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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).
avabhāsati tāvat sa kṛmir yāvan nodayate divā karaḥ |
vairocane tu udgate bhṛśaṃ śyāvo bhavati na cāvabhāsate || 1 ||
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evaṃ bhāṣitaṃ āsi tārkikair yāvan nodayate tathā gataḥ |
buddhapratibhāsite tu loke na tārkiko bhāsati nāsya śrāvakaḥ || 2 ||
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asāre sāramatayaḥ sāre cāsārasaṃjñinaḥ |
te sāraṃ nādhigacchanti mithyā saṃkalpagocarāḥ || 3 ||
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sāraṃ tu sārato jñātvā hy asāraṃ cāpy asārataḥ |
te sāram adhigacchanti samyak saṃkalpagocarāḥ || 4 ||
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upātidhāvanti hi sārabuddhyā navaṃ navaṃ bandhanaṃ ādadantaḥ |
patanti hi dyotam ivāndhakārād dṛṣṭte śrute caiva niviṣṭacittāḥ || 5 ||
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kāṅkṣā hi yā syād iha vā pṛthag veha vedikā vā paravedikā vā |
tāṃ dhyāyino viprajahanti sarvā hy ātāpino brahmacaryaṃ carantaḥ || 6 ||
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aniṣkaṣāyaḥ kāṣāyaṃ yo vastraṃ paridhāsyati |
apetadamasauratyo nāsau kāṣāyam arhati || 7 ||
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yas tu vāntakaṣāyaḥ syāt śīleṣu susamāhitaḥ |
upetadamasauratyaḥ sa vai kāṣāyam arhati || 8 ||
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yasya doṣāḥ samucchinnās tālamastakavad dhatāḥ |
sa vāntadoṣo medhāvī sādhu rūpo nirucyate || 9 ||
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na nāmarūpamātreṇa varṇapuṣkalayā na ca |
sādhu rūpo naro bhavati māyāvī matsarī śaṭhaḥ || 10 ||
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na varṇarūpeṇa naro hi sarvo vijñāyate netvaradarśanena |
susaṃvṛtānām iha vyañjanena tv asaṃvṛtā lokam imaṃ caranti || 11 ||
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pratirūpakaṃ dhūpitakarṇikā vā lohārdhamāṣa iva hiraṇyac channaḥ |
caranti haike parivāravantas tv antar hy aśuddhā bahi śobhamānāḥ || 12 ||
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middhī ca yo bhavati mahāgrasaś ca rātriṃ divaṃ samparivartaśāyī |
mahāvarāha iva nivāpapuṣṭaḥ punaḥ punar mandam upaiti garbham || 13 ||
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manujasya sadā smṛtīmato labdhvā bhojanamātrajānataḥ |
tanukāsya bhavanti vedanāḥ śanakair jīryati āyuḥ pālayam || 14 ||
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bhojane cāpy amātrajñaḥ kusīdo hīnavīryavān |
taṃ vai prasahate rāgo vāto vṛkṣam ivābalam || 15 ||
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bhojane cāpi mātrajñaḥ śrāddha ārabdhavīryavān |
taṃ na prasahate rāgo vātaḥ śailam iva parvatam || 16 ||
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ramaṇīyāny araṇyāni na cātra ramate janaḥ |
vītarāgātra raṃsyante na tu kāma gaveṣiṇaḥ || 17 ||
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grāme vā yadi vāraṇye nimne vā yadi vā sthale |
yatrārhanto viharanti te deśā ramaṇīyakāḥ || 18 ||
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dūrāt santaḥ prakāśyante himavān iva parvataḥ |
asanto na prakāśyante rātri kṣiptāḥ śarā yathā || 19 ||
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sadbhir eva sahāsītapaṇḍitair arthacintakaiḥ |
arthaṃ mahāntaṃ gambhīraṃ prajñayā pratividhyate || 20 ||
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ahaṃ nāga iva saṃgrāme cāpād utpatitān śarān |
ativākyaṃ titīkṣāmi duhśīlo hi mahājanaḥ || 21 ||
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bhave cāhaṃ bhayaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhūyaś ca vibhavaṃ bhave |
tasmād bhavaṃ nābhinande nandī ca vibhavena me || 22 ||
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aśrāddhaś cākṛtajñaś ca saṃdhic chettā ca yo naraḥ |
hatāvakāśo vāntāśaḥ sa vai tu uttamapūruṣaḥ || 23 ||
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mātaraṃ pitaraṃ hatvā rājānaṃ dvau ca śrotriyau |
rāṣṭraṃ sānucaraṃ hatvānigho yāti brāhmaṇaḥ || 24 ||
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śunyatā cānimittaṃ ca vivekaś caiva gocaraḥ |
ākāśaiva śakuntānāṃ padaṃ teṣāṃ duranvayam || 25 ||
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śunyatā cānimittaṃ ca vivekaś caiva gocaraḥ |
ākāśaiva śakuntānāṃ gatis teṣāṃ duranvayā || 26 ||
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śunyatā cānimittaṃ ca samādhiś caiva gocaraḥ |
ākāśaiva śakuntānāṃ padaṃ teṣāṃ duranvayam || 27 ||
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śunyatā cānimittaṃ ca samādhiś caiva gocaraḥ |
ākāśaiva śakuntānāṃ gatis teṣāṃ duranvayā || 28 ||
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śunyatā cānimittaṃ ca vivekaś caiva gocaraḥ |
