Split Dharmapada
Gandhāra, Kharoṣṭhī ∙ SC 3
BML edition (version 1, May 2026)
Based on Falk 2025. Some emendations and reconstructions are based on Baums (gandhari.org,
March/April 2015). Verse numbers according to Falk 2015.
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*śīlavarga
§ 1
v. 1.1
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[e] ṣa marasa mohaṇo
v. 1.2
ṣadho śileṇa saṃpaṇa
yaś̄abhog̱asama[p] (i) (da)
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+ + + + + (pu) yida
io {{ajihi}} aṇutridiya ajihima katava
v. 1.3
ṣa[dha] dhaṇa śi(ladhaṇa)
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(pra) ña e satamo dhaṇa ◊
v. 1.4
yased(e) dhaṇa ya daṇi
istriya puruṣa(sa) +
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5 .. [ta] ◊ sa jivido
v. 1.5
tasva ṣadha ca śila ca
prasada dhamadeśaṇe ◊
aṇuyujea mesa(vi)
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v. 1.6
6 śilo rakṣeya mes̱avo
pratheaṇa trae suhaṃ
praśaṃśo vitralabha ca
preca svargeṣu ma •
v. 1.7
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cita praña ca bhavae
pravuṇi aṇ(u) pruveṇa
sarvasaṃyoyaṇakṣayo
v. 1.8
śi[l] (e) + + + + + +
+ + + + + 8 (s) aṃv[u] do
bhoyaṇasva ya matraṃña ◊
jagariaṇuyujido ◊
v. 1.9
evavihari adavi
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9 yovakṣema[sa] p[r] atiyo
v. 1.10
ahu nago va sakrame
cavativadida [śara]
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(dru) [śil] (o) [h] (i) + + + +
v. 1.11
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11 mucuraya no paśati 10 1 ◦
*prakīrṇavarga
§ 2
v. 12
aṣadho agidaṃño [ya]
[sa] (ṃ) [dh] iched(o) ca yo nara
hada[vavag̱aś] o + + +
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v. 2.2
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+ .. .. .. ◊ [k] . [va] la
so hi maadhano logo •
mahamaṃñida ya .. +
v. 2.3
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[sakha na ka] reda paḍido ◊
saṃgadi kavuruṣehi paviyo ◊
v. 2.4
ṣadhehi ca [p] (e) (śalehi) +
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(sa) kha kurveya paḍi⟨do⟩ ◊
saṃgati saṃpuruṣehi bhadiya ◊
v. 2.5
dadaṃti [hi] + + + +
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+ + + + .. bh(o) yano
na so divo va radi va
samasiṃ asigachati ◊
v. 2.6
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(na) [sti ducari] do mamo ◊
v. 2.7
vigadaṣadha na sevea
udavaṇaṃ + + + +
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v. 2.8
+ + . a. a dhrua ṣadha
idi driṭho maya pure ◊
yasa driṭho [tasa s] . .. ◊
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v. 2.9
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+ + + + + + [d] . [v] .
[m] . .. [y] . [t] . [v] . [v] . [s] . ..
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v. 2.10
(ma) (d) [r] (i) [śa v] (e) [jina bh] (oṃ) [t] (i)
[y] (e) [prata asava] kṣayo
jida me pavag̱a dhama
tasvahu uvaga .. ..
