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Uttarajjhayana 74.1.18-20

Uttarajjhayaṇa 74.1.18-20

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Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit

74.1.18

na pakkhao na purao | neva kiccāṇa piṭhao /
na juṃje ūruṇā ūruṃ | sayaṇe no paḍissuṇe ||18||

If he by chance does anything mean, he should never deny it, but if he has done it, he should say: 'I have done it;' if he has not done it, 'I have not done it.' (11)
He should not, in every case, wait for the express command (of the teacher) like an unbroken horse for the whip (of the rider), but like a broken horse which sees the whip (of the rider) he should commit no evil act. (12)
Disobedient, rough speaking, ill-behaved pupils will exasperate even a gentle teacher; but those will soon win even a hot-tempered teacher who humour him and are polite. (13)
He should not speak unasked, and asked he should not tell a lie; he should not give way to his anger, and bear with indifference pleasant and unpleasant occurrences. (14)
Subdue your Self, for the Self is difficult to subdue; if your Self is subdued, you will be happy in this world and in the next. (15)
Better it is that I should subdue my Self by self-control and penance, than be subdued by others with fetters and corporal punishment. (16)
He should never do anything disagreeable to the wise, neither in words nor deeds, neither openly nor secretly. (17)
He should not (sit) by the side of the teacher, nor before him, nor behind him; he should not touch (the teacher's) thigh with his own, nor answer his call from the couch. (18)
A well-behaved monk should not sit on his hams, nor cross his arms, nor stretch out his legs, nor stand (too) close to his teacher. (19)

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

74.1.19

neva palhatthiyaṃ kujjā | pakkhapiṇḍaṃ ca saṃjae /
pāe pasārie vāvi | na ciṭhe guruṇantie ||19||

If he by chance does anything mean, he should never deny it, but if he has done it, he should say: 'I have done it;' if he has not done it, 'I have not done it.' (11)
He should not, in every case, wait for the express command (of the teacher) like an unbroken horse for the whip (of the rider), but like a broken horse which sees the whip (of the rider) he should commit no evil act. (12)
Disobedient, rough speaking, ill-behaved pupils will exasperate even a gentle teacher; but those will soon win even a hot-tempered teacher who humour him and are polite. (13)
He should not speak unasked, and asked he should not tell a lie; he should not give way to his anger, and bear with indifference pleasant and unpleasant occurrences. (14)
Subdue your Self, for the Self is difficult to subdue; if your Self is subdued, you will be happy in this world and in the next. (15)
Better it is that I should subdue my Self by self-control and penance, than be subdued by others with fetters and corporal punishment. (16)
He should never do anything disagreeable to the wise, neither in words nor deeds, neither openly nor secretly. (17)
He should not (sit) by the side of the teacher, nor before him, nor behind him; he should not touch (the teacher's) thigh with his own, nor answer his call from the couch. (18)
A well-behaved monk should not sit on his hams, nor cross his arms, nor stretch out his legs, nor stand (too) close to his teacher. (19)

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

74.1.20

āyāriehiṃ vāhitto | tusiṇīo na kayāi vi /
pasāyapehī niyāgaṭhī | uvaciṭhe guruṃ sayā ||20||

If spoken to by the superior, he should never remain silent, but should consider it as a favour; asking for his command, he should always politely approach his teacher. (20)
If the teacher speaks little or much, he should never grow impatient; but an intelligent pupil should rise from his seat and answer (the teacher's) call modestly and attentively. (21)
He should never ask a question when sitting on his stool or his bed, but rising from his seat and coming near, he should ask him with folded hands. (22)
When a pupil who observes the above rules of conduct, questions the teacher about the sacred text, its meaning, or both, he should deliver it according to tradition. (23)
A monk should avoid untruth, nor should he speak positively (about future things, his plans, &c.); he should avoid sinful speech, and always keep free from deceit. (24)
He should not tell anything sinful or meaningless or hurtful, neither for his own sake nor for anybody else's, nor without such a motive. (25).
In barbers' shops or houses, on the ground separating two houses, or on the highway a single monk should not stand with a single woman, nor should he converse with her. (26)
Any instruction the wise ones may give me in a kind or a rough way, I shall devotedly accept, thinking that it is for my benefit. (27)
(The teacher's) instruction, his manner of giving it, and his blaming evil acts are considered blissful by the intelligent, but hateful by the bad monk. (28)

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

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