Uttarajjhayana 74.1.10
Uttarajjhayaṇa 74.1.10
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- Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit
74.1.10
mā ya caṇḍāliyaṃ kāsī | bahuyaṃ mā ya ālave /
kāleṇa ya ahijjittā | tao jhāijja egago ||10||
I shall explain in due order the discipline of a houseless monk, who has got rid of all worldly ties. Listen to me. (1)
A monk who, on receiving an order from his superior, walks up to him, watching his nods and motions, is called well-behaved. (2)
But a monk who, on receiving an order from his superior, does not walk up to him, being insubordinate and inattentive, is called ill-behaved. (3)
As a bitch with sore ears is driven away everywhere, thus a bad, insubordinate, and talkative (pupil) is turned out. (4)
As a pig leaves a trough filled with grain to feed on faeces, so a brute (of a man) turns away from virtue, and takes to evil ways. (5)
Hearing a man thus compared to a dog and a pig, he who desires his own welfare, should adhere to good conduct. (6)
Therefore be eager for discipline, that you may acquire righteousness; a son of the wise, who desires liberation, will not be turned away from anywhere. (7)
One should always be meek, and not be talkative in the presence of the wise; one should acquire valuable knowledge, and avoid what is worthless. (8)
When reprimanded a wise man should not be angry, but he should be of a forbearing mood; he should not associate, laugh, and play with mean men. (9)
He should do nothing mean, nor talk much; but after having learned his lesson, he should meditate by himself. (10)
Translations (1)
- Uttarâdhyayana Sûtra (Gaina Sûtras II, SBE 45) — Hermann Jacobi 1895, English
Commentaries (5)
- Uttarajjhayaṇacuṇṇi — Jinadāsagaṇi Mahattara, Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit
- Uttarādhyayanaśiṣyahitā — Śāntisūri, Sanskrit
- Sukhabodhā — Devendragaṇi, Sanskrit
- Uttarajjhayaṇanijjutti — Bhadrabāhu & Bhadrabāhu II, Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit
- Uttarajjhayaṇa: ṭīkānusārī vivecana — Muni Dīparatnasāgara, Gujarati