Kārikā Prathamaḥ

Ratnāni, ‐ yo, hi, śaraṇa pragatas,^o’atra, yāne ‐, jñeyaḥ;

sa, eva, paramaḥ, śaraṇaṅ₁ gatānām, |

sarva traga^ā abhyupagama^ā adhigama^ā abhibhūti

bhedaiś, catur·vidha·maya^ā artha viśeṣaṇena. || 2.1 ||

Chandas Vasantatilakā

‐‐u‐uuu‐uu‐u‐u‐‐u‐uuu‐uu‐u‐‐

·

‐‐̍u ‐ u̩ uu̍‐ u̩u‐̍u̩ ‐[‐̍] ‐‐̩

u̍ ‐u̩ uu̍‐ uu̩‐ u‐̍‐ |

‐‐̩ u‐̍uu̩u‐̍u̩u‐̍u̩‐u̍

‐̩‐̍ u‐̩ uu̍ u‐̩u̍ u̩‐u̍‐‐ ||

Dhātūni

√rā ·· √sṛ √gam · √yā √jñā ¦

·· *par √sṛ √gam |

*sarv √gam √gam √bhū ¦

√bhid √dhā √mā √śiṣ ||

Rūpāvalī

[1] dsbc, chts, behe, grtl : °ṃ

Kārikā Dvitīyaḥ

Yasmād, ādau, ‸ duṣ·kara, eṣa^s vyavasāyo, ¦

duḥ·sādhas,^o’aasau; ‸ na^aieka sahasrair, api, kalpaiḥ, |

siddho; yasmāt, ‸ sattva hita^āadhāna mahā^āartha, ¦

^stasmād, agre, ‸ yāna, iha,^āagra, śaraṇa^āarthaḥ. || 2.2 ||

Chandas Mattamayūra

‐‐‐‐‸‐uu‐‐uu‐‐

·

‐‐̍ ‐‐ ‸ ‐̩uu̍ ‐‐ uu̩‐‐̍ ¦

‐̩‐‐̍ ‐̩ ‸ ‐̍u u̩‐‐̍ uu̩ ‐‐̍ |

‐‐̍ ‐‐̩ ‸ ‐u̍ u‐̩‐u̍ u‐̩‐̍ ¦

‐‐̩ ‐‐̍ ‸ ‐̩u̍ u‐̩[u] uu̍‐̩‐̍ ||

Dhātūni

·· √kṛ · √so ¦

√sādh ·· *ek *sah · √kḷp |

√sidh · *sat √dhā √dhā √mah √arth ¦

· √aṅg √yā · √aṅg √sṛ √arth ||

Kārikā Tṛtīyaḥ

Sarvān, sattvāṃs, ‸ tārayituṃ; yaḥ pratipanno, ¦

yāne, jñāne, ‸ sarva gate, kauśalya yuktaḥ. |

Yo, nirvāṇe, ‸ saṃsaraṇe ^’aapy, eka raso; ^’aasau,₁ ¦

jñeyo, dhīmān, ‸ eṣa, hi, sarva traga, evam. || 2.3 ||

Chandas Mattamayūra

‐‐‐‐ ‸ ‐uu‐‐uu‐‐

·

‐‐̍ ‐‐̩ ‸ ‐u̍u‐ ‐̩ u̍u̩‐‐̍ ¦

‐‐̍ ‐‐̍ ‸ ‐u̩ u‐̍ ‐[‐̍]u ‐‐̍ |

‐ ‐̩‐‐̍ ‸ ‐̩uu̍‐ ‐u̩ u‐̍ ‐̩ ¦

‐‐̍ ‐‐̍ ‸ ‐u u̩ ‐‐̍ uu̩ ‐‐̍ ||

Dhātūni

*sarv *sat √tṛ · √pan ¦

√yā √jñā *sarv √gam √kuś √yuj |

