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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).
kāma jānāmi te mūlaṃ saṃkalpāt kāma jāyase |
na tvāṃ saṃkalpayiṣyāmi tato me na bhaviṣyasi || 1 ||
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kāmebhyo jāyate śokaḥ kāmebhyo jāyate bhayam |
kāmebhyo vipramuktānāṃ nāsti śokaḥ kuto bhayam || 2 ||
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ratibhyo jāyate śoko ratibhyo jāyate bhayam |
ratibhhyo vipramuktānāṃ nāsti śokaḥ kuto bhayam || 3 ||
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madhurāgrā vipāke tu kaṭukā hy abhinanditāḥ |
kāmā dahanti vai bālān ulkevāmuñcataḥ karam || 4 ||
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na tad dṛḍhaṃ bandhanaṃ āhur āryā yad āyasaṃ dāravaṃ balbajaṃ vā |
saṃrakta cittasya hi manda buddheḥ putreṣu dāreṣu ca yā avekṣā || 5 ||
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etad dṛḍhaṃ bandhanaṃ āhur āryāḥ samantataḥ susthiraṃ duṣpramokṣam |
etad api chittvā tu parivrajanti hy anapekṣiṇaḥ kāma sukhaṃ prahāya || 6 ||
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na te kāmā yāni citrāṇi loke saṃkalpa rāgaḥ puruṣasya kāmaḥ |
tiṣṭhanti citrāṇi tathaiva loke athātra dhīrā vinayanti cchandam || 7 ||
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na santi nityā manujeṣu kāmāḥ santi tv anityāḥ kāmino yatra baddhāḥ |
tāṃs tu prahāya hy apunar bhavāya hy anāgataṃ mṛtyu dheyaṃ vadāmi || 8 ||
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chanda jāto hy avasrāvī manasānāvilo bhavet |
kāmeṣu tv apratibaddha citta ūrdhva sroto nirucyate || 9 ||
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anupūrveṇa medhāvī stokaṃ stokaṃ kṣaṇe kṣaṇe |
karmāro rajatasyaiva nirdhamen malaṃ ātmanaḥ || 10 ||
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ratha kāra iva carmaṇaḥ parikartann upānaham |
yad yaj jahāti kāmānāṃ tat tat sampadyate sukham || 11 ||
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sarvaṃ cet sukham iccheta sarva kāmāṃ parityajet |
sarva kāma parityāgī hy atyantaṃ sukham edhate || 12 ||
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yāvat kāmān anusaran na tṛptiṃ manaso'dhyagāt |
tato nivṛttiṃ pratipaśyamānās te vai tṛptāḥ prajñayā ye sutṛptāḥ || 13 ||
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śreyasī prajñayā tṛptir na hi kāmair vitṛpyate |
prajñayā puruṣaṃ tṛptaṃ tṛṣṇā na kurute vaśam || 14 ||
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gṛddhā hi kāmeṣu narāḥ pramattā hy adharme bata te ratāḥ |
antarāyaṃ na te paśyanty alpake jīvite sati || 15 ||
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durmedhasaṃ hanti bhogo na tv ihātma gaveṣiṇam |
durmedhā bhoga tṛṣṇābhir hanty ātmānam atho parān || 16 ||
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na karṣāpaṇa varṣeṇa tṛptiḥ kāmair hi vidyate |
alpāsvāda sukhāḥ kāmā iti vijñāya paṇḍitaḥ || 17 ||
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api divyeṣu kāmeṣu sa ratiṃ nādhigacchati |
tṛṣṇā kṣaya rato bhavati buddhānāṃ śrāvakaḥ sadā || 18 ||
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parvato'pi suvarṇasya samo himavatā bhavet |
vittaṃ taṃ nālam ekasyaitaj jñātvā samaṃ caret || 19 ||
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duhkhaṃ hi yo veda yato nidānaṃ kāmeṣu jantu sa kathaṃ rameta |
upadhiṃ hi loke śalyam iti matvā tasyaiva dhīro vinayāya śikṣet || 20 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kāmavarga
Udanavarga
by W. Woodville Rockhill (1892)
A collection of verses from the Buddhist canon compiled by Dharmatrata being the Northern Buddhist version of Dhammapada.