Aśvaghoṣa

Buddhacarita A SARIT edition

Title: Buddhacarita

Title: A SARIT edition

Author: Aśvaghoṣa

RespStmt: Peter Schreiner Creation of machine-readable version.

prathamaḥ sargaḥ |1|

X(C śriyaṃ* para+ardhyāṃ* vidadhad* vidhātṛ+jit |

Xtamo* nirasyann* abhibhūta+bhānu+bhṛt |

Xnudan nidāghaṃ* jita+cāru+candra+māḥ |

Xsa* vandyate *arhann* iha yasya na*upamā |1.1| C)

X(Cāsīd* viśāla+unnata+sānu+lakṣmyā |

Xpayo+da+paṅktyā*iva parīta+pārśvaṃ* |

Xud+agra+dhiṣṇyāṃ* gagane *avagāḍhaṃ* |

Xpuraṃ* mahā+ṛṣeḥ kapilasya vastu |1.2| C)

X(Csita+unnatena*iva nayena hṛtvā |kailāsa+śailasya yad* abhra+śobhām |

Xbhramād upetān vahad+ambu+vāhān |saṃbhāvanāṃ* vā sa+phalī+cakāra |1.3| C)

X(Cratna+prabhā+udbhāsini yatra lebhe |

Xtamo* na dāridryam iva*avakāśam |

Xpara+ardhya+pauraiḥ saha+vāsa+toṣāt |

Xkṛta+smitā*iva*atirarāja lakṣmīḥ |1.4| C)

tasmin vane śrīmati rāja+patnī |

prasūti+kālaṃ* samavekṣamāṇā |

śayyāṃ* vitāna+upahitāṃ* prapede |

nārī+sahasrair* abhinandyamānā ||1.8|

tataḥ prasannaś* ca babhūva puṣyas* |

tasyāś* ca devyā* vrata+saṃskṛtāyāḥ |

pārśvāt suto* loka+hitāya jajñe |

nir+vedanaṃ* ca*eva nir+āmayaṃ* ca ||1.9|

X¹ Verse 1.9 corresponds to 1.25 in ed. Cowell.

ūror* yathā*aurvasya pṛthoś* ca hastān* |

māndhātur* indra+pratimasya mūrdhnaḥ |

kakṣīvataś* ca*eva bhuja+aṃsa+deśāt |

tathā+vidhaṃ* tasya babhūva janma ||1.10|

X(Cprātaḥ payo+dād* iva tigma+bhānuḥ |

Xsamudbhavan so* *api ca ma-tṛ+kukṣeḥ |

Xsphuran mayūkhair* vihata+andha+kāraiś* |

Xcakāra lokaṃ* kanaka+avadātam |1.26| C)

X(Ctaṃ* jāta+mātram atha kāñcana+yūpa+gauraṃ* |

Xprītaḥ sahasra+nayaṇaḥ śanakair* gṛhṇāt |

Xmandāra+puṣpa+nikaraiḥ saha tasya mūrdhni |

Xkhān* nir+male ca vinipetatur* ambu+dhāre |1.27| C)

X(Csura+pradhānaiḥ paridhāryamāṇo |

Xdeha+aṃśu+jālair* anurañjayaṃs* tān |

Xsaṃdhyā+abhra+jāla+upari+saṃniviṣṭaṃ* |

Xnava+uḍu+rājaṃ* vijigāya lakṣmyā |1.28| C)

