What is the original Pali?

Appamādo amatapadaṁ, pamādo maccuno padaṁ;. Translated from the original Pali by Spartan Surfers.

Appamādo amatapadaṁ, pamādo maccuno padaṁ

Wakefulness is the road to the deathless. Carelessness is the road to death.

The Buddha, Dhammapada 21

What it means

Appamāda means alert, careful attention. The verse treats it as the whole path and its absence as a slow death. Stay awake to what you are doing.

The source

"Wakefulness is the road to the deathless. Carelessness is the road to death." The Buddha said it in Dhammapada 21. Translated from the original Pali by Spartan Surfers.

"Appamādo amatapadaṁ, pamādo maccuno padaṁ;"

Original Pali, Dhammapada 21. 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 "Wakefulness is the road to the deathless. Carelessness is the road to death." mean?: Appamāda means alert, careful attention. The verse treats it as the whole path and its absence as a slow death. Stay awake to what you are doing.
Who said "Wakefulness is the road to the deathless. Carelessness is the road to death."?: The Buddha (c. 5th century BC). Source: Dhammapada 21.
What is the original Pali?: Appamādo amatapadaṁ, pamādo maccuno padaṁ;. Translated from the original Pali by Spartan Surfers.
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Cite this line

"Wakefulness is the road to the deathless. Carelessness is the road to death." (The Buddha, Dhammapada 21, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/wakefulness-is-the-road-to-the-deathless-carelessness