A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c26.s2.56

v1.c26.s2.56

The chapter on dinacaryā contains two stanzas (A.s.Sū.3.115–116) which begin with the exhortation to keep to the ten paths of right conduct (karmapatha) and to conquer the inner enemies (abhyantarāri). The verses go on with the advice to give up the ten bad practices (pāpakarman) relating to the activities of body, voice and mind (kāyavāṅmanas). 198 These practices consist of: hiṃsā (injuring living beings), steya (theft), anyathākāma (desiring a woman with whom intercourse is prohibited), paiśunya (slander), paruṣa (harsh speech), anṛta (lying), saṃbhinnalāpa (idle talk), vyāpāda (malice), abhidhyā (envy), and dṛgviparyaya (heterodoxy). 199 The Hṛdaya contains exactly the same series of ten bad practices (A.h.Sū.2.21cd–22 = A.s.Sū.3.115cd–116), but has not the ardhaśloka about the ten karmapathas and the inner enemies. The halfverse substituted in the Hṛdaya (Sū.2.21ab) prescribes that one should affectionately associate with one’s friends (kalyāṇamitra) and keep distant from others.