krameṇa garbhād* abhiniḥsṛtaḥ san |

babhau (cyutaḥ Cgataḥ )khād* iva yony+a+jātaḥ |

kalpeṣv* an+(ekeṣu ca Cekeṣv* iva )bhāvita+ātmā |

yaḥ saṃprajānan suṣuve na mūḍhaḥ ||1.11|

dīptyā ca dhairyeṇa (ca yo* Cśriyā )rarāja |

bālo* ravir* bhūmim iva*avatīrṇaḥ |

tathā*ati+dīpto* *api nirīkṣyamāṇo* |

jahāra cakṣūṃṣi yathā śaśa+aṅkaḥ ||1.12|

sa* hi sva+gātra+prabhayā*ujjvalantyā* |

dīpa+prabhāṃ* bhās+karavan* mumoṣa |

mahā+arha+jāmbūnada+cāru+varṇo* |

vidyotayām āsa diśaś* ca sarvāḥ ||1.13|

(an+ākula+a+nyubja+Can+ākulāny* ab+ja+)samudgatāni |

(niṣpeṣavad+vyāyata+Cniṣpeṣavanty* āyata+)vikramāṇi |

tathā*eva dhīrāṇi padāni sapta |

sapta+ṛṣi+tārā+sa+dṛśo* jagāma ||1.14|

bodhāya jāto* *asmi jagad+dhita+artham |

antyā (bhava+utpattir* Ctathā*utpattir* )iyaṃ* mama*iti |

catur+diśaṃ* siṃha+gatir* vilokya |

vāṇīṃ* ca bhavya+artha+karīm uvāca ||1.15|

khāt prasrute candra+marīci+śubhre |

dve vāri+dhāre śiśira+uṣṇa+vīrye |

(śarīra+saṃsparśa+sukha+antarāya Cśarīra+saukhya+artham an+uttarasya )|

nipetatur* mūrdhani tasya saumye ||1.16|

śrīmad+vitāne kanaka+ujjvala+aṅge |

vaiḍūrya+pāde śayane śayānam |

yad+gauravāt kāñcana+padma+hastā* |

yakṣa+adhipāḥ saṃparivārya tasthuḥ ||1.17|

([[xxxxxś*] ca Cmāyā+tanū+jasya )diva+okasaḥ khe |

yasya prabhāvāt praṇataiḥ śirobhiḥ |

ādhārayan pāṇdaram ātapa+traṃ* |

bodhāya jepuḥ parama+āśiṣaś* ca ||1.18|

mahā+ura+gā* dharma+viśeṣa+tarṣād* |

buddheṣv* atīteṣu kṛta+adhikārāḥ |

yam avyajan bhakti+viśiṣṭa+netrā* |

mandāra+puṣpaiḥ samavākiraṃś* ca ||1.19|

tathā+gata+utpāda+guṇena tuṣṭāḥ |

śuddha+adhivāsāś* ca viśuddha+sattvāḥ |

devā* nanandur* vigate *api rāge |

magnasya duḥkhe jagato* hitāya ||1.20|

(yasya prasūtau Cyasmin prasūte )giri+rāja+kīlā |

vāta+āhatā naur* iva bhūś* cacāla |

sa+candanā ca*utpala+padma+garbhā |

papāta vṛṣṭir* (gaganād* Cgagaṇād* )an+abhrāt ||1.21|

vātā* vavuḥ sparśa+sukhā* mano+jñā* |

divyāni vāsāṃsy* avapātayantaḥ |

sūryaḥ sa* eva*abhy+adhikaṃ* cakāśe |

jajvāla saumya+arcir* an+īrito* *agniḥ ||1.22|

prāg+uttare ca*avasatha+pradeśe |

kūpaḥ svayaṃ* prādur* abhūt sita+ambuḥ |

antaḥ+purāṇy* āgata+vismayāni |

yasmin kriyās* tīrthae* iva pracakruḥ ||1.23|

dharma+arthibhir* bhūta+gaṇaiś* ca divyais* |

tad+darśana+arthaṃ* (vanam āpupūre Cbalam āpa pūraḥ )|

kautūhalena*eva ca pāda+(pebhyaḥ Cpaiś* ca )|

(puṣpāṇy* a+kāle *api [[xxxxx]] Cprapūjayām āsa sa+gandha+puṣ.paiḥ )||1.24|

[[xxxx]] |

nidarśanāny* atra ca no* nibodha ||1.40|

yad* rāja+śāstraṃ* bhṛgur* aṅgirā* vā |

na cakratur* vaṃśa+karāv* ṛṣī tau |

tayoḥ sutau saumya sasarjatus* tat |

kālena śukraś* ca bṛhas+patiś* ca ||1.41|

sārasvataś* ca*api jagāda naṣṭaṃ* |

vedaṃ* punar* yaṃ* dadṛśur* na pūrve |

vyāsas* tathā*enaṃ* bahudhā cakāra |

na yaṃ* vasiṣṭhaḥ kṛtavān a+śaktiḥ ||1.42|

vālmīkir* ādau ca sasarja padyaṃ* |

jagrantha yan* na cyavano* mahā+ṛṣiḥ |

cikitsitaṃ* yac* ca cakāra na*atriḥ |

paścāt tad* ātreya* ṛṣir* jagāda ||1.43|

yac* ca dvi+jatvaṃ* kuśiko* na lebhe |

tad* gādhinaḥ sūnur* avāpa rājan |

velāṃ* samudre sagaraś* ca dadhre |

na*ikṣvākavo* yāṃ* prathamaṃ* babandhuḥ ||1.44|

ācāryakaṃ* yoga+vidhau dvi+jānām |

a+prāptam anyair* janako* jagāma |

khyātāni karmāṇi ca yāni śaureḥ |

śūra+ādayas* teṣv* a+balā* babhūvuḥ ||1.45|

tasmāt pramāṇaṃ* na vayo* na (vaṃśaḥ Ckālaḥ )|

kaś+cit kva+cic* *chraiṣṭhyam upaiti loke |

rājñām ṛṣīṇāṃ* ca (hi tāni Chitāni )tāni |

kṛtāni putrair* a+kṛtāni pūrvaiḥ ||1.46|

evaṃ* nṛ+paḥ pratyayitair* dvi+jais* tair* |

āśvāsitaś* ca*apy* abhinanditaś* ca |

śaṅkām an+iṣṭāṃ* vijahau manastaḥ |

praharṣam eva*adhikam āruroha ||1.47|

