Uttarajjhayana 10

10.1

dumapattae paṃḍuyae jahā nivaḍai rāigaṇāṇa accae |
evaṃ manuyāṇa jīviyaṃ samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Just as a yellowed leaf of a tree falls when the succession of nights has passed, / so is the life of human beings: do not be negligent for even a moment, O Gautama!

10.2

kusagge jaha osabiṃdue thovaṃ ciṭṭhai laṃbamāṇae |
evaṃ manuyāṇa jīviyaṃ samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Just as a drop of dew hanging on the tip of a blade of kuśa grass stays for a short time, / so is the life of human beings: do not be negligent for even a moment, O Gautama!

10.3

ii ittariyammi āue jīviyae bahupaccavāyae |
vihuṇāhi rayaṃ pure kaḍaṃ samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Thus, while life is fleeting and full of obstacles, / shake off the dust made in former times: do not be negligent for even a moment, O Gautama!

10.4

dulahe khalu mānuse bhave cirakāleṇa vi savvapāṇiṇaṃ |
gāḍhā ya vivāga kammuṇo samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

A human existence is indeed hard to attain for all living beings, even after a long time, / and the ripening of karma is severe: do not be negligent for even a moment, O Gautama!

10.5

puḍhavikkāyamaigao ukkosaṃ jīvo u saṃvase |
kālaṃ saṃkhāīyaṃ samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Having passed into an earth-body, a soul may dwell there at the utmost / for an innumerable period of time: do not be negligent for even a moment, O Gautama!

10.6

āukkāyamaigao ukkosaṃ jīvo u saṃvase |
kālaṃ saṃkhāīyaṃ samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Having passed into a water-body, a soul may dwell there at the utmost / for an innumerable period of time: do not be negligent for even a moment, O Gautama!

10.7

teukkāyamaigao ukkosaṃ jīvo u saṃvase |
kālaṃ saṃkhāīyaṃ samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Having passed into a fire-body, a soul may dwell there at the utmost / for an innumerable period of time: do not be negligent for even a moment, O Gautama!

10.8

vāukkāyamaigao ukkosaṃ jīvo u saṃvase |
kālaṃ saṃkhāīyaṃ samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Having passed into an air-body, a soul may dwell there at the utmost / for an innumerable period of time: do not be negligent for even a moment, O Gautama!

10.9

vaṇassaikāyamaigao ukkosaṃ jīvo u saṃvase |
kālamaṇaṃtaduraṃtaṃ samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Having passed into a vegetable-body, a soul may dwell there at the utmost / for an endless, boundless time: do not be negligent for even a moment, O Gautama!

10.10

beiṃdiyakāyamaigao ukkosaṃ jīvo u saṃvase |
kālaṃ saṃkhijjasaṇṇiyaṃ samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Having passed into a two-sensed body, a soul may dwell there at the utmost / for a time called numerable: do not be negligent for even a moment, O Gautama!

10.11

teiṃdiyakāyamaigao ukkosaṃ jīvo u saṃvase |
kālaṃ saṃkhijjasaṇṇiyaṃ samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Having passed into a three-sensed body, a soul may dwell there at the utmost / for a time called numerable: do not be negligent for even a moment, O Gautama!

10.12

cauriṃdiyakāyamagaio ukkosaṃ jīvo u saṃvase |
kālaṃ saṃkhijjasaṇṇiyaṃ samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Having passed into a four-sensed body, a soul may dwell there at the utmost / for a time called numerable: do not be negligent for even a moment, O Gautama!

10.13

paṃciṃdiyakāyamaigao ukkosaṃ jīvo u saṃvase |
sattaṭṭhabhavaggahaṇe samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Having passed into a five-sensed body, a soul may dwell there at the utmost / during seven or eight rebirths: do not be negligent for even a moment, O Gautama!

10.14

deve neraie ya aigao ukkosaṃ jīvo u saṃvase |
ikkikkabhavaggahaṇe samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Having passed [as] a god or an infernal being, a soul may dwell there at the utmost / during a single rebirth: do not be negligent for even a moment, O Gautama!

10.15

evaṃ bhavasaṃsāre saṃsarai suhāsuhehiṃ kammehiṃ |
jīvo pamāyabahulo samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Thus the soul, full of negligence, wanders in the cycle of rebirth / through good and bad karmas: do not be negligent for even a moment, O Gautama!

10.16

laddhūṇa vi mānusattaṇaṃ āriattaṃ punarāvi dullahaṃ |
bahave dasuyā milekkhuyā samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Even having attained human birth, being an Āryan is still harder to attain; / many are the Dasyus and Mlecchas: do not be negligent for even a moment, O Gautama!

10.17

laddhūṇa vi āriyattaṇaṃ ahīnapaṃciṃdiyayā hu dullahā |
vigaliṃdiyayā hu dīsaī samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Even having attained Aryan status, possessing all five sense organs is indeed rare; / deficiency of sense organs is indeed seen. Do not be negligent for a moment, O Gautama!

10.18

ahīnapaṃciṃdiyattaṃ pi se lahe uttamadhammasuī hu dullahā |
kutitthinisevae jane samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Even if one obtains all five sense organs, hearing the excellent Dharma is indeed rare, / while people resort to false teachers. Do not be negligent for a moment, O Gautama!

10.19

laddhūṇa vi uttamaṃ suiṃ saddahaṇā punarāvi dullahā |
micchattanisevae jaṇe samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Even having heard the excellent [Dharma], having faith in it is again rare, / while people resort to false views. Do not be negligent for a moment, O Gautama!

