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Fragments from the Aśoka legend
BMSC I 219–231

Pāṃśupradānāvadāna
2378/uf1/1a
recto
a /// .. .. [· t]. [n]. d. .. .. .. .. + + + ///
b /// varṇena camikaraṃ · sa bhū[ya](s)y(a) + ///
c /// .. + .i + + .i + .i .i .. .ai .. .. ///

verso
a /// i[t](i) · [m]ṛ[n]m(a)[y](ī)[ṣ]u [p]r(a)lqt[i]ṣv (a) .. ///
b /// [nta]rhā[p]ayitvā buddhaveṣa .. + + ///

Pāṃśupradānāvadāna
2378/46a
recto
1 /// [m]āsanam agraṃ aśokaś cintaya
2 /// [ś]iṣṭatamāni atha rājā kumārā
3 /// viṣyāmi mama hastiskandho yānaṃ
4 /// + citrāṇi bhājanāni bho[ja]naṃ [ba]hu
5 /// [vi]ṣyatīti tasya m[ā]taram ārab[dha]ḥ

verso
1 /// .. dā śṛṇosi aśoko rājā saṃ
2 /// .. yāvat ta[d a]bhiruddhaṃ jñātvā bindu
3 /// .. vyaḥ yasmāt karkaśā pārvate yā
4 /// liputrān nagarā⟨n⟩ nirgaccha[n bh]ṛ[t]yai

Vītaśokāvadāna
2380/6a
recto
1 /// .. [ca ha] .. [g]. .. + .[r]. + .. .. .. + + .. + + + + + ///
2 /// (ve)[l](ā)yāṃ gāthāṃ babhāṣe · śā[nakav]asa[n]āni [p]r. + + + ///
3 /// + + + .. bhāṣata: ‖ ❀ ‖ yadā rajñā aśok[en](a) ///
4 /// + + + + + (k)ānāṃ ca [ā]samudrāyāṃ pṛthivy[ā]ṃjana[k](ā) ///

verso
w /// + + + + + + + .. .t. [k]ṣ. [r]. .. [k]ṣ. [p]. [t]rāṇ. [supt]. [c]. ///
x /// + + + .. pr(a)varaṇaṃ darbhacī[v]ara⟨ṃ⟩ kā śayyā tṛṇasaṃ ///
y /// + (s)[y](a) [k](a)ṣṭena tapasā rāgo 'dyā[pi] pra[b]ā[dhat]e [prā](g) e + ///
z /// [ṣ](i)ṇā · kālaprakarṣeṇa hi[· bh](u)[k]. .. ṃ .. .. + + + ///

Vītaśokāvadāna
2378/35
A
a /// .[y] (a)[t]y(a)rtha(ṃ) karaṇat ta[to] a ///
b /// [śo]kaḥ tuṣṭo bhaviṣyati a .. ///
c /// .. va prabhūto mayi [v]ī[t]e .. ///

B
a /// + + .. + + + + + + + ///
b /// .. śokena vai[d]yabhaiṣajy[āny u] .. ///
c /// [go]rasa⟨ḥ⟩ prāyo āhāro 'nu+ ///
d /// [r]āj[ñ]o niveditaṃ. śr(u)t[v]ā ///

Vītaśokāvadāna
2379/7
recto
1 /// + + + + .. [t](e)naiva bhikṣavaḥ pūrvam any[ā] .. ///
2 /// + + (śr)[ū]yatāṃ bhūtapūrvaṃ bhikṣavo 'tīte 'dh[v]a[ny] (a) ///
3 /// + (d)[dh](ā) [lo]ka utpadyante yāvad anyataraḥ pra[tye] + ///
4 /// nāgatān paśyati tasya bhavati ·+ + + ///

verso
1 /// [p](a)rītenakarmadṛśā asiṃ niṣkośaṃ. (k)ṛ .. + ///
2 /// [s](tr)eṇa praghātitaḥ tasya karmaṇo vipāke + + ///
3 /// + + (n)[o]cc[a]kule upapannaḥ arhatvāṃ. ca prā .. ///
4 /// + + + + [tr]āṇy āropitāni dhvajāḥ patā + ///

Kūṇālāvadāna
2380/7
recto
x /// .j. + [t]y (a)v(a)[vād](a)k[ānā](ṃ p)[r](a) ///
y /// [t]āṃ durlabhāḥ trī[ṇ]i [rat](nā) ///
z /// ra [y]athāhaṃ nirdi[ṣṭo] + + ///

verso
1 /// d aparityakta[ṃ] bauddheḥ .[r]. + ///
2 /// .. ropaguptaṃ raāaku(l)[e] + ///
3 /// (s)[p](a)rśam avagamya [k]ṛtāṃja(l)[i] ///
4 /// + + + .[āṃ] .. .. ..ṃ .[i] + + ///