prītaś* ca tebhyo* dvi+ja+sattamebhyaḥ |

sat+kāra+pūrvaṃ* pradadau dhanāni |

bhūyād* ayaṃ* bhūmi+patir* yathā+ukto* |

yāyāj* jarām etya vanāni ca*iti ||1.48|

atha*u nimittaiś* ca tapo+balāc* ca |

taj* janma janma+anta+karasya buddhvā |

śākya+īśvarasya*ālayam ājagāma |

sad+dharma+tarṣād* asito* mahā+ṛṣiḥ ||1.49|

taṃ* brahma+vid+brahma+(vidaṃ* Cvidāṃ* )jvalantaṃ* |

brāhmyā śriyā ca*eva tapaḥ+śriyā ca |

rājño* gurur* gaurava+sat+kriyābhyāṃ* |

praveśayām āsa nara+indra+sadma ||1.50|

sa* pārthiva+antaḥ+pura+saṃnikarṣaṃ* |

kumāra+janma+āgata+harṣa+(vegaḥ Cvegaṃ* )|

viveśa dhīro* (vana+saṃjñayā*iva Cbala+saṃjñayā*eva )|

tapaḥ+prakarṣāc* ca jarā+āśrayāc* ca ||1.51|

tato* nṛ+pas* taṃ* munim āsana+sthaṃ* |

pādya+arghya+pūrvaṃ* pratipūjya samyak |

nimantrayām āsa yathā+upacāraṃ* |

purā vasiṣṭhaṃ* sa* iva*anti+devaḥ ||1.52|

dhanyo* *asmy* anugrāhyam idaṃ* kulaṃ* me |

yan* māṃ* didṛkṣur* bhagavān upetaḥ |

ājñāpyatāṃ* kiṃ* karavāṇi saumya |

śiṣyo* *asmi viśrambhitum arhasi*iti ||1.53|

evaṃ* nṛ+peṇa*upamantritaḥ san |

sarveṇa bhāvena munir* yathāvat |

(sa* vismaya+utphulla+Csa+vismaya+utphulla+)viśāla+dṛṣṭir* |

gambhīra+dhīrāṇi vacāṃsy* uvāca ||1.54|

mahā+ātmani tvayy* upapannam etat |

priya+atithau tyāgini dharma+kāme |

sattva+anvaya+jñāna+vayo+anu+rūpā |

snigdhā yad* evaṃ* mayi te matiḥ syāt ||1.55|

etac* ca tad* yena nṛ+pa+ṛṣayas* te |

dharmeṇa (sūkṣmeṇa dhanāny* avāpya Csūkṣmāṇi dhanāny* apāsya )|

nityaṃ* tyajanto* vidhivad* babhūvus* |

tapobhir* āḍhyā* vibhavair* daridrāḥ ||1.56|

prayojanaṃ* yat tu mama*upayāne |

tan* me śṛṇu prītim upehi ca tvam |

divyā (mayā*āditya+Cmayā*divya+)pathe śrutā vāg* |

bodhāya jātas* tanayas* tava*iti ||1.57|

śrutvā vacas* tac* ca manaś* ca yuktvā |

jñātvā nimittaiś* ca tato* *asmy* upetaḥ |

didṛkṣayā śākya+kula+dhvajasya |

śakra+dhvajasya*iva samucchritasya ||1.58|

ity* etad* evaṃ* vacanaṃ* niśamya |

praharṣa+saṃbhrānta+gatir* nara+indraḥ |

ādāya dhātry-+aṅka+gataṃ* kumāraṃ* |

saṃdarśayām āsa tapo+dhanāya ||1.59|

cakra+aṅka+pādaṃ* sa* (tato* Ctathā )mahā+ṛṣir* |

jāla+avanaddha+aṅguli+pāṇi+pādam |

sa+ūrṇa+bhruvaṃ* vāraṇa+vasti+kośaṃ* |

sa+vismayaṃ* rāja+sutaṃ* dadarśa ||1.60|

dhātry-+aṅka+saṃviṣṭam avekṣya ca*enaṃ* |

devy-+aṅka+saṃviṣṭam iva*agni+sūnum |

babhūva (pakṣma+anta+vicañcita+aśrur* Cpakṣma+antar* iva añcita+aśrur* )|

niśvasya ca*eva tri+diva+un+mukho* *abhūt ||1.61|

dṛṣṭvā*asitaṃ* tv* aśru+paripluta+akṣaṃ* |

snehāt (tanū+jasya Ctu putrasya )nṛ+paś* cakampe |

sa+gadgadaṃ* bāṣpa+kaṣāya+kaṇṭhaḥ |

papraccha (sa* Cca )pra+añjalir* ānata+aṅgaḥ ||1.62|

alpa+antaraṃ* yasya vapuḥ (surebhyo* Cmuneḥ syād* )|

bahv+adbhutaṃ* yasya ca janma dīptam |

yasya*uttamaṃ* bhāvinam āttha ca*arthaṃ* |

taṃ* prekṣya kasmāt tava dhīra bāṣpaḥ ||1.63|

api sthira+āyur* bhagavan kumāraḥ |

kac+cin* na śokāya mama prasūtaḥ |

(labdhā Clabdhaḥ )kathaṃ+cit salila+añjalir* me |

na khalv* imaṃ* pātum upaiti kālaḥ ||1.64|

apy* a+kṣayaṃ* me yaśaso* nidhānaṃ* |

kac+cid* dhruvo* me kula+hasta+sāraḥ |

api prayāsyāmi sukhaṃ* paratra |

(supto* *api Csupte *api )putre *a+nimiṣa+eka+cakṣuḥ ||1.65|

kac+cin* na me jātam a+phullam eva |

kula+(pravālaṃ* Cprabālaṃ* )pariśoṣa+bhāgi |

kṣipraṃ* vibho brūhi na me *asti śāntiḥ |

snehaṃ* sute vetsi hi bāndhavānām ||1.66|

ity* āgata+āvegam an+iṣṭa+buddhyā |

buddhvā nara+indraṃ* sa* munir* babhāṣe |

mā bhūn* matis* te nṛ+pa kā+cid* |

anyā niḥ+saṃśayaṃ* tad* yad* avocam asmi ||1.67|

na*asya*anyathātvaṃ* prati vikriyā me |

svāṃ* vañcanāṃ* tu prati viklavo* *asmi |

kālo* hi me yātum ayaṃ* ca jāto* |