v. 2.11
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mag̱asaṇa giri[v] raṇu
sarva saṃjaïa ṇetva ◊
ka sa daṇi ṇaeśasi
v. 2.12
ṇeyaṃti ya mahavira
sadhame[ṇa tasa] (gada)
21 dhameṇa ṇeamaṇasa
ka y asuye viyaṇaṃda
v. 2.13
ma kujara ro ṇagom asava
dukha hi kujaro nagasamado
ṇa + + + + + + + + +
22 suati bhoṃti idaṃ paraṃ gado
v. 2.14
aradhavirya pahidatva
ṇica driḍhaparakrama
samaga ṣavaga paśa
eṣa budha[ṇa] + + +
v. 2.15
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23 caraṃti amara sihu
sadhamaṃ ta viyanaṃti
aduraseva śadvari
v. 2.16
ekasaṇa ekaśayo
egayiaṃ ataṃtri[a]
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24 vaṇe ca ekayo vase
v. 2.17
dure saṃte praveśaṃti
himavata va parvada
asaṃta ◊ na pragaśat[i]
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*jarāvarga
§ 3
v. 3.1
25 acarita bramacariyo
aladhva yo[gaṇa dhaṇa]
śati cavavigirṇa va
poraṇaṇi aṇusvara ◦
v. 3.2
ji[a] (ṃ) (ti) + + + + + + + +
26 asa śariraṃ pi jaro uveti ◊
sada du dhama ṇa jaro uveti
sato hi ṇa sadha pravedeaṃti
v. 3.3
dhi [t] (v) [a] .. + + + + +
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27 .. .. [maṇo] rama bibo
jarae abhimadeti
v. 3.4
[yo vi vaṣaśado jiv] (e)
sarve mucuparayaṇa
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v. 3.5
28 28 + + + (d) [r] (i) sva duhinaṃ ca vas̱ido
mudaṃ ca drisvaṇa avedacedaso
achicha dhiro g̱ihibadhaṇa[ṇ] (i) ◊
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v. 3.6
29 parijaṇaṃ idaṃ ruvo
ruvaṇeḍo prabhaṃguṇu
bhesati pudasaṃteśo
maraṇaṃta hi jivida
v. 3.7
maṇuyasa [sa] (da) + + + +
30 matra janadhu ladhva bhoyaṇo
tanu asa bhavati vedaṇa
śaṇayo jivati ayu palati
v. 3.8
muṃce purado [muṃc] (e) + + +
+ + + + 31 bhavasa parago
sarvatra vimutamanasa
ṇa puṇu jatijaro uveśasi
v. 3.9 A
ajara jivamaṇeṇa
ḍaśamaṇeṇa ṇiva[ti]
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32 yovakṣemo aṇuta
v. 3.9 B
ajaro jivamaṇeṇa
ḍaśamaṇeṇa ṇivuti
ṇimesa paramo śodhi
yoyakṣemo aṇutaro
v. 3.10
33 uvaṇiyati jivida apom ayu
jarovaṇidasa ṇa bhati trana
ede bhaya maraṇa prekṣama⟨ṇa⟩
puñaṇi kurvea suhavaga +
v. 3.11
34 uvaṇiati jivido apom ayu
jarovaṇidasa ṇa bhoti traṇa
ede bhaya maraṇa prekṣamaṇa
logamiṣa pra(j) aha śa(ṃ) [ti] (prekṣo)
v. 3.12
35 [a] cayaṃti kale tarayati rati[a] ◊
[vaya puṇu aṇ] (u) p(ru) [ve jahaṃ] ma
[ido] bha[ya maraṇa] pre[kṣamaṇa]
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v. 3.13
36 [aca] yaṃti kale tvarayat[i] radiyo ◊
vayo puṇu {{aṇapuṇa}} ⓝA dot in the lower part of the character after aṇapuṇa marks this word as deleted. Click to pin aṇapruve jahaṃti
edo bhayo maraṇa prekṣamaṇa •
v. 3.14
acayati aho(ratra)
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37 ayu kṣiyati mracaṇa ◊
kuṇadiṣu yasodayo ◊ ◦
v. 3.15
asa pavaṇi kamaṇi
karo balo ṇa buj̄ati
svagehi kamehi [ya] +
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v. 3.16
38 sahi ege ṇa driśati ◊
praṇe driṭha bahojaṇa
praṇi ege ṇa driśati ◊
saï driṭha bahujaṇa
v. 3.17
tatra ko viśpiśe mraca
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39 dahara yeva mriyaṃti
ṇa⟨ra⟩ ṇari ca eg̱aśo •
v. 3.18
yasa phalasa pakasa
nico padaṇado bhayo
eva ja[da] (sa) + + +
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v. 3.19
40 ye ca vurdha ye ca dahara • ⓝRather short horizontal stroke. Click to pin
ye ca majimaporuṣa
aṇapruvo pravataṃti
phala paka va baṃdhaṇa ◊
v. 3.20
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41 yasa[ka] ma gramiśati
puñapavaphal(o) vag̱a
niraya pavakamaṃta ◊
pu(ñakama) + + + +
v. 3.21
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42 puña kurvea ta .. ..