· √vā √sṛ · *ek √ras · ¦

√jñā √dhī ·· *sarv · ||

Rūpāvalī

[1] dsbc: saṃsṛti śānty eka raso’sau

Kārikā Caturthaḥ

Śaraṇa gatim, imāṃ, gato, mahā^āarthāṃ, ¦

guṇa gaṇa vṛddhim, upaiti sas,^o’aprameyām. |

Sphurati, jagad, idaṃ, kṛpā, śayena. ¦

Prathayati, ca,^āapratimam₂, mahā^āartha₁ dharmam. || 2.4 ||

Chandas Puṣpitāgra

uuuuuu ¦ ‐u‐u‐‐ ¦¦ uuuu‐uu ¦ ‐u‐u‐‐

·

uu̍u̩ uu̍ u‐̩ u‐̍ u‐̩‐̍ ¦

uu̩ uu̩ ‐u̍ u̩‐u̍ ‐̩u̍‐̩‐̍ |

uu̍u uu̍ u‐̩ u‐̍ u‐̩‐ ¦

uu̍uu ‐̩uu̍‐ u‐̩u̍ ‐‐̍ ||

Dhātūni

√sṛ √gam · √gam √mah √arth ¦

*guṇ √gaṇ √vṛdh √i · √mā |

√sphur √gam · √kṛp √śī ¦

√prath · √mā √mah √arth √dhṛ ||

Rūpāvalī

[1] dsbc: mahā[rya] dharmam || bhāṣya : [2.4] ‐mahāryadṛśāṃ dharmaḥ ||

[2] dsbc, chts, behe, grtl : °ṃ

— Kārikā Pañcamā, Kārikā Ṣaṣṭhā, Kārikā Saptamā, Kārikā Aṣṭamā

Kārikā Navamā

Mahā puṇya skandhan₁, ˰ tribhuvana gurutvam₁, bhava sukham₁, ¦

mahā duḥkha skandha ˰ pra[ś]amam, api, buddhy uttama sukham, |

mahā dharma skandham₁,˰ pravara dhruva kāyaṃ, [ś]ubha₂ cayan₁, ¦

nivṛttiṃ, vāsa^āayā^s, ˰ bhava, [ś]am₃, avimok[ṣ]añ₄ ca, labhate. || 2.9 ||

Chandaḥ Śikhariṇī

u‐‐‐‐‐˰uuuuu‐‐uuu‐

·

u‐̍ ‐‐̩ ‐‐̍ ˰ u̩uu̍u u‐̩‐̍ uu̩ u‐̍ ¦

u‐̍ ‐‐̩ ‐‐̍ ˰ u̩uu̍ uu̩ ‐ ‐̍uu̩ u‐̍ |

u‐̍ ‐‐̩ ‐‐̍ ˰ u̩u‐̍ uu̩ ‐‐̍ uu̩ u‐̍ ¦

u̩‐‐̍ ‐‐̩‐̍ ˰ uu̩ u̍ uu̩‐‐̍ u̩ uu̍‐ ||

Dhātūni

√mah *puṇ √skand √bhū √gur √bhū √sukh ¦

√mah √duḥkh √skand √śam · √budh *ut √sukh |

√mah √dhṛ √skand √vṛ √dhru √ci √śubh √ci ¦

√vṛt √vas √i √bhū · √muc · √labh ||

Rūpāvalī

[1] : °ṃ

[2] : []ubha

[3] : bhava[]am ; [bhavanam]