jāti+kṣayasya*a+su+labhasya boddhā ||1.68|

vihāya rājyaṃ* viṣayeṣv* an+āsthas* |

tīvraiḥ prayatnair* adhigamya tattvam |

jagaty* ayaṃ* moha+tamo* nihantuṃ* |

jvaliṣyati jñānamayo* hi sūryaḥ ||1.69|

duḥkha+arṇavād* vyādhi+vikīrṇa+phenāj* |

jarā+taraṅgān* maraṇa+ugra+vegāt |

uttārayiṣyaty* ayam uhyamānam |

(ārtaṃ* Cārttaṃ* )jagaj* jñāna+mahā+plavena ||1.70|

prajñā+ambu+vegāṃ* sthira+śīla+vaprāṃ* |

samādhi+śītāṃ* vrata+cakra+vākām |

asya*uttamāṃ* dharma+nadīṃ pravṛttāṃ |

tṛṣṇā+ārditaḥ pāsyati jīva+lokaḥ ||1.71|

duḥkha+ārditebhyo* viṣaya+āvṛtebhyaḥ |

saṃsāra+kāntāra+patha+sthitebhyaḥ |

ākhyāsyati hy* eṣa* vimokṣa+mārgaṃ* |

mārga+pranaṣṭebhya* iva*adhva+gebhyaḥ ||1.72|

vidahyamānāya janāya loke |

rāga+agninā*ayaṃ* viṣaya+indhanena |

prahlādam ādhāsyati dharma+vṛṣṭyā |

vṛṣṭyā mahā+megha* iva*ātapa+ante ||1.73|

tṛṣṇā+argalaṃ* moha+tamaḥ+kapāṭaṃ* |

dvāraṃ+ prajānām apayāna+hetoḥ |

vipāṭayiṣyaty* ayam uttamena |

sad+dharma+tāḍena dur+āsadena ||1.74|

svair* moha+pāśaiḥ pariveṣṭitasya |

duḥkha+abhibhūtasya nir+āśrayasya |

lokasya saṃbudhya ca dharma+rājaḥ |

kariṣyate bandhana+mokṣam eṣaḥ ||1.75|

tan* mā kṛthāḥ śokam imaṃ* prati tvam |

(asmin sa* śocyo* *asti Ctat saumya śocye hi )manuṣya+loke |

mohena vā kāma+sukhair* madād* vā |

yo* naiṣṭhikaṃ* śroṣyati na*asya dharmam ||1.76|

bhraṣṭasya tasmāc* ca guṇād* ato* me |

dhyānāni labdhvā*apy* a+kṛta+arthatā*eva |

dharmasya tasya*ā śravaṇād* ahaṃ* hi |

manye vipattiṃ* tri+dive *api vāsam ||1.77|

iti śruta+arthaḥ sa+su+hṛt sa+dāras* |

tyaktvā viṣādaṃ* mumude nara+indraḥ |

evaṃ+vidho* *ayaṃ* tanayo* mama*iti |

mene sa* hi svām api (sāravattām Csāramattām )||1.78|

(ārṣeṇa Cāryeṇa )mārgeṇa tu yāsyati*iti |

cintā+vidheyaṃ* hṛdayaṃ* cakāra |

na khalv* asau na priya+dharma+pakṣaḥ |

saṃtāna+nāśāt tu bhayaṃ* dadarśa ||1.79|

atha munir* asito* nivedya tattvaṃ* |

suta+niyataṃ* suta+viklavāya rājñe |

sa+bahu+matam udīkṣyamāṇa+rūpaḥ |

pavana+pathena yathā+āgataṃ jagāma ||1.80|

kṛta+(mitir* Cmatir* )anujā+sutaṃ* ca dṛṣṭvā |

muni+vacana+śravaṇe ca tan+matau ca |

bahu+vidham anukampayā sa* sādhuḥ |

priya+sutavad* viniyojayāṃ* cakāra ||1.81|

nara+patir* api putra+janma+tuṣṭo* |

viṣaya+(gatāni Cmatāni )vimucya bandhanāni |

kula+sa+dṛśam acīkarad* yathāvat |

priya+(tanayas* Ctanayaṃ* )tanayasya jāta+karma ||1.82|

daśasu pariṇateṣv* ahaḥsu (ca*eva Cca*evaṃ* )|

prayata+manāḥ parayā mudā parītaḥ |

akuruta japa+homa+maṅgala+ādyāḥ |

(parama+bhavāya Cparamatamāḥ sa* )sutasya devatā+ijyāḥ ||1.83|

api ca śata+sahasra+pūṛna+saṃkhyāḥ |

sthira+balavat+tanayāḥ sa+hema+śṛṅgīḥ |

an+upagata+jarāḥ payasvinīr* gāḥ |

svayam adadāt suta+vṛddhaye dvi+jebhyaḥ ||1.84|

bahu+vidha+viṣayās* tato* yata+ātmā |

sva+hṛdaya+toṣa+karīḥ kriyā vidhāya |

guṇavati (niyate Cdivase )śive muhūrte |

matim akaron* muditaḥ pura+praveśe ||1.85|

dvi+rada+radamayīm atha*u mahā+arhāṃ* |

sita+sita+puṣpa+bhṛtāṃ* maṇi+pradīpām |

abhajata śivikāṃ* śivāya devī |

tanayavatī praṇipatya devatābhyaḥ ||1.86|

puram atha purataḥ praveśya patnīṃ* |

sthavira+jana+anugatām apatya+nāthām |

nṛ+patir* api jagāma paura+saṃghair* |

divam a+marair* maghavān iva*arcyamānaḥ ||1.87|

bhavanam atha vigāhya śākya+rājo* |

bhava* iva ṣaṇ+mukha+janmanā pratītaḥ |

idam idam iti harṣa+pūrṇa+vaktro* |

bahu+vidha+puṣṭi+yaśas+karaṃ* vyadhatta ||1.88|

iti nara+pati+putra+janma+vṛddhyā |

sa+jana+padaṃ* kapila+āhvayaṃ* puraṃ* tat |

dhana+da+puram iva*apsaraso* *avakīrṇaṃ* |

muditam abhūn* nala+(kūbara+Ckūvara+)prasūtau ||1.89|

[[iti (Cśrī+C)buddha+carite mahā+kāvye bhagavat+prasūtir* nāma prathamaḥ sargaḥ |1|]]

