Description Overview Poetic excerpt from the Dhammapada, as quoted by J. Robert Oppenheimer Text presented in both Russian and English Russian Text На поле боя, в лесу, на краю горной пропасти На тёмном великом море, среди копий и стрел Во сне, в замешательстве, в глубинах стыда Добрые дела, совершённые человеком ранее, защищают его English Translation In battle, in forest, at the precipice in the mountains On the dark great sea, in the midst of javelins and arrows In sleep, in confusion, in the depths of shame The good deeds a man has done before defend him Attribution Quoted by J. Robert Oppenheimer
