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Udanavarga [sanskrit]
by W. Woodville Rockhill | 1892 | 13,101 words
The Udanavarga is a collection of Sanskrit verses representing aphorisms attributed to the Buddha and his disciples. The Udanavarga resembles the Pali Dhammapada and Udana, yet it belong the ancient tradition of early Buddhism. Alternative titles: Udānavarga (उदानवर्ग).
akruddhasya hi yaḥ krudhyet karma pāpam akurvataḥ |
duhkhaṃ tam eva spṛśati loke'smiṃś ca paratra ca || 1 ||
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pūrvaṃ kṣiṇoti hātmānaṃ paścād bāhyaṃ vihiṃsati |
sa hatas tv itaraṃ hanti vītaṃseneva pakṣiṇaḥ || 2 ||
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hantāraṃ labhate hantā vairī vairāṇi paśyati |
akroṣṭāraṃ tathākroṣṭā roṣitāraṃ ca roṣakaḥ || 3 ||
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anyatrāśravaṇād asya saddharmasyāvijānakāḥ |
āyuṣy evaṃ paritte hi vairaṃ kurvanti kenacit || 4 ||
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pṛthakchabdāḥ samutpannās taṃ ca śreṣṭham iti manyathā |
saṃghe hi bhidyamāne'smin śreṣṭham ity abhimanyathā || 5 ||
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rāṣṭrāṇāṃ ca viloptāras teṣāṃ bhavati saṃgatam |
yuṣmākaṃ nu kathaṃ na syād imaṃ dharmaṃ vijānatām || 6 ||
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rāṣṭraṃ vilumpatāṃ caiva punar bhavati saṃgatam |
yuṣmākaṃ nu kathaṃ na syād imaṃ dharmaṃ vijānatām || 6 ||
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paṇḍitābhā parāmṛṣṭā vāg yā gocarabhāṣiṇī |
vyāyacchanti mukhaṃ vāmā yayā nītā na te budhāḥ || 7 ||
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pare hi na vijānanti vayam atrodyamāmahe |
atra ye tu vijānanti teṣāṃ śāmyanti medhakāḥ || 8 ||
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ākrośan mām avocan mām ayojan mām ajāpayet |
atra ye hy upanahyanti vairaṃ teṣāṃ na śāmyati || 9 ||
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ākrośan mām avocan mām ajayan mām ajāpayet |
atra ye nopanahyanti vairaṃ teṣāṃ praśāmyati || 10 ||
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na hi vaireṇa vairāṇi śāmyantīha kadācana |
kṣāntyā vairāṇi śāmyanti eṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ || 11 ||
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vairaṃ na vaireṇa hi jātu śāmyet śāmyed avaireṇa tu vairabhāvaḥ |
vairaprasaṅgo hy ahitāya dṛṣṭas tasmādd hi vairaṃ na karoti vidvān || 12 ||
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sa cel labhed vai nipakaṃ sahāyaṃ loke caran sādhu hi nityam eva |
abhibhūya sarvāṇi parisravāṇi careta tenāptamanā smṛtātmā || 13 ||
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no cel labhed vai nipakaṃ sahāyaṃ loke caran sādhu hi nityam eva |
rājeva rāṣṭraṃ vipluaṃ prahāyaikaś caren na ca pāpāni kuryāt || 14 ||
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caraṃś ca nādhigaccheta sahāyaṃ tulyaṃ ātmanaḥ |
ekacaryāṃ dṛḍhaṃ kuryān nāsti bāle sahāyatā || 15 ||
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ekasya caritaṃ śreyo na tu bāla sahāyatā |
alpotsukaś cared eko mātaṅgāraṇye nāgavat || 16 ||
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ekasya caritaṃ śreyo na tu bālaḥ sahāyakaḥ |
ekaś caren na ca pāpāni kuryād alpotsuko'raṇyagata iva nāgaḥ || 16 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Drohavarga
Udanavarga
by W. Woodville Rockhill (1892)
A collection of verses from the Buddhist canon compiled by Dharmatrata being the Northern Buddhist version of Dhammapada.