dvitīyaḥ sargaḥ |2|

ā janmano* janma+(jarā+anta+gasya Cjarā+antakasya )|

tasya*atma+jasya*ātma+jitaḥ sa* rājā |

ahany* ahany* artha+gaja+aśva+mitrair* |

vṛddhiṃ* yayau sindhur* iva*ambu+vegaiḥ ||2.1|

dhanasya ratnasya ca tasya tasya |

kṛta+a+kṛtasya*eva ca kāñcanasya |

tadā hi (na*ekān sa* nidhīn avāpa Cna*eka+ātma+nidhīn avāpi )|

mano+rathasya*apy* ati+bhāra+bhūtān ||2.2|

ye padma+kalpair* api ca dvi+pa+indrair* |

na maṇḍalaṃ* śakyam iha*abhinetum |

mada+utkaṭā* haimavatā* gajās* te |

vinā*api yatnād* upatasthur* enam ||2.3|

nānā+aṅka+cihnair* nava+hema+bhāṇḍair* |

(vibhūṣitair* Ca+bhūṣitair* )lamba+saṭais* tathā*anyaiḥ |

saṃcukṣubhe ca*asya puraṃ* turaṃ+gair* |

balena maitryā ca dhanena ca*āptaiḥ ||2.4|

puṣṭāś* ca tuṣṭāś* ca (tathā*asya Ctadā*asya )rājye |

sādhvyo* *a+rajaskā* guṇavat+payaskāḥ |

ud+agra+vatsaiḥ sahitā* babhūvur* |

bahvyo* bahu+kṣīra+duhaś* ca gāvaḥ ||2.5|

madhya+sthatāṃ* tasya ripur* jagāma |

madhya+(stha+Csva+)bhāvaḥ prayayau su+hṛttvam |

viśeṣato dārḍhyam iyāya mitraṃ* |

dvāv* asya pakṣāv* a+paras tu (na*āsa Cnāśam )||2.6|

tathā*asya manda+anila+megha+śabdaḥ |

saudāminī+kuṇḍala+(maṇḍita+abhraḥ Cmaṇḍita+aṅgaḥ )|

vinā*aśma+varṣa+aśani+pāta+doṣaiḥ |

kāle ca deśe pravavarṣa devaḥ ||2.7|

ruroha (sasyaṃ* Csaṃyak )phalavad* yathā+ṛtu |

tadā*a+kṛtena*api kṛṣi+śrameṇa |

tā* eva (ca*asya*oṣadhayo* Cca*eva*oṣadhayo* )rasena |

sāreṇa ca*eva*abhy+adhikā* babhūvuḥ ||2.8|

śarīra+saṃdeha+kare *api kāle |

saṃgrāma+saṃmardae* iva pravṛtte |

sva+sthāḥ sukhaṃ* ca*eva nir+āmayaṃ* ca |

prajajñire (kāla+vaśena Cgarbha+dharāś* ca )nāryaḥ ||2.9|

(pṛthag* vratibhyo* Cyac* ca pratibhvo* )vibhave *api (garhye Cśakye )|

na prārthayanti sma narāḥ parebhyaḥ |

abhyarthitaḥ sūkṣma+dhano* *api (ca*āryas* Cca*ayaṃ* )|

tadā na kaś+cid* vi+mukho* babhūva ||2.10|

(na*a+gauravo* Cnāśa* vadho* )bandhuṣu na*apy* a+dātā |

na*eva*a+vrato* na*an+ṛtiko* na hiṃsraḥ |

āsīt tadā kaś+cana tasya rājye |

rājño* yayāter* iva nāhus.asya ||2.11|

udyāna+deva+āyatana+āśramāṇāṃ* |

kūpa+prapā+puṣkariṇī+vanānām |

cakruḥ kriyās* tatra ca dharma+kāmāḥ |

praty+akṣataḥ svargam iva*upalabhya ||2.12|

muktaś* ca dur+bhikṣa+bhaya+āmayebhyo* |

hṛṣṭo* janaḥ (svargae* Csvargam )iva*abhireme |

patnīṃ* patir* vā mahiṣī patiṃ* vā |

paras+paraṃ* na vyabhiceratuś* ca ||2.13|

kaś+cit siṣeve rataye na kāmaṃ* |

kāma+artham arthaṃ* na jugopa kaś+cit |

kaś+cid* dhana+arthaṃ na cacāra dharmaṃ* |

dharmāya kaś+cin* na cakāra hiṃsām ||2.14|

steya+ādibhiś* ca*apy* (aribhiś* Cabhitaś* )ca naṣṭaṃ* |

sva+sthaṃ* sva+cakraṃ* para+cakra+muktam |

kṣemaṃ* su+bhikṣaṃ* ca babhūva tasya |

(purā*an+araṇyasya Cpurāṇy* araṇyāni )yathā*eva rāṣṭre ||2.15|

tadā hi taj+janmani tasya rājño* |

manor* iva*āditya+sutasya rājye |

cacāra harṣaḥ praṇanāśa pāpmā |

jajvāla dharmaḥ kaluṣaḥ śaśāma ||2.16|

evaṃ+vidhā rāja+(kulasya saṃpat Csutasya tasya )|

sarva+artha+siddhiś* ca yato* babhūva |

tato* nṛ+pas* tasya sutasya nāma |

sarva+artha+siddho* *ayam iti pracakre ||2.17|

devī tu māyā vibudha+ṛṣi+kalpaṃ* |

dṛṣṭvā viśālaṃ* tanaya+prabhāvam |

jātaṃ* praharṣaṃ* na śaśāka soḍhuṃ* |

tato* (nivāsāya C*a+vināśāya )divaṃ* jagāma ||2.18|

tataḥ kumāraṃ* sura+garbha+kalpaṃ* |

snehena bhāvena ca nir+viśeṣam |

mātṛ+ṣvasā mātṛ+sama+prabhāvā |

saṃvardhayām ātma+javad* babhūva ||2.19|

tataḥ sa* bāla+arka* iva*udaya+sthaḥ |

samīrito* vahnir* iva*anilena |

krameṇa samyag* vavṛdhe kumāras* |

tāra+adhipaḥ pakṣae* iva*a+tamaske ||2.20|

tato* mahā+arhāṇi ca candanāni |

ratna+āvalīś* ca*oṣadhibhiḥ sa+garbhāḥ |

mṛga+prayuktān rathakāṃś* ca haimān |

ācakrire *asmai su+hṛd+ālayebhyaḥ ||2.21|

vayo+anu+rūpāṇi ca bhūṣaṇāni |

(hiraṇmayān Chiraṇmayā* )hasti+(mṛga+aśvakāṃś* Cmṛga+aśvakāś* )ca |

(rathāṃś* Crathāś* )ca (go+putraka+saṃprayuktān Cgāvo* vasana+prayuktā* )|

(putrīś* Cgantrīś* )ca cāmīkara+rūpya+citrāḥ ||2.22|

evaṃ* sa* tais* tair* viṣaya+upacārair* |

vayo+anu+rūpair* upacaryamāṇaḥ |

bālo* *apy* a+bāla+pratimo* babhūva |

dhṛtyā ca śaucena dhiyā śriyā ca ||2.23|

vayaś* ca kaumāram atītya (samyak Cmadhyaṃ* )|

saṃprāpya (kāle pratipatti+karma Cbālaḥ sa* hi rāja+sūnuḥ )|

alpair* ahobhir* bahu+varṣa+gamyā* |

jagrāha vidyāḥ sva+kula+anu+rūpāḥ ||2.24|

naiḥśreyasaṃ* tasya tu bhavyam arthaṃ* |

śrutvā purastād* asitān* mahā+ṛṣeḥ |

kāmeṣu saṅgaṃ* janayāṃ* babhūva |

(vanāni yāyād* iti śākya+rājaḥ Cvṛddhir* bhavac+chākya+kulasya rājñaḥ )||2.25|

kulāt tato* *asmai sthira+śīla+(yuktāt Csaṃyutāt )|

sādhvīṃ* vapur+hrī+vinaya+upapannām |

yaśo+dharāṃ* nāma yaśo+viśālāṃ* |

(vāma+abhidhānaṃ* Ctulya+abhidhānaṃ* )śriyam ājuhāva ||2.26|

(vidyotamāno* vapuṣā pareṇa Catha*a+paraṃ* bhūmi+pateḥ priyo* *ayaṃ* )|

sanat+kumāra+pratimaḥ kumāraḥ |

sa+ardhaṃ* tayā śākya+nara+indra+vadhvā |

śacyā sahasra+akṣa* iva*abhireme ||2.27|

kiṃ+cin* manaḥ+kṣobha+karaṃ* pratīpaṃ* |

(kathaṃ* na Ckathaṃ+ca )paśyed* iti so* *anucintya |