Kūṇālāvadāna
2380/5
recto
x /// + + sya stū[p](aṃ) kkriya[t]ām atyarcanam iti .. ///
y /// [ya]tām atra kākaṇiḥ yāvad amātyair abhihi .. ///
z /// .. lanāmā vaśi[tā]m upetya [lo]ka[sy]. .i .e .. [ka] .. ///

verso
1 /// + [s]tūpam upadarśayaṃn u[v]āca i[d](aṃ) .. .. .. .. ///
2 /// canasaṃgrāhakaś c[e]ti āha ca · munipā .. ///
3 /// [ṇa]karaṃḍaḥ jinasaṃstuto jitaraṇa[ḥ] s[u] .. ///
4 /// + .. .. + [r]ī[r]aṃ vadatāṃ varasya .. .. + ///

Kūṇālāvadāna
2380/21
recto
1 /// r u[vāca] cakṣuḥ [k]u[ṇ]ālaḥ a[ni]ty(a)m iti [m](a) ///
2 /// manasīkāraḥ prayuktaḥ ekābhirama[ḥ] ///
3 /// [ṣ]ī taṃ pradeśam upagatā : sā taṃ kuṇālam e .. ///
4 /// [t]im a[nu]bhaved iti · śrutvā kuṇāla u[bh]ā(bhyā)ṃ + ///

verso
1 /// + [pa]śyasy api tu kumārā śṛṇu t[ā]va[d gh]. + + ///
2 /// .. hlādaya .. he ka⟨ḥ⟩ syā[d] adharmas tava : ku[ṇ](ā) ///
3 /// [ā]kkrośaś ca bhaved yaśaś ca na bhaved dharmas ca lu[b](dh)[o] ///
4 /// [ke]no 'pi va drṣṭvā ye .[d] avaṃ tasmac ch[r]ṇu va[c]o ///

Aśokāvadāna
2379/uf1/6b
recto
x /// + .r. + + + ///
y /// .. rānnapā[n]. ///
z /// .. [ra]ṇyasuva[rṇ]. ///

verso
1 /// .. śabalinaś ca ra ///
2 /// [su]varṇabhāja .. ///
3 /// + + .. .. + ///

"The Causes of a Northern Indian" and "The Causes of Devarakṣita"
2378/48
recto
a /// .. + + [s](a) [u]dv(i)g[na]ś cintayati ko ma[m](a) ///
b /// [ti] parinirv[ṛ]te buddhakāryaṃ karoṣi a ///
c /// + + + + nāṃ pravaraḥ śaraṇyaḥ .. ///
d /// + + + + + + + .[ā] .i .. .i .. .i .. ///

verso
a /// + + + + + .. (yā)[v](a)t [s](a) guhā[yā](ṃ) ś(a)[l](ā) ///
b /// + + + .. nādo naditaḥ yadi ma ///
c /// gamiṣyati kiṃ bhagavacchāsane pā .. ///
d /// .. .. .i .. ti · paśyati aṣā[ḍh]o nā[mn](ā) ///

"The Causes of the River"
2381/16
recto
1 /// .. taḥ tasya sthavireṇovavādo dattaḥ tena lauki(k). + + + + ///
2 /// sa nottari vy[ā]yamati yāvat sthavireṇocyate vat[sa] vy[ā](yama) ///
3 /// + .. yāvat saṃprasthitaḥ tataḥ sthavireṇa [p]aṃca vaṇikchatā(ni) + ///
4 /// + (ma)nasikāro jataḥ ///

verso
1 /// + + + cch. ti sa uvāca bhagini tathāgatena śikṣā prajña(ptā) ///
2 /// (yā)van nadīmadhye sā strī ārabdhā nimajjituṃ bhikṣuś cintaya .. ///
3 /// . [s](a)kṛdagāmi srotāpanno vā yāvan nadīm uttīrya sa .. [ś]. ///
4 /// (te)na yujyatā ghaṭatā vyāyamata · + + + + ///

Aśokāvadāna, not yet identified
2378/41
A
a /// .. + + + .. + + + + ///
b /// n drṣṭvā bhītaḥ tataḥ .. ///
c /// hasrikā sthavi[r]. ///
d /// .. sa yāvat. .e .. + ///

B
a /// t. y. v. [d]. + + + ///
b /// n[ai]vaiha ātmā[n]a .i + ///
c /// paguptasakaāśe (s)[th]. ///
d /// .. .. .i .. .i .i .. .. ///

Aśokāvadāna, not yet identified
2379/61
A
a /// .. . [o] rājānam a[n]ekaprakā[raṃ] ///
b /// ṭārāmaṃ gatvā ya[sa]sa[stha] ///
c /// ubhayato bhāgavimu[ktā] .. ///
d /// .. .i .. .. .. .. .ī [y]. + + ///

B
a /// pātrāṇy ākāś. n. p. .. + ///
b /// ddhyaṃ gulaprajño 'pi māṭṛgrā .. ///
c /// .. . o bhagava[tā] pradeśā[dh]yu[ṣ]i ///