[4] : avimok[]añ

Kārikā Daśamā

[Ś]ubha₁^oudāryād, dhīmān; ˰ abhibhavati sa^s, [ś]rāvaka₂ gaṇam₃. ¦

Mahā^āarthatva^āana[n]tyāt₈; ˰ satatam, amitañ₃ ca,^āak[ṣ]aya, tayā₅. |

[Ś]ubhaṃ₄, laukya^āalaukyan; ˰ tad, api, paripāka prakaraṇaṃ, ¦

vibhutvena,^āavāptan; ˰ tad, upadhi [ś]ame₆, ca,^āak[ṣ]ayam₇, api. || 2.10 ||

Chandaḥ Śikhariṇī

u‐‐‐‐‐ ˰ uuuuu‐‐uuu‐

·

u‐̩‐‐̍ ‐̩‐̍ ˰ uu̩uu̍u ‐̩ ‐u̍u̩ u‐̍ ¦

u‐̍‐‐̩‐‐̍ ˰ u̩uu̍ u̩u‐̍ ‐̩uu̍ u‐̩ |

u‐̍ ‐‐̩‐‐̍ ˰ u̩ uu̍ uu̩‐‐̍ u̩uu̍‐ ¦

u̩‐‐̍‐̩‐̍‐ ˰ u̩ uu̍u̩ u‐̍ ‐̩uu̍ u‐̩ ||

Dhātūni

√śubh √ṛ √dhī √bhū · √śru √gaṇ ¦

√mah √arth *ant ··· √kṣi · |

√śubh √lok √lok ·· √pac √kṛ ¦

√bhū √āp · √dhā √śam · √kṣi · ||

Rūpāvalī

[1] tvm : []ubha

[2] tvm : []rāvaka

[3] tvm : °ṃ

[4] tvm : []ubhaṃ

[5] tvm : cāk[]ayatayā

[6] tvm : upadhi[]ame

[7] tvm : cāk[]ayam

[8] tc : anantyāt - tvm : anatyāt

Kārikā Ekādasā

Tad, bhāva prārthanāto, ˰ ^’aabhyupagamanam idan, ˰ tan matañ₁, ca kṛpātas. ¦

Sarva^āakāra jñatāto, ˰ hita sukha karaṇan₁, ˰ du[ṣ]kare[ṣ]v₃, apy, akheda[ḥ]₄. |

Niryāṇe, sarva yānaiḥ, ˰ prati[ś]araṇa₅ guṇena, ˰^āanvitatvañ₁, ca nitya. ¦

Saṅketād₂, dharmatātas, ˰ [ś]araṇa₆ gamanatā, ˰ dhīmatām; uttama,^āasau. || 2.11 ||

Chandaḥ Sragdharā

‐‐‐‐u‐‐ ˰ uuuuuu‐ ˰ ‐u‐‐u‐‐

·

‐̩ ‐‐̍ ‐̩u‐̍‐ ˰ u̩u̍u̩uu̍ u‐̩ ˰ ‐ u‐̍ ‐̩ u‐̍‐ ¦

‐‐̩‐‐̍ u‐̩‐̍ ˰ uu̩ uu̍ u̩u̍‐ ˰ ‐̩u‐̍ ‐ u̩‐‐̍ |

‐̩‐‐̍ ‐u̩ ‐‐̍ ˰ uu̩uu̍u̩ u‐̍ ˰ ‐u‐̩‐̍ u̩ ‐‐̍ ¦

‐̩‐‐̍ ‐u̩‐̍‐ ˰ uu̩u̍ uu̩u‐̍ ˰ ‐u̩‐̍ ‐̩u‐̍‐̩ ||

Dhātūni

· √bhū √arth √gam ·· √man · √kṛp ¦

*sarv √kṛ √jñā √dhā √sukh √kṛ √kṛ · √khid |

√yā *sarv √yā √śri *guṇ √i · *nit ¦

√kit √dhṛ √śri √gam √dhī *ut · ||

Rūpāvalī

[1] tvm : °ṃ

[2] tvm : saṃketād

[3] tvm : du[]kare[]v

[4] tvm : akheda[]

[5] tvm : prati[]araṇa

[6] tvm : []araṇa

|| Mahāyāna Sūtra Alaṅkāre, Śaraṇa Gamana Adhikāras, Dvitīyaḥ ||

Lekhapatraṃ Valī

BEHE : Mahāyānasūtrālaṅkāra, (editio princeps), Sylvain Levi CE 1907, Bibliothèque de L’ École des Hautes Études, Paris

GRTL : Mahāyānasūtrālaṅkāra, Sylvain Lévi CE 1907, Jens Braarvig, Göttingen Universität, CE 2011

DSBC : Mahāyānasūtrālaṅkāra, Śaraṇagamana Adhikāra, Milan Shakya CE 2008, Nagarjuna Institute of Exact Methods, Kathmandu

TVM : Three Verses of the Mahāyānasūtrālaṅkāra, YE Shaoyong, Peking University, Beijing, China

Lekhapatya Anuvṛttiḥ

Taracandra ‐ BE 2564 BS 2078 NS 1141

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