vāsaṃ* nṛ+po* (vyādiśati Chy* ādiśati )sma tasmai |

harmya+udareṣv* eva na bhū+pracāram ||2.28|

tataḥ śarat+toya+da+pāṇḍareṣu |

bhūmau vimāneṣv* iva rāñjiteṣu |

harmyeṣu sarva+ṛtu+sukha+āśrayeṣu |

strīṇām udārair* vijahāra tūryaiḥ ||2.29|

kalair* hi cāmīkara+baddha+kakṣair* |

nārī+kara+agra+abhihatair* mṛd+aṅgaiḥ |

vara+apsaro+nṛtya+samaiś* ca nṛtyaiḥ |

kailāsavat tad* bhavanaṃ* rarāja ||2.30|

vāgbhiḥ kalābhir* lalitaiś* ca (hāvair* Chārair* )|

madaiḥ sa+khelair* madhuraiś* ca hāsaiḥ |

taṃ* tatra nāryo* ramayāṃ* babhūvur* |

bhrū+vañcitair* ardha+nirīkṣitaiś* ca ||2.31|

(tataḥ sa* Ctataś* ca )kāma+āśraya+paṇḍitābhiḥ |

strībhir* gṛhīto* rati+karkaśābhiḥ |

vimāna+pṛṣṭhān* na mahīṃ* jagāma |

vimāna+pṛṣthād* iva puṇya+karmā ||2.32|

nṛ+pas* tu tasya*eva vivṛddhi+hetos* |

tad+bhāvinā*arthena ca codyamānaḥ |

śame *abhireme virarāma pāpād* |

bheje damaṃ* saṃvibabhāja sādhūn ||2.33|

na*a+dhīravat kāma+sukhe sasañje |

na saṃrarañje vi+ṣamaṃ* jananyām |

dhṛtyā*indriya+aśvāṃś* capalān vijigye |

bandhūṃś* ca paurāṃś* ca guṇair* jigāya ||2.34|

na*adhyaiṣṭa duḥkhāya parasya vidyāṃ* |

jñānaṃ* śivaṃ* yat tu tad* adhyagīṣṭa |

svābhyaḥ prajābhyo* hi yathā tathā*eva |

sarva+prajābhyaḥ śivam āśaśaṃse ||2.35|

(bhaṃ* Ctaṃ* )bhāsuraṃ* ca*aṅgirasa+adhi+devaṃ* |

yathāvad* ānarca tad+āyuṣe saḥ |

juhāva havyāny* a+kṛśe kṛśānau |

dadau dvi+jebhyaḥ kṛśanaṃ* ca gāś* ca ||2.36|

sasnau śarīraṃ* pavituṃ* manaś* ca |

tīrtha+ambubhiś* ca*eva guṇa+ambubhiś* ca |

veda+upadiṣṭaṃ* samam ātma+jaṃ* ca |

somaṃ* papau śānti+sukhaṃ* ca hārdam ||2.37|

sāntvaṃ* babhāṣe na ca na*arthavad* yaj* |

jajalpa tattvaṃ* na ca vi+priyaṃ* yat |

sāntvaṃ* hy* a+tattvaṃ* paruṣaṃ* ca tattvaṃ* |

hriyā*aśakan* na*ātmana* eva vaktum ||2.38|

iṣṭeṣv* an+iṣṭeṣu ca kāryavatsu |

na rāga+doṣa+āśrayatāṃ* prapede |

śivaṃ* siṣeve (vyavahāra+śuddhaṃ* C*a+vyavahāra+labdhaṃ* )|

yajñaṃ* hi mene na tathā (yathā tat Cyathāvat )||2.39|

āśāvate ca*abhigatāya sadyo* |

deya+ambubhis* tarṣam (acechidiṣṭa Cacecchidiṣṭa )|

yuddhād* ṛte vṛtta+paraśvadhena |

dviḍ+darpam udvṛttam abebhidiṣṭa ||2.40|

ekaṃ* vininye sa* jugopa sapta |

sapta*eva tatyāja rarakṣa pañca |

prāpa tri+vargaṃ* bubudhe tri+vargaṃ* |

jajñe dvi+vargaṃ* prajahau dvi+vargam ||2.41|

kṛta+agaso* *api pratipādya vadhyān |

na*ajīghanan* na*api ruṣā dadarśa |

babandha sāntvena phalena ca*etāṃs* |

tyāgo* *api teṣāṃ* hy* (a+nayāya dṛṣṭaḥ Can+apāya+dṛṣṭaḥ )||2.42|

ārṣāṇy* acārīt parama+vratāni |

vairāṇy* ahāsīc* cira+saṃbhṛtāni |

yaśāṃsi ca*āpad+guṇa+gandhavanti |

rajāṃsy* (ahārṣīn* Cahāsīn* )malinī+karāṇi ||2.43|

na ca*ajihīrṣīd* balim a+pravṛttaṃ* |

na ca*acikīrṣīt para+vastv+abhidhyām |

na ca*avivakṣīd* dviṣatām a+dharmaṃ* |

na (ca*avivakṣīd* Cca*adidhakṣīd* )*dhṛdayena manyum ||2.44|

tasmiṃs* tathā bhūmi+patau pravṛtte |

bhṛtyāś* ca paurāś* ca tathā*eva ceruḥ |

śama+ātmake cetasi viprasanne |

prayukta+yogasya yathā+indriyāṇi ||2.45|

kāle tataś* cāru+payo+dharāyāṃ* |

yaśo+dharāyāṃ* (sva+Csu+)yaśo+dharāyām |

śauddhodane rāhu+sapatna+vaktro* |

jajñe suto* rāhula* eva nāmnā ||2.46|

atha*iṣṭa+putraḥ parama+pratītaḥ |

kulasya vṛddhiṃ* prati bhūmi+pālaḥ |

yathā*eva putra+prasave nananda |

tathā*eva pautra+prasave nananda ||2.47|

(putrasya Cpautrasya )me putra+gato* (mama*iva Cmama*eva )|

snehaḥ kathaṃ* syād* iti jāta+harṣaḥ |

kāle sa* taṃ* taṃ* vidhim ālalambe |

putra+priyaḥ svargam iva*ārurukṣan ||2.48|

sthitvā pathi prāthamakalpikānāṃ* |

rāja+ṛṣabhāṇāṃ* yaśasā*anvitānām |

śuklāny* a+muktvā*api tapāṃsy* atapta |

(yajñaiś* Cyajñe )ca hiṃsā+rahitair* ayaṣṭa ||2.49|

ajājvaliṣṭa*atha sa* puṇya+karmā |

nṛ+pa+śriyā ca*eva tapaḥ+śriyā ca |

kulena vṛttena dhiyā ca dīptas* |

tejaḥ sahasra+aṃśur* iva*utsisṛkṣuḥ ||2.50|

svāyaṃbhuvaṃ* ca*ārcikam arcayitvā |

jajāpa putra+sthitaye sthita+śrīḥ |

cakāra karmāṇi ca duṣ+karāṇi |

prajāḥ sisṛkṣuḥ ka* iva*ādi+kāle ||2.51|

tatjyāja śastraṃ* vimamarśa śāstraṃ* |

śamaṃ* siṣeve niyamaṃ* viṣehe |

vaśī*iva kaṃ+cid* viṣayaṃ* na bheje |

pitā*iva sarvān viṣayān dadarśa ||2.52|

babhāra rājyaṃ* sa* hi putra+hetoḥ |

putraṃ* kula+arthaṃ* yaśase kulaṃ* tu |

svargāya śabdaṃ* divam ātma+hetor* |

dharma+artham ātma+sthitim ācakāṅkṣa ||2.53|

evaṃ* sa* dharmaṃ* vi+vidhaṃ* cakāra |

sadbhir* nipātaṃ* śrutitaś* ca siddham |

dṛṣṭvā kathaṃ* putra+mukhaṃ* suto* me |

vanaṃ* na yāyād* iti nāthamānaḥ ||2.54|

rirakṣiṣantaḥ śriyam ātma+(saṃsthāṃ* Csaṃsthā )|

rakṣanti putrān bhuvi bhūmi+pālāḥ |

putraṃ* nara+indraḥ sa* tu dharma+kāmo* |

rarakṣa dharmād* (viṣayeṣu muñcan Cviṣayeṣv* amuñcat )||2.55|

vanam an+upama+sattvā* bodhi+sattvās* tu sarve |

viṣaya+sukha+rasa+jñā* jagmur* utpanna+putrāḥ |

ata* upacita+karmā rūḍha+mūle *api hetau |

sa* ratim upasiṣeve bodhim (āpan* na yāvat Cāpanna+yāvat )||2.56|

[[iti (Cśrī+C)buddha+carite mahā+kāvye *antaḥ+pura+vihāro* nāma dvitīyaḥ sargaḥ |2|]]