ākāśaiva śakuntānāṃ padaṃ teṣāṃ duranvayam || 29 ||
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śunyatā cānimittaṃ ca vivekaś caiva gocaraḥ |
ākāśaiva śakuntānāṃ gatis teṣāṃ duranvayā || 30 ||
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śunyatā cānimittaṃ ca samādhiś caiva gocaraḥ |
ākāśaiva śakuntānāṃ padaṃ teṣāṃ duranvayam || 31 ||
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śunyatā cānimittaṃ ca samādhiś caiva gocaraḥ |
ākāśaiva śakuntānāṃ gatis teṣāṃ duranvayā || 32 ||
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alpakās te mauṣyeṣu ye janāḥ pāragāminaḥ |
atheyam itarāḥ prajās tīram evānudhāvati || 33 ||
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ye tarhi samyag ākhyāte dharme dharmānudarśinaḥ |
te janāḥ pāram eṣyanti mṛtyudheyasya sarvaśaḥ || 34 ||
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gatādhvāno viśokasya vipramuktasya tāyinaḥ |
sarvagranthaprahīṇasya paridāgho na vidyate || 35 ||
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uttīrṇaḥ sabhayo mārgaḥ pātālaḥ parivarjitaḥ |
mukto yogais tathā granthaiḥ sarvaṃ rāgaviṣaṃ hatam || 36 ||
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nāsti kāmasamo hy ogho nāsti doṣasamo grahaḥ |
nāsti mohasamaṃ jālaṃ nāsti tṛṣṭā samā nadī || 37 ||
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ākāśe tu padaṃ nāsti śramaṇo nāsti bāhyakaḥ |
prapañcābhiratā bālā niṣprapañcās tathāgatāḥ || 38 ||
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yogaiḥ samuhyate bālo yogān nudati paṇḍitaḥ |
yogān praṇudya medhāvī ye divyā ye ca mānuṣāḥ || 39 ||
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etad dvaidhā pathaṃ jñātvā bhavāya vibhavāya ca |
tatra śikṣeta medhāvī yatra yogān atikramet || 40 ||
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akṛtaṃ kukṛtāt śreyaḥ paścāt tapati duṣkṛtam |
śocate duṣkṛtaṃ kṛtvā śocate durgatiṃ gataḥ || 41 ||
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kṛtaṃ tu sukṛtaṃ śreyo yat kṛtvā nānutapyate |
nandate sukṛtaṃ kṛtvā nandate sugatiṃ gataḥ || 42 ||
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nābhāṣamānā jñāyante miśrā bālair hi paṇḍitāḥ |
jñāyante bhāṣamānās tu deṣayanto'rajaḥ padam || 43 ||
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bhāṣayed dyotayed dharmam ucchrayed ṛṣiṇāṃ dhvajam |
subhāṣitadhvajā nityam ṛṣayor dharmagauravāḥ || 44 ||
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nindanti tuṣṇiṃ āsīnaṃ nindanti bahu bhāṣiṇam |
alpabhāṇiṃ ca nindanti nāsti lokeṣv aninditaḥ || 45 ||
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ekāntaninditaḥ puruṣaḥ ekāntaṃ vā praśaṃsitaḥ |
nābhūd bhaviṣyati ca no na cāpy etarhi vidyate || 46 ||
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yaṃ tu vijñāḥ praśaṃsanti hy anuyujya śubhāśubham |
praśaṃsā sā samākhyātā na tv ajñair yaḥ praśaṃsitaḥ || 47 ||
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medhāvinaṃ vṛtta yuktaṃ prājñaṃ śīleṣu saṃvṛtam |
niṣkaṃ jāmbunadasyaiva kas taṃ ninditum arhati || 48 ||
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śailo yathāpy ekaghano vāyunā na prakampyate |
evaṃ nindā praśaṃsābhir na kampyante hi paṇḍitāḥ || 49 ||
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yasya mūle tvacā nāsti parṇā nāsti tathā latāḥ |
taṃ dhīraṃ bandhanān muktaṃ kas taṃ ninditum arhati || 50 ||
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yasya ha prapañcitaṃ hi no sat saṃtānaṃ parikhaṃ ca yo nivṛttaḥ |
tṛṣṇā vigataṃ muniṃ carantaṃ na vijānāti sadevako'pi lokaḥ || 51 ||
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yasya jitaṃ nopajīyate jitam anveti na kaṃcid eva loke |
taṃ buddham anantagocaraṃ hy apadaṃ kena padena neṣyasi || 52 ||
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yasya jālinī viṣaktikā tṛṣṇā nāsti hi lokanāyinī |
taṃ buddham anantagocaraṃ hy apadaṃ kena padena neṣyasi || 53 ||
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yasya mūlaṃ kṣitau nāsti parṇā nāsti tathā latāḥ |
taṃ dhīraṃ bandhanān muktaṃ ko nu ninditum arhati || 54 ||
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yasya jālinī viṣaktikā tṛṣṇā nāsti hi lokanāyinī |
taṃ buddham anantavikramaṃ hy apadaṃ kena padena neṣyasi || 55 ||
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yasya vitarkā vidhūpitās tv ādhyātmaṃ vinivartitā hy aśeṣam |
sa hi saṅgam atītya sarvasaṃjñāṃ yogāpetam atīrṇasaṅgam eti || 56 ||
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muñcapurato muñca paścato madhye muñca bhavasya pāragaḥ |
sarvatra viṃkuta mānaso na punar jāti jarām upeṣyasi || 57 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yugavarga
Udanavarga
by W. Woodville Rockhill (1892)
A collection of verses from the Buddhist canon compiled by Dharmatrata being the Northern Buddhist version of Dhammapada.