Mahāyāna Sūtra Alaṅkāra

Tattva Adhikāra Sanskrit

Parama Artha Lakṣaṇa Vibhāge

Kārikā Prathamaḥ

Na san, na ca^āasan, na tathā, na ca^āanyathā, ¦

na jāyate, vyeti, na ca^āavahīyate, |

na vardhate, na^āapi, viśudhyate, punar. ¦

Viśudhyate, 'tat', parama^āartha lakṣaṇam₁! || 6.1||

Chandas Vaṃśasthā

u‐u‐‐uu‐u‐u‐

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u̍ ‐̩ u̍ ‐̩‐̍ u̩ u‐̍ u ‐̩u‐̍ ¦ u̩ ‐u̍‐ ‐̩u u̍ ‐u̩‐u̍‐ |

u̩ ‐u̍‐ ‐̩u̍ u̩‐u̍‐ u̩‐̍ ¦ u̩‐u̍‐ ‐̎ uu̍‐u̩ ‐u̍‐ |

Dhātūni

· *sat ·· *sat ····· ¦ · √ji √i ·· √hi |

· √vṛdh ·· √śudh · ¦ √śudh · *par √arth √lakṣ ||

Rūpāvalī

[1] behe, grtl, dsbc, chts: lakṣaṇaṃ ||

Ātma Dṛṣṭi Viparyāsa Pratiṣedhe

Kārikā Dvitīyaḥ

Na ca,^āātma dṛṣṭiḥ, svayam, ātma lakṣaṇā. ¦

Na ca,^āapi, duḥ saṃsthitatā, vilakṣaṇā. |

Dvayān, na ca,^āanyad, bhrama; eṣa^s, tu,^ūuditas₁. ¦

Tataś, ca, mokṣo, bhrama mātra saṅkṣayaḥ₂. || 6.2 ||

Chandas Vaṃśasthā

u‐u‐‐uu‐u‐u‐

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u̍ ‐u̩ ‐‐̍ u̩u̍ ‐u̩ ‐u̍‐ ¦ u̍ ‐u̩ ‐̍ ‐̩uu̍‐ u̩‐u̍‐ |

u‐̍ u̩ ‐̍‐̩ uu̍ ‐u̩ ‐̍u‐̩ ¦ u‐̍ u̩ ‐‐̍ uu̩ ‐u̍ ‐̩u‐̍ ||

Dhātūni

·· *ātm √dṛś · *ātm √lakṣ ¦ ··· (√duḥ √sthā) √lakṣ |

*dvi ··· √bhram ·· √i ¦ ·· √muc √bhram √mā √kṣi ||

Rūpāvalī

[1] behe : eṣa taditas ¦ ‐uuu‐ ¦

[1] grtl, dsbc : eṣa tatūditas ¦ ‐uu‐u‐ ¦

[2] behe, grtl, dsbc, chts : saṃkṣayaḥ

Viparyāsa Paribhāṣāyān

Kārikā Tṛtīyaḥ

Kathaṃ, jano, vibhrama mātram₁, āśritaḥ, ¦

Para,^aiiti, duḥkha prakṛtiṃ; na santatām₂. |

Avedako, vedaka^s, eva, duḥkhito. ¦

Na duḥkhito, dharma·mayo; na tan·mayaḥ. || 6.3 ||

Chandas Vaṃśasthā

u‐u‐‐uu‐u‐u‐

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u‐̩ u‐̍ ‐̩u̍u̩ ‐‐̍ ‐̩u‐̍ ¦ u‐̩u ‐‐̍ u̩u‐̍ u ‐̩u‐̍ |

u̩‐u̍‐ ‐u̍u ‐u̩ ‐u̍‐ ¦ u̩ ‐u̍‐ ‐u̩ u‐̍ u ‐̩ u‐̍ ||

Dhātūni

· √jan √bhram √mā √śri ¦ *par · *duḥ √kṛ · √śam |

√vid √vid · *duḥ ¦ · *duḥ √dhṛ √mā · (√tan √mā) ||

Rūpāvalī

[1] dsbc: mātrām u‐u‐‐uu‐‐‐u‐

[2] behe, grtl, dsbc, chts: saṃtatām

[2] behe: sātatām

Kārikā Caturthaḥ

Pratītya, bhāva prabhave; kathaṃ, janaḥ, ¦

samakṣa vṛttiḥ śrayate; ^'aanya, kāritam. |

Tamaḥ, prakāraḥ, katamo, ^'aayam, īdṛśo₁; ¦

yato, ^'aavipaśyan, sad asan, nirīkṣate. || 6.4 ||

Chandas Vaṃśasthā

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u‐̩u̍ ‐̩‐̍ u̩u‐̍ u‐̩ u‐̍ ¦ u̩‐u̍ ‐‐̩ uu̍‐ u̩ ‐u̍‐ |