tṛtīyaḥ sargaḥ |3|

tataḥ kadā+cin* mṛdu+śādvalāni |

puṃs+kokila+unnādita+pāda+pāni |

śuśrāva padma+ākara+maṇḍitāni |

(gītair* Cśīte )nibaddhāni sa* kānanāni ||3.1|

śrutvā tataḥ strī+jana+vallabhānāṃ* |

mano+jña+bhāvaṃ* pura+kānanānām |

bahiḥ+prayāṇāya cakāra buddhim |

antar+gṛhe nāga* iva*avaruddhaḥ ||3.2|

tato* nṛ+pas* tasya niśamya bhāvaṃ* |

putra+abhidhānasya mano+rathasya |

snehasya lakṣmyā vayasaś* ca yogyām |

ājñāpayām āsa vihāra+yātrām ||3.3|

nivartayām āsa ca rāja+mārge |

saṃpātam ārtasya pṛthag+janasya |

mā bhūt kumāraḥ su+kumāra+cittaḥ |

saṃvigna+cetā* (iti Civa )manyamānaḥ ||3.4|

praty+aṅga+hīnān vikala+indriyāṃś* ca |

jīrṇa+ātura+ādīn kṛpaṇāṃś* ca (dikṣu Cbhikṣūn )|

tataḥ samutsārya pareṇa sāmnā |

śobhāṃ* (parāṃ* Cparā* )rāja+pathasya cakruḥ ||3.5|

tataḥ kṛte śrīmati rāja+mārge |

śrīmān vinīta+anucaraḥ kumāraḥ |

prāsāda+pṛṣṭhād* avatīrya kāle |

kṛta+abhyanujño* nṛ+pam abhyagacchat ||3.6|

atha*u nara+indraḥ sutam āgata+aśruḥ |

śirasy* upāghrāya ciraṃ* nirīkṣya |

gaccha*iti ca*ājñāpayati sma vācā |

snehān* na ca*enaṃ* manasā mumoca ||3.7|

tataḥ sa* jāmbūnada+bhāṇḍa+bhṛdbhir* |

yuktaṃ* caturbhir* nibhṛtais* turaṃ+gaiḥ |

a+klība+(vidvac+Cvidyuc+)chuci+raśmi+dhāraṃ* |

hiraṇmayaṃ* syandanam āruroha ||3.8|

tataḥ prakīrṇa+ujjvala+puṣpa+jālaṃ* |

viṣakta+mālyaṃ* pracalat+patākam |

mārgaṃ* prapede sa+dṛśa+anuyātraś* |

candraḥ sa+nakṣatra* iva*antarīkṣam ||3.9|

kautūhalāt sphītataraiś* ca netrair* |

(nīla+utpala+ardhair* Cnīla+utpala+ābhair* )iva (kīryamāṇam Ckīryamāṇaḥ )|

śanaiḥ śanai* rāja+pathaṃ* jagāhe |

pauraiḥ sam+antād* abhivīkṣyamāṇaḥ ||3.10|

taṃ* tuṣṭuvuḥ saumya+guṇena ke+cid* |

vavandire dīptatayā tathā*anye |

saumukhyatas* tu śriyam asya ke+cid* |

vaipulyam āśaṃsiṣur āyuṣaś* ca ||3.11|

niḥsṛtya kubjāś* ca mahā+kulebhyo* |

vyūhāś* ca kairātaka+vāmanānām |

nāryaḥ kṛśebhyaś* ca niveśanebhyo* |

deva+anuyāna+dhvajavat praṇemuḥ ||3.12|

tataḥ kumāraḥ khalu gacchati*iti |

śrutvā striyaḥ preṣya+janāt pravṛttim |

didṛkṣayā harmya+talāni jagmur* |

janena mānyena kṛta+abhyanujñāḥ ||3.13|

tāḥ srasta+kāñcī+guṇa+vighnitāś* ca |

supta+prabuddha+ākula+locanāś* ca |

vṛtta+anta+vinyasta+vibhūṣaṇāś* ca |

(kautūhalena*a+nibhṛtāḥ Ckautūhalena*api bhṛtāḥ )parīyuḥ ||3.14|

prāsāda+sopāna+tala+praṇādaiḥ |

kāñcī+ravair* nūpura+nisvanaiś* ca |

(vitrāsayantyo* Cvibhrāmayantyo* )gṛha+pakṣi+saṃghān |

anyo+anya+vegāṃś* ca samākṣipantyaḥ ||3.15|

kāsāṃ+cid* āsāṃ* tu vara+aṅganānāṃ* |

jāta+tvarāṇām api sa+utsukānām |

gatiṃ* gurutvāj jagṛhur* viśālāḥ |

śroṇī+rathāḥ pīna+payo+dharāś* ca ||3.16|

śīghraṃ* sam+arthā*api tu gantum anyā |

gatiṃ* nijagrāha yayau na tūrṇam |

(hriyā*a+pragalbhā vinigūhamānā Chriyā pragalbhāni nigūhamānā )|

(rahaḥ+prayuktāni Crahaḥ prayuktāni )vibhūṣaṇāni ||3.17|

paras+para+utpīḍana+piṇḍitānāṃ* |

saṃmarda+(saṃkṣobhita+Csaṃśobhita+)kuṇḍalānām |

tāsāṃ tadā sa+svana+bhūṣaṇānāṃ* |

vāta+ayaneṣv* a+praśamo* babhūva ||3.18|

vāta+ayanebhyas* tu viniḥsṛtāni |

paras+(para+āyāsita+Cpara+upāsita+)kuṇḍalāni |

strīṇāṃ* virejur* mukha+paṅka+jāni |

saktāni harmyeṣv* iva paṅka+jāni ||3.19|

tato* vimānair* yuvatī+(karālaiḥ Ckalāpaiḥ )|

kautūhala+udghāṭita+vāta+yānaiḥ |

śrīmat sam+antān* nagaraṃ* babhāse |

viyad+vimānair* iva sa+apsarobhiḥ ||3.20|

vāta+ayanānām a+viśāla+bhāvād* |

anyo+anya+gaṇḍa+arpita+kuṇḍalānām |

mukhāni rejuḥ pramada+uttamānāṃ* |

baddhāḥ kalāpā* iva paṅka+jānām ||3.21|

(taṃ* tāḥ Ctasmin )kumāraṃ* pathi vīkṣamāṇāḥ |

striyo* babhur* gām iva gantu+kāmāḥ |

ūrdhva+un+mukhāś* ca*enam udīkṣamāṇā* |

narā* babhur* dyām iva gantu+kāmāḥ ||3.22|

dṛṣṭvā ca taṃ* rāja+sutaṃ* striyas* tā* |

jājvalyamānaṃ* vapuṣā śriyā ca |

dhanyā*asya bhāryā*iti śanair* avocañ* |

śuddhair* manobhiḥ khalu na*anya+bhāvāt ||3.23|

ayaṃ* kila vyāyata+pīna+bāhū* |

rūpeṇa sa+akṣād* iva puṣpa+ketuḥ |

tyaktvā śriyaṃ* dharmam upaiṣyati*iti |

tasmin (hi tā* Chitā* )gauravam eva cakruḥ ||3.24|

kīrṇaṃ* tathā rāja+pathaṃ* kumāraḥ |