Aśokāvadāna, not yet identified
2379/65n
A
a /// .. taṃ tamo yady api t[i] na kṛtsnam* .. ///

B
a /// .. vat sthaviro yaśaḥ sthavirāna .. ///
b /// + .. + + + + + + + + + + ///

Aśokāvadāna, not yet identified
2379/65r
A
a /// .. hakathā saṃbhe ///
b /// .. c ca nilo .. [la] ///
c /// + + .. + .. + + ///

B
a /// + [k]kuṭārā .i .. ///
b /// .. se anupa .i ///

Aśokāvadāna, not yet identified
2379/50
A
a /// + + .. .. .. .. .. .. .c. .. .. + + + ///
b /// .. saṃjñā sa uvāca kariṣyāmi sthavira + ///
c /// .. payati sa brāhmaṃ puṇyaṃ pra[s](a)[v]. + ///
d /// + .. yaṃ nirgacchati sa tasya bhikṣoḥ [pā](dau) ///
e /// + .ā .i .. .e .. [thiv]īpradeśe .. .. + ///

B
a /// + + .. .. + + + y. ti bhikṣu .. ///
b /// + d ācāryo vaiyāpatyaṃ kariṣyati [t]. ///
c /// [y]āvac chalākā kṣiptā : kṛtakaraṇī .. ///
d /// [kṣu]bhir adhyiṣyate tathāgatas[r]āvakasa[ṃ] .. ///
e /// +.e .. ..ṃ .. .. .. y. [c]. + + + ///

Aśokāvadāna, not yet identified
2378/38
A
a /// .. [y]. .. .[u] .. ///
b /// .. guhyaṃ drṣṭvā ///
c /// vetarīye ///
d /// [k]āśya[p]o bhi[kṣ]. ///

B
a /// .. ḥ śikṣā sa ///
b /// parini[kṣa] ///
c /// .. viśati ta .. ///
d /// .y. [m]i tvayā [ś]. ///

Aśokamukhanāgavinayapariccheda
2379/44
recto
1 /// + śrūyate varṣaśata[parinir]vṛte bha ° gavati buddhe . pāṭaliputre [nagare] .. [a] .. ko nāma rājā babhūva · caturbhāgacakkravartī tena dha[na]hetoḥ pa[ṃca] + + ///
2 /// (anu)pūrvveṇa mahāsamudram a[nu]prā ° [pt]ā. maṇika[naka]rauatavaljravaiḍūryasa[ṃ]khaśilāpravāḍabahuratnapotaḥ samudānītaḥ sa āga[c]eh. + ///
3 /// (a)[nu]pūrveṇa pāṭalīputraṃ na[ga] ° [ra]m anuprāptāḥ rājñā aśokena śrutaṃ vaṇijām abhyāgamanaṃ tato rājā idam uvāca. ‖ tṛṇair hutāśo [d]. ///
4 /// (a)[t]ṛptapūrvaṃ hi jagat ṣa[ḍ]indri ° yaiḥ ‖ ta[s]ya lābhahe[t]or buddhir utpannā · arthakaraṇe niṣīdiṣyāmi · prabhūtadhanārthāya · tataḥ [a] + ///
5 /// + [man]ojña[v]idhūpitā⟨ḥ⟩ puṣkiri ° ṇya. himasalilasaṃpūrṇāḥ sphaṭika[v]ālikā⟨ḥ⟩ [sadṛ]śā. utpalapadmaku[muda]puṃḍarīkasaṃcchādi[t](ā) .. ///

verso
1 /// + [ma]dhuranirnāditaramya[m* v]īṇā ° veṇupaṇavasugho[ṣa]kamṛdaṃgapaṭahakhara[mu]khiśaṃkhaduṃdu[bh]i[n]irnādit[āḥ am]ātyanaigamajanapadāḥ .. ///
2 /// + .. [:] kautūhalāt saṃnipatitāḥ ° maṇimuk[t]ivaiḍūryaśaṃkhaśilāpravāḍalohitamuktimu[s]āragalv[ārk]acaṃdra[k]ā[n]tendranīlaratnaviśe(ṣ). + ///
3 /// (sam)īpam upagatāni · sarve ° ekaśā[ṭak]e[na] nagnās tiṣṭhaṃti · ‖ rājā prāha . kim ida[ṃ bh]. [magn]ā vaṇijaḥ prāhuḥ deva vilu[p]t(a)[ḥ] + ///
4 /// + .. madhyagatā nāgair viluptā⟨ḥ⟩ [sma] ° iti · ‖ rājā pra[ha ‖ k]im atrāsmākaṃ prāptakālam* vaṇijaḥ prāhur deve[na] parimargaṇīya + + ///
5 /// (in)[d](ra)m uvāca · ācārya kim asmā ° bhir idānīṃ karāṇīyam iti · ‖ [ind](r)a uvāca · ‖ mahārāja tāmralekhaṃ likhāpayitvā mahāsa(mudre) + ///

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