u‐̍ u̩‐‐̍ uu͈‐ u̍ ‐̩u‐̍ ¦ u‐̩ u̩‐‐̍ u̩ u‐̍ u̩‐u̍‐ ||

Dhātūni

√√i √bhū √bhū · √jan ¦ √akṣ √vṛt √śri · √kṛ |

√tam √kṛ ·· √dṛś ¦ · √paś √sat √īkṣ ||

Rūpāvalī

[1] idṛśo uu‐ ¦

Asatya Ātmani, Śama Janma Yoge

Kārikā Pañcamaḥ

Na₁ ca^āantaraṅ₂, kiñ₂ ca, na vidyate, ^'aanayoḥ₃, ¦

sad artha vṛttyā, śama jan manor, iha. |

Tathā,^āapi, janma kṣayato, vidhīyate. ¦

Śamasya, lābhaḥ, śubha karma kāriṇām. || 6.5 ||

Chandas Vaṃśasthā

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u̍ ‐̩u‐̍ ‐̩ u̍ u͈ ‐u̍‐ u̩‐̍ ¦ u̍ ‐u̩ ‐‐̍ uu̍ ‐̩ u‐̍ u̩‐̍ |

u‐̍u ‐‐̩ uu̍‐ u̩‐u̍‐ ¦ u‐̍u ‐‐̩ uu̍ ‐u̩ ‐u̍‐ ||

Dhātūni

····· √vid · ¦ *sat √arth √vṛt √śam √jan √man · |

·· √jan √kṣi √dhī ¦ √śam √labh √śubh √kṛ √kṛ ||

Rūpāvalī

[1] grtl: ta

[2] behe, grtl, dsbc, chts: °ṃ

[3] tc : anayos (sat-asat)

Tat Pratipakṣa Pārama Arthika Jñāna Praveśe

Kārikā Ṣaṣtaḥ

Sambhṛtya₁, sambhāram₂, ananta pārañ₃, ¦

jñānasya, puṇyasya ca, bodhisattvaḥ, |

dharmeṣu, cintāsu, viniśritatvāj, ¦

jalpa^āanvayām, artha gatim₃, pare^aiiti. || 6.6 ||

Chandas Indravajrā

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‐̩‐u̍ ‐̩‐u̍ u̩‐u̍ ‐̩‐̍ ¦ ‐‐̩u ‐‐̍u u̩ ‐̍u̩‐‐̍ |

