuṁ sādhunā jine; Jine kadariyaṁ dānena, saccenālikavādinaṁ."

Original Pali, Dhammapada 223. Text read at suttacentral.net.

Who said it

The Buddha (c. 5th century BC). Siddhattha Gotama, the teacher from northern India whose path of insight and practice became Buddhism. His sayings survive in the Pali Canon, including the Dhammapada.

Questions

What does "Beat anger with calm, meanness with giving, lies with truth." mean?: Each bad quality has an opposite that defeats it. Meeting anger with anger only doubles it. Answer with the thing the other person is missing.
Who said "Beat anger with calm, meanness with giving, lies with truth."?: The Buddha (c. 5th century BC). Source: Dhammapada 223.
What is the original Pali?: Akkodhena jine kodhaṁ, asādhuṁ sādhunā jine; Jine kadariyaṁ dānena, saccenālikavādinaṁ. Translated from the original Pali by Spartan Surfers.
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Cite this line

"Beat anger with calm, meanness with giving, lies with truth." (The Buddha, Dhammapada 223, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/beat-anger-with-calm-meanness-with-giving-lies