Split Dharmapada

Gandhāra, Kharoṣṭhī ∙ SC 3

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Based on Falk 2025. Some emendations and reconstructions are based on Baums (gandhari.org, March/April 2015). Verse numbers according to Falk 2015.

*śīlavarga

§ 1
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[e]ṣa marasa mohaṇo
v. 1.2 ṣadho śileṇa saṃpaṇa
yaś̄abhog̱asama[p](i)(da)
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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 + + + + + + 7 praño
cita praña ca bhavae
pravuṇi aṇ(u)pruveṇa
sarvasaṃyoyaṇakṣayo
v. 1.8 śi[l](e) + + + + + +
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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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*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 12 + + + + + + + +
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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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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. 2.10 (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 + + (raya)20gahe budho
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 kujararo 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] + + +
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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 2828 + + + (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 [sa](rve) + + + + + +
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41 yasa[ka]ma gramiśati
puñapavaphal(o)vag̱a
niraya pavakamaṃta
pu(ñakama) + + + +
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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 .. + + + + +
+ + + + 44 driḍhaviryanikramo
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] + + +
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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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5555 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]
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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)
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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)
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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
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*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