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Uttarajjhayana 197.1.35_7

Uttarajjhayaṇa 197.1.35_7

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Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit

197.1.35_7

āyaṃke uvasagge | titikkhayā bambhaceraguttīsu /
pāṇidayā tavaheuṃ | sarīravoccheyaṇaṭhāe ||35||

In case of illness; 2. in case of a disaster; 3. to preserve one's chastity and the Guptis; 4. out of compassion for living beings; 5. in the interest of penance; 6. to make an end of one's life. (35)
Taking his whole outfit a monk should inspect it with his eye; he then may walk about, but not beyond half a Yôgana. (36)
In the fourth Paurushî he should put away his almsbowl (after having eaten his meal), and then begins his study which reveals all existent things. (37)
In the last quarter of the fourth Paurushî he should pay his reverence to the Guru, and after having performed Kâla-pratikramana, he should inspect his lodging. (38)
A zealous monk should also inspect the place where to discharge his excrements and urine, and then (till the sun sets) he should go through Kâyôtsarga without allowing himself to be affected by any pains. (39)
Then he should, in due order, reflect on all transgressions he has committed during the day, with regard to knowledge, faith, and conduct. (40)
Having finished Kâyôtsarga, and paid his reverence to the Guru, he should, in due order, confess his transgressions committed during the day. (41)
Then having recited the Pratikramana Sûtra, and having annihilated his sins, he should pay his reverence to the Guru (asking absolution), and go through Kâyôtsarga without allowing himself to be affected by any pains. (42)
Having finished Kâyôtsarga, and paid his reverence to the Guru, he should pronounce the customary (three) praises, and then wait for the proper time. (43)
In the first Paurushî (of the night) he should study; in the second he should meditate; in the third he should leave off sleep; and in the fourth he should study again. (44)
In the fourth Paurushî he should wait for the proper time and then begin to study without waking the householders. (45)
In the last quarter of the fourth Paurushî he should pay his reverence to the Guru, and performing Kâla-pratikramana he should wait for the proper time. (46)
When the (time for) Kâyôtsarga has arrived, he should go through it, without allowing himself to be affected by any pains. (47)
Then he should, in due order, reflect on all transgressions he has committed during the night with regard to knowledge, faith, and conduct. (48)
Having finished Kâyôtsarga and paid his reverence to the Guru, he should, in due order, confess his transgressions committed during the night. (49)
Then having recited the Pratikramana Sûtra &c. (see verse 41). (50)
He should consider what kind of austerities he will undertake. Having finished his Kâyôtsarga, he pays his reverence to the Guru. (51)
Having finished Kâyôtsarga and paid his reverence to the Guru, he should practise those austerities which he has decided upon, and praise the perfected saints. (52)
Thus has been summarily declared the correct behaviour, by practising which many souls have crossed the ocean of Samsâra. (53)
Thus I say.

Hermann Jacobi 1895, Uttarâdhyayana Sûtra (Gaina Sûtras II, SBE 45)

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