puña hi paraloasmi
pradiṭha bhaṃti pranina ◊
v. 3.22
puña deva pra[śaṃśaṃti]
saṃ[ma] (cariyo) + + + +
v. 3.23
+ + + + 43 kalagada bahujaṇa ◊
salohiṃda kaṃdida drigharatro ◊
taṃ tadiśo viparinamo ñadina ◊
taṃ drigharatro .. + + + + +
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v. 3.24
bhave bhaya drisva
v. 3.25
sapraṃña ṣavagho ◊
dukha hi jatimaraṇo
punapuna avi ṣa[ma]
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v. 3.26
45 yasa rativavasena ◊
ayu-v-apadaro siya ◊
apodago va matsana
ki nu teṣa kumaleda ◊
v. 3.27
yam eva pa[ḍha] (ma) + +
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46 abhuṭ́hido so vrayati ◊
so gatva na nivatati ◊
v. 3.28
sado vrayama anivatamana ◊
diva ca rati ca palujamana ◊
me[tsa] + + + + + + + +
47 dukhana jatimaraṇeṇa phuṭha ◊
v. 3.29
tasva sada jaṇarada samahidaṃ
adavino jatikṣayatadaśa ◊
maro saseno abhi[bh] (u) (ya) + + +
48 bhavasa jatimaraṇa[sa paraga] ◊ [20] 4 4 1
*malavarga
§ 4
v. 58
asvaj̄ayamala maṃtra
aṇ[u] ṭ́hanamala ghara ◊
malo malosa kosi[jo]
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v. 4.2
malo ist[r] i ducarido ◊
matsariyo dadado malo
malo hi pavaga dhama
asvi loge parasvi ca ◊
v. 4.3
ado malo maladaro
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50 ede maṃla prahatvana
nimalaṃ bhos̱a bhikṣavo
v. 4.4
ayasa hi malo samuṭ́hida
tado uṭ́haye-m-eva khayati
eva aṇiśama[ca] (rino)
51 svag̱ani ⟨kamani⟩ nayati dugati
v. 4.5
anupruvena mesavi
stogostogo khanakhana
kamaro rayidaṃs eva
nidhame ma[la] + + +
v. 4.6
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52 yamapuruṣa vi ya de uṭ́hida ◊
uyodamuheva tiṭhasi
paseya pi ya de na vijadi
v. 4.7
u[y] . [m] . + + + + + + +
53 kamaro rayidaṃ va nidhame ◊
nidhatamalo anagano
diviya ariyabhumi eśasi
v. 4.8
ekamulo du[a] (vato)
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54 samudro badaśavato
padalo pa[dari mun] i
v. 4.9
pradur abhuṣi magadheṣu phurv(e)
[dha] (m) [o aśudho samal] (e) (hi) + + +
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55 55 śunaṃtu dhaṃmo vimuleṇaṇubudhi ◊
v. 4.10
yasa ṣatriśati soda •
maṇopraṣavaṇo bhuyo
vaha vahaṃti dru[driṭh] (o)
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v. 4.11
56 rag̱a doṣo ca moho ca
puruṣo pavacedaso
hiṃsaṃti atmasabhuda
tvayasara bha sva pha[la]
v. 4.12
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57 ki ti ayinaśaḍiya
ataro gahana kitva
bahiro parimajasi 10 1 1
*puṣpavarga
§ 5
v. 5.1
yas̱a vi ruyido pupho