paurair* vinītaiḥ śuci+dhīra+veṣaiḥ |

tat pūrvam ālokya jaharṣa kiṃ+cin* |

mene punar+bhāvam iva*ātmanaś* ca ||3.25|

puraṃ* tu tat svargam iva prahṛṣṭaṃ* |

śuddha+adhivāsāḥ samavekṣya devāḥ |

jīrṇaṃ* naraṃ* nirmamire prayātuṃ* |

saṃcodana+arthaṃ* kṣiti+pa+ātma+jasya ||3.26|

tataḥ kumāro* jarayā*abhibhūtaṃ* |

dṛṣṭvā narebhyaḥ pṛthag+ākṛtiṃ* tam |

uvāca saṃgrāhakam āgata+āsthas* |

tatra*eva niṣkampa+niviṣṭa+dṛṣṭiḥ ||3.27|

ka* eṣa* bhoḥ sūta naro* *abhyupetaḥ |

keśaiḥ sitair* yaṣṭi+viṣakta+hastaḥ |

bhrū+saṃvṛta+akṣaḥ śithila+ānata+aṅgaḥ |

kiṃ* vikriyā*eṣā prakṛtir* yad+ṛcchā ||3.28|

ity* evam uktaḥ sa* ratha+praṇetā |

nivedayām āsa nṛ+pa+ātma+jāya |

saṃrakṣyam apy* artham a+doṣa+darśī |

tair* eva devaiḥ kṛta+buddhi+mohaḥ ||3.29|

rūpasya (hantrī Chartrī )vyasanaṃ* balasya |

śokasya yonir* nidhanaṃ* ratīnām |

nāśaḥ smṛtīnāṃ* ripur* indriyāṇām |

eṣā jarā nāma yayā*eṣa bhagnaḥ ||3.30|

pītaṃ* hy* anena*api payaḥ śiśutve |

kālena bhūyaḥ (parisṛptam Cparimṛṣṭam )urvyām |

krameṇa bhūtvā ca yuvā vapuṣmān |

krameṇa tena*eva jarām upetaḥ ||3.31|

ity* evam ukte calitaḥ sa* kiṃ+cid* |

rāja+ātma+jaḥ sūtam idaṃ* babhāṣe |

kim eṣa* doṣo* bhavitā mama*api*ity* |

asmai tataḥ sārathir* abhyuvāca ||3.32|

āyuṣmato* *apy* eṣa* vayaḥ+(prakarṣo* Cprakarṣān* )|

niḥ+saṃśayaṃ* kāla+vaśena bhāvī |

evaṃ* jarāṃ* rūpa+vināśayitrīṃ* |

jānāti ca*eva*icchati (ca*eva Cca*eṣa* )lokaḥ ||3.33|

tataḥ sa* pūrva+āśaya+śuddha+buddhir |

vistīrṇa+kalpa+ācita+puṇya+karmā |

śrutvā jarāṃ* saṃvivije mahā+ātmā |

mahā+aśaner* ghoṣam iva*antike gauḥ ||3.34|

niḥśvasya dīrghaṃ* (sva+śiraḥ Csa* śiraḥ )prakampya |

tamiṃś* ca jīrṇe viniveśya cakṣuḥ |

tāṃ* ca*eva dṛṣṭvā janatāṃ* sa+harṣāṃ* |

vākyaṃ* sa* (saṃvigna* Csaṃvignam )idaṃ* jagāda ||3.35|

evaṃ* jarā hanti ca nir+viśeṣaṃ* |

smṛtiṃ* ca rūpaṃ* ca parākramaṃ* ca |

na ca*eva saṃvegam upaiti lokaḥ |

praty+akṣato* *api*ī+dṛśam īkṣamāṇaḥ ||3.36|

evaṃ* gate sūta nivartaya*aśvān |

śīghraṃ* gṛhāṇy* eva bhavān prayātu |

udyāna+bhūmau hi kuto* ratir* me |

jarā+(bhaye Cbhave )cetasi vartamāne ||3.37|

atha*ājñayā bhartṛ+sutasya tasya |

nivartayām āsa rathaṃ* niyantā |

tataḥ kumāro* bhavanaṃ* tad* eva |

cintā+vaśaḥ śūnyam iva prapede ||3.38|

yadā tu tatra*eva na śarma lebhe |

jarā jarā*iti praparīkṣamāṇaḥ |

tato* nara+indra+anumataḥ sa* bhūyaḥ |

krameṇa tena*eva bahir* jagāma ||3.39|

atha*a+paraṃ* vyādhi+parīta+dehaṃ* |

tae* eva devāḥ sasṛjur* manuṣyam |

dṛṣṭvā ca taṃ* sārathim ābabhāṣe |

śauddhodanis* tad+gata+dṛṣṭir* eva ||3.40|

sthūla+udaraḥ śvāsa+calac+charīraḥ |

srasta+aṃsa+bāhuḥ kṛśa+pāṇdu+gātraḥ |

ambā*iti vācaṃ* karuṇaṃ* bruvāṇaḥ |

paraṃ* (samāśritya Csamāśliṣya )naraḥ ka* eṣaḥ ||3.41|

tato* *abravīt sārathir* asya saumya |

dhātu+prakopa+prabhavaḥ pravṛddhaḥ |

roga+abhidhānaḥ su+mahān an+arthaḥ |

(śakto* Cśakro* )*api yena*eṣa* kṛto* *a+sva+tantraḥ ||3.42|

ity* ūcivān rāja+sutaḥ sa* bhūyas* |

taṃ* sa+anukampo* naram īkṣamāṇaḥ |

asya*eva (jāto* Cjātaḥ 2 sic; wrong sandhi in EHJ)pṛthag* eṣa* doṣaḥ |

sāmānyato* roga+bhayaṃ* prajānām ||3.43|

tato* babhāṣe sa* ratha+praṇetā |

kumāra sādhāraṇa* eṣa* doṣaḥ |

evaṃ* hi rogaih paripīḍyamāno* |

rujā+āturo* harṣam upaiti lokaḥ ||3.44|

iti śruta+arthaḥ sa* viṣaṇṇa+cetāḥ |

prāvepata+ambu+ūrmi+gataḥ śaśī*iva |

idaṃ* ca vākyaṃ* karuṇāyamānaḥ |

provāca kiṃ+cin+mṛdunā svareṇa ||3.45|

idaṃ* ca roga+vyasanaṃ* prajānāṃ* |

paśyaṃś* ca viśrambham upaiti lokaḥ |

(vistīrṇam a+jñānam Cvistīrṇa+vijñānam )aho narāṇāṃ* |

hasanti ye roga+bhayair* a+muktāḥ ||3.46|

nivartyatāṃ* sūta (bahiḥ+Cvahiḥ+)prayāṇān* |

nara+indra+sadma*eva rathaḥ prayātu |

śrutvā ca me roga+bhayaṃ* ratibhyaḥ |

pratyāhataṃ* saṃkucati*iva cetaḥ ||3.47|

tato* nivṛttaḥ sa* nivṛtta+harṣaḥ |

pradhyāna+yuktaḥ praviveśa (veśma Csadma )|

taṃ* dvis* tathā prekṣya ca saṃnivṛttaṃ* |

(paryeṣaṇaṃ* Cpury* āgamaṃ* )bhūmi+patiś* cakāra ||3.48|

śrutvā nimittaṃ* tu nivartanasya |

saṃtyaktam ātmānam anena mene |

mārgasya śauca+adhikṛtāya ca*eva |

cukrośa ