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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).
yac ca gāthā śataṃ bhāṣed anarthapada saṃhitam |
ekam arthapadaṃ śreyo yat śrutvā hy upaśāmyati || 1 ||
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yac ca gāthā śataṃ bhāṣed adharmapadasaṃhitam |
ekaṃ dharmapadaṃ śreyo yat śrutvā hy upaśāmyati || 2 ||
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yac ca varṣaśataṃ jīved duhśīlo hy asamāhitaḥ |
ekāhaṃ jīvitaṃ śreyaḥ sadā śīlavataḥ śuceḥ || 3 ||
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yac ca varṣaśataṃ jīved duṣprajño hy asamāhitaḥ |
ekāhaṃ jīvitaṃ śreyaḥ prājñasya dhyāyinaḥ sadā || 4 ||
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yac ca varṣaśataṃ jīvet kusīdo hīnavīryavān |
ekāhaṃ jīvitaṃ śreyo vīryaṃ ārabhato dṛḍham || 5 ||
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yac ca varṣaśataṃ jīved apaśyann udayavyayam |
ekāhaṃ jīvitaṃ śreyaḥ paśyato hy udayavyayam || 6 ||
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yac ca varṣaśataṃ jīved apaśyan vedanā kṣayam |
ekāhaṃ jīvitaṃ śreyaḥ paśyato vedanā kṣayam || 7 ||
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yac ca varṣaśataṃ jīved apaśyann āsravakṣayam |
ekāhaṃ jīvitaṃ śreyaḥ paśyato hy āsravakṣayam || 8 ||
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yac ca varṣaśataṃ jīved apaśyann acalaṃ padam |
ekāhaṃ jīvitaṃ śreyaḥ paśyato hy acalaṃ padam || 9 ||
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yac ca varṣaśataṃ jīved apaśyann acyutaṃ padam |
ekāhaṃ jīvitaṃ śreyaḥ paśyato hy acyutaṃ padam || 10 ||
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yac ca varṣaśataṃ jīved apaśyann arajaḥ padam |
ekāhaṃ jīvitaṃ śreyaḥ paśyato hy arajaḥ padam || 11 ||
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yac ca varṣaśataṃ jīved apaśyan virajaḥ padam |
ekāhaṃ jīvitaṃ śreyaḥ paśyato virajaḥ padam || 12 ||
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yac ca varṣaśataṃ jīved apaśyan durdṛśaṃ padam |
ekāhaṃ jīvitaṃ śreyaḥ paśyato durdṛśaṃ padam || 13 ||
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yac ca varṣaśataṃ jīved apaśyann uttamaṃ padam |
ekāhaṃ jīvitaṃ śreyaḥ paśyato hy uttamaṃ padam || 14 ||
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yac ca varṣaśataṃ jīved apaśyann amṛtaṃ padam |
ekāhaṃ jīvitaṃ śreyaḥ paśyato hy amṛtaṃ padam || 15 ||
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yac caikaṃ bhāvitātmānaṃ muhūrtam api pūjayet |
sā tasya pūjanā śreṣṭhā na tad varṣaśataṃ hutam || 16 ||
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māse māse kuśāgreṇa yo hi bhuñjīta bhojanam |
na tad buddhe prasādasya kalām arghati ṣoḍaśīm || 17 ||
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māse māse kuśāgreṇa yo hi bhuñjīta bhojanam |
na tad dharme prasādasya kalām arghati ṣoḍaśīm || 18 ||
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māse māse kuśāgreṇa yo hi bhuñjīta bhojanam |
na tad saṃghe prasādasya kalām arghati ṣoḍaśīm || 19 ||
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māse māse kuśāgreṇa yo hi bhuñjīta bhojanam |
na tat śīle prasādasya kalām arghati ṣoḍaśīm || 20 ||
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māse māse sahasreṇa yo yajeta samā śatam |
na tad buddhe prasādasya kalām arghati ṣoḍaśīm || 21 ||
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māse māse sahasreṇa yo jayeta samā śatam |
na tad dharme prasādasya kalām arghati ṣoḍaśīm || 22 ||
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māse māse sahasreṇa yo yajeta samā śatam |
na tad saṃghe prasādasya kalām arghati ṣoḍaśīm || 23 ||
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māse māse sahasreṇa yo yajeta samā śatam |
na tat śīle prasādasya kalām arghati ṣoḍaśīm || 24 ||
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māse māse sahasreṇa yo yajeta samā śatam |
na taṃ maitrasya cittasya kalām arghati ṣoḍaśīm || 25 ||
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māse māse sahasreṇa yo yajeta samā śatam |
na tad sattvānukampāyāḥ kalām arghati ṣoḍaśīm || 26 ||
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māse māse sahasreṇa yo yajeta samā śatam |
na tat prāṇānukampāyāḥ kalām arghati ṣoḍaśīm || 27 ||
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māse māse sahasreṇa yo yajeta samā śatam |
na tad bhūtānukampāyāḥ kalām arghati ṣoḍaśīm || 28 ||
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māse māse sahasreṇa yo yajeta samā śatam |
na tat svākhyāta dharmasya kalām arghati ṣoḍaśīm || 29 ||
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yat kiṃcid iṣṭaṃ ca hutaṃ ca loke saṃvatsaraṃ yajati puṇyaprekṣī |
sarvaṃ pi taṃ na catur bhāgam eti abhivādanaṃ tv ṛjju gateṣu śreyaḥ || 30 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Peyālavarga
Udanavarga
by W. Woodville Rockhill (1892)
A collection of verses from the Buddhist canon compiled by Dharmatrata being the Northern Buddhist version of Dhammapada.