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58 eva subhaṣido vaya
aphalo [bh] (o) [t] (i a) [k] (ur) [vado] •
v. 5.2
{ya} yasa vi ruyi[da p] u[ph] o ◊
vaṇavaṃto sugaṃdhiyo
eva subhaṣido va(ya)
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v. 5.3
yasa vi pupharaśiyo
ku[ya] malaguna bahu
eva jadena mracana
katavo kuśalo [ba] h(u)
v. 5.4
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60 vaṇagaṃdho aheḍayo ◊
paredi rasam adaya
eva g̱ame muṇi cara ∙
v. 5.5
ṇa pareṣu vilomaye
ṇa pareṣu krida[gid] (o)
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61 samaṇi viṣamaṇi ca
v. 5.6
yas̱a saṃkarag̱uḍasvi ◊
ujidasvi mahapase ◊
paduma tatra jayea ◊
suyigaṃdho mano[ra] (mo)
v. 5.7
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62 aṃdhahuda prusujana
adiroyati puñaya ◊
saṃmesaṃbudhaṣavaya ◊
v. 5.8
na puphagaṃdho pradivado va[ya] (di)
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63 satana gaṃdho pradivadaṃ vayati ◊
sarva diśa sapuruṣo pravayadi •
v. 5.9
tag̱ara caṃdanaṃ ceva ◊
upalo adha var[ṣ] (i) (gi)
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śilagaṃdho anutaro •
v. 5.10
teṣaṃ saṃpanaśilani ◊
apramadavihariṇaṃ ◊
samaṃdañavimutanaṃ ◊
g̱ati maro na vijati ◊
v. 5.11
puphaṇi .. + + + +
65 vasitamanasa nara ◊
suto g̱amo mahoho va ◊
aṃta[gadae] gachati ◊
v. 5.12
puphaṇi r-eva prayaṇaṃ[ta] ◊
vasitamanasa ṇara ◊
[a] (t) [i] (ta) + + + + +
66 mucu adaye g̱achati ◊
v. 5.13
phenoamo kayam idaṃ viditva ◊
mariyudhamo avisaṃbasana ◊
chetvana marasa pravośpu[yan] (i)
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v. 5.14
67 ko imo paḍhavi vieśeti
68 yamalogaṃ ca imo sadeva ..
ko dhamapado sudeśido ◊
kuśalo p. mam [iva p] . [ye] . [i] .. ◊
v. 5.15
budho paḍha[v] (i) + + + +
69 yamalogaṃ ca imo sadevago ◊
budha dhamapado sudeśida ◊
kuśali puphaṃm iva prayeśati 10 4 1
*sahasravarga
§ 6
v. 6.1
sahaṃsam [o] + + + +
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70 eko vayapada ṣeyo ◊
ya ṣutva uvaśamati • ◊
v. 6.2
sahaṃsaṃ eva vayaṇa •
anathapadasahiṇo ◊
eko dhamapado [ṣ] e(yo)
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v. 6.3
71 sahaṃsam iva gasaṇa ◊
aṇathapadasahida ◊
eko dhamapado ṣeyo ◊
ya ṣutva uvaśamati ◊
v. 6.4
yo sahaṃso sa + + +
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72 ega ca jiṇa atvaṇo ◊
so hu saṃg̱ama utamo •
v. 6.5
atva hi saṃjido ṣeyo •
ya caṃña idaro praya ◊
ya ca vaṣa[śa] (do) .. +
73 śpage pariyaṇe vaṇe
v. 6.6
egaṃ ca bhavidatvaṇa ◊
mahuta vi puyae
sa yeva puyaṇaṃ ṣeyo