10.20

dhammaṃ pi hu saddahaṃtayā dullahayā kāeṇa phāsayā |
iha kāmaguṇehi mucchiyā samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Even when having faith in the Dharma, practicing it with the body is rare, / for here [people] are infatuated with sensual pleasures. Do not be negligent for a moment, O Gautama!

10.21

parijūrai te sarīrayaṃ kesā paṃḍurayā havaṃti te |
se soyabale ya hāyaī samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Your body decays and your hairs turn grey; / the power of your hearing declines. Do not be negligent for a moment, O Gautama!

10.22

parijūrai te sarīrayaṃ kesā paṃḍurayā havaṃti te |
se cakkhubale ya hāyaī samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Your body decays and your hairs turn grey; / the power of your sight declines. Do not be negligent for a moment, O Gautama!

Do not get into an uneven road like a weak burden-bearer; for you will repent of it afterwards; Gautama, &c.

10.23

parijūrai te sarīrayaṃ kesā paṃḍurayā havaṃti te |
se ghāṇabale ya hāyaī samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Your body decays and your hairs turn grey; / the power of your smell declines. Do not be negligent for a moment, O Gautama!

10.24

parijūrai te sarīrayaṃ kesā paṃḍurayā havaṃti te |
se jibbhabale ya hāyaī samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Your body decays and your hairs turn grey; / the power of your taste declines. Do not be negligent for a moment, O Gautama!

10.25

parijūrai te sarīrayaṃ kesā paṃḍurayā havaṃti te |
se phāsabale ya hāyaī samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Your body decays and your hairs turn grey; / the power of your touch declines. Do not be negligent for a moment, O Gautama!

10.26

parijūrai te sarīrayaṃ kesā paṃḍurayā havaṃti te |
se savvabale ya hāyaī samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Your body decays and your hairs turn grey; / all your strength declines. Do not be negligent for a moment, O Gautama!

10.27

araī gaṃḍaṃ visūiyā āyaṃkā vivihā phusaṃti te |
vivaḍai viddhaṃsai te sarīrayaṃ samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Discontent, boils, cholera, and various afflictions touch you; / your body collapses and perishes. Do not be negligent for a moment, O Gautama!

10.28

vochiṃda sinehamappaṇo kumuyaṃ sāraiyaṃ va pāṇiyaṃ |
se savvasinehavajjie samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Sever your attachment, just as the autumn water [leaves] the white lotus; / be free of all attachment. Do not be negligent for a moment, O Gautama!

10.29

ciccāṇa dhanaṃ ca bhāriyaṃ pavvaio hi si anagāriyaṃ |
mā vaṃtaṃ puṇo vi āie samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Having abandoned wealth and wife, you have renounced for the homeless state; / do not return to what was vomited forth. Do not be negligent for a moment, O Gautama!

10.30

avaujjhiya mittabaṃdhavaṃ viulaṃ ceva ghanohasaṃcayaṃ |
mā taṃ biiyaṃ gavesae samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Having forsaken friends, relatives, and vast hoards of accumulated treasure, / do not seek after them a second time. Do not be negligent for a moment, O Gautama!

10.31

na hu jine ajja dissaī bahumae dissaī maggadesie |
saṃpai neyāue pahe samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

The Jina is no longer seen today, but the path he taught is held in high esteem; / now [stand] on the right path. Do not be negligent for a moment, O Gautama!

10.32

avasohiya kaṃṭagāpahaṃ oiṇṇo si pahaṃ mahālayaṃ |
gacchasi maggaṃ visohiyā samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Having cleared the thorny path, you have entered the great highway; / proceed along that cleansed road. Do not be negligent for a moment, O Gautama!

10.33

abale jaha bhāravāhae mā magge visame'vagāhiyā |
pacchā pacchānutāvae samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Like a weak porter who enters an uneven road, / do not repent afterwards. Do not be negligent for a moment, O Gautama!

10.34

tinno hu si annavaṃ mahaṃ kiṃ puṇa ciṭṭhasi tīramāgao |
abhitura pāraṃ gamittae samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

You have crossed the great ocean; why do you stand having reached the shore? / Hasten to go to the further bank. Do not be negligent for a moment, O Gautama!

You have crossed the great ocean; why do you halt so near the shore? make haste to get on the other side; Gautama, &c.

10.35

akalevaraseṇimussiyā siddhiṃ goyama! loyaṃ gacchasi |
khemaṃ ca sivaṃ anuttaraṃ samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Having mounted the bodiless tier, O Gautama, you will go to perfection and the world [beyond], / which is safe, auspicious, and unsurpassed. Do not be negligent for a moment, O Gautama!

10.36

buddhe parinivvuḍe care gāmagae nagare va saṃjae |
saṃtimaggaṃ ca būhae samayaṃ goyama! mā pamāyae ||

Enlightened, completely extinguished, restrained, one should walk in a village or a town, / and promote the path of peace. Do not be negligent for a moment, O Gautama!

10.37

buddhassa nisamma bhāsiyaṃ sukahiyamaṭṭhapaovasohiyaṃ |
rāgaṃ dosaṃ ca chiṃdiyā siddhigaiṃ gae goyame || –tti bemi ||

Having heard the speech of the Enlightened One, well spoken and clarified by eightfold words, / Gautama, having severed attachment and aversion, attained the state of perfection. — Thus I say.