‐‐̍u ‐‐̍u u̩‐̍u‐̩‐̍ ¦ ‐‐̩u‐̍ ‐u̩ u‐̍ u‐̎‐̩ ||

Dhātūni

√bhṛ √bhṛ *ant *par ¦ √jñā *puṇ · (√budh *sat) |

√dhṛ √cint √śri ¦ √jalp √i √arth √gam *par · ||

Rūpāvalī

[1] behe, grtl, dsbc, chts: saṃbhṛtya

[2] behe, grtl, dsbc, chts: saṃbhāram

[3] behe, grtl, dsbc, chts: °ṃ

Kārikā Saptamaḥ

Arthān, sa^s vijñāya, ca jalpa mātrān, ¦

santiṣṭhate, tan, nibha citta mātre. |

Pratyakṣatām, eti ca, dharma dhātus; ¦

tasmād, viyukto,^aadvaya lakṣaṇena. || 6.7 ||

Chandas Indravajrā

‐‐u‐‐uu‐u‐‐

·

‐‐̍ u ‐̩‐u̍ u ‐u̩ ‐‐̍ ¦ ‐̩‐u̍‐ ‐̩ u̍u ‐u̩ ‐‐̍ |

‐̩‐u̍‐ ‐u̩ u̍ ‐u̩ ‐‐̍ ¦ ‐‐ u̩‐‐̍ uu̩ ‐u̍‐‐ ||

Dhātūni

√arth · √jñā · √jalp √mā ¦ √sthā · √bhā √cit √mā |

√akṣ √i · √dhṛ √dhā ¦ · √yuj *dvi √lakṣ ||

Kārikā Aṣtamaḥ

Na^āasti^īiti, cittāt, param, etya, buddhyā. ¦

Cittasya, na^āastitvam upaiti, tasmāt. |

Dvayasya, – na^āastitvam, upetya –, dhīmān ¦

santiṣṭhate₁^'eetad, gati dharma dhātau. || 6.8 ||

Chandas Indravajrā ca Upendravajrā Upajāti

‐‐u‐‐uu‐u‐‐ ¦¦ u‐u‐‐uu‐u‐‐

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‐̩‐̍u̩ ‐‐̍ uu̩ ‐̍u̩ ‐‐̍ ¦ ‐‐̍u ‐̩‐u̍ u‐̩u̍ ‐‐̩ |

u‐̍u ‐̩‐u̍ u̩‐u̍ ‐̩‐̍ ¦ ‐̩‐u̍‐ ‐̩ uu̍ ‐u̩ ‐‐̍ ||

Dhātūni

· √as · √cit · √i √budh ¦ √cit · √as √i · |

*dvi · √as √i √dhī ¦ √sthā · √gam √dhṛ √dhā ||

Rūpāvalī

[1] behe, grtl, dsbc, chts: saṃtiṣṭhate

Kārikā Navamaḥ

Akalpanā, jñāna balena, dhīmataḥ, ¦

sama^āanuyātena, samantataḥ, sadā; |

tad, āśrayo, gahvara doṣa sañcayo₁. ¦

Mahā gadena,^eiva, viṣan₂ nirasyate. || 6.9 ||

Chandas Vaṃśasthā

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u̩‐u̍‐ ‐u̩ u‐̍u ‐u̩‐̍ ¦ u‐̍u̩‐‐̍u u‐̩u̍‐ u‐̩ |

u̍ ‐̩u‐̍ ‐u̩u ‐u̍ ‐̩u‐̍ ¦ u‐̩ u‐̍‐u̩ u‐̍ u̩‐u̍‐ ||

Dhātūni

√kḷp √jñā √bal √dhī ¦ *sam √yā ·· |

· √śri √gah √duṣ √ci ¦ √mah √gad · √viṣ √as ||

Rūpāvalī

[1] behe, grtl, dsbc, chts: saṃcayo

[2] behe, grtl, dsbc, chts: °ṃ

Parama Artha Jñāna Māha Ātmye

Kārikā Daśamaḥ

Muni vihita sudharma suvyavastho, ¦

matim, upadhāya, samūla dharma dhātau. |

Smṛti matim, avagamya, kalpa mātrāṃ, ¦

vrajati guṇa^āarṇava pārama^āāśu dhīraḥ. || 6.10 ||

Chandas Puṣpitāgrā

uuuuuu ‐u‐u‐‐ ¦ uuuu‐uu ‐u‐u‐‐ |

·

uu̍ u̩uu̍ u̩‐u̍ ‐̩u‐̩‐̍ ¦ uu̍ uu̩‐u̍ u̩‐u̍ ‐u̩ ‐‐̍ |

uu̩ uu̍ uu̩‐u̍ ‐u̩ ‐‐̍ ¦ uu̩u u‐̍uu̩ ‐u‐̍u̩ ‐‐̍ ||

Dhātūni

*mun √dhā √dhṛ √sthā ¦ √man √dhā √mūl √dhṛ √dhā |

√smṛ √man √gam √kḷp √mā ¦ √vraj *guṇ *arṇ *par √aś √dhī ||

|| Mahāyāna Sūtra Alaṅkāre, Tattva Adhikāraḥ, Ṣaṣṭhaḥ ||

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Lekhapatraṃ Valī

BEHE : Mahāyānasūtrālaṅkāra, 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, Tattvādhikāraḥ, Milan Shakya CE 2008, Nagarjuna Institute of Exact Methods, Kathmandu

CHTS : Mahāyānasūtrālaṅkāra, Tattvādhikāraḥ, S.Bagchi CE 2000, Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath | Proofed : Milan Shakya, DSBC, CE 2008

UVDL : Mahāyānasūtrālaṅkāra, Robert Thurman, Columbia University, CE 2004

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