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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).
śrāddhas tathā śīlaguṇair upetaḥ samāhito dharmaviniścayajñaḥ |
jitendriyaḥ kṣānti balair upeto jahāti sarvān sa bhavān aśeṣān || 1 ||
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śrāddhas tathā śīlaguṇair upetaḥ samāhito dharmaviniścayajñaḥ |
sampannavidyā caraṇaḥ pratismṛtas tāyī sa sarvaṃ prajahāti duhkham || 2 ||
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yasyendriyāṇi samatāṃ gatāni aśvo yathā sārathinā sudāntaḥ |
prahīṇadoṣāya nirāsravāya devāpi tasmai spṛhayanti nityam || 3 ||
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apramattaḥ pramatteṣu supteṣu bahu jāgaraḥ |
abalāśva iva bhadrāśvaṃ hitvā yāti sumedhasam || 4 ||
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hrī niṣevī hi puruṣaḥ prājño yaḥ susamāhitaḥ |
sarvapāpaṃ jahāty eṣa bhadrāśvo hi kaśām iva || 5 ||
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dānto vai samitiṃ yāti dāntaṃ rājādhirohati |
dāntaḥ śreṣṭho manuṣyāṇāṃ yo'tivākyaṃ titīkṣati || 6 ||
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yac cehāśvataraṃ damayed ājanyaṃ vāpi saindhavam |
kuñjaraṃ vā mahānāgaṃ ātmadāntas tato varam || 7 ||
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na hi tena sa yānena tāṃ bhūmim abhisambhavet |
yāṃ ātmanā sudāntena dānto dāntena gacchati || 8 ||
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na hi tena sa yānena tāṃ bhūmim abhisambhavet |
yāṃ ātmanā sudāntena sarvān tyajaty durgatiḥ || 9 ||
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na hy asau tena yānena tāṃ bhūmim adhigacchati |
ātmanā hi sudāntena sarvaṃ chinatti bandhanam || 10 ||
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na hy asau tena yānena tāṃ bhūmim adhigacchati |
ātmanā hi sudāntena sarvaduhkhāt pramucyate || 11 ||
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na hi tena sa yānena tāṃ bhūmim abhisambhavet |
yāṃ ātmanā sudāntena nirvāṇasyaiva so'ntike || 12 ||
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ātmānam eva damayed bhadrāśvam iva sārathiḥ |
ātmā hi sudāntena smṛtimān duhkhapāragaḥ || 13 ||
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ātmaiva hy ātmano nāthaḥ ātmā śaraṇaṃ ātmanaḥ |
tasmāt samyamayātmānaṃ bhadrāśvam iva sārathiḥ || 14 ||
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Udanavarga
by W. Woodville Rockhill (1892)
A collection of verses from the Buddhist canon compiled by Dharmatrata being the Northern Buddhist version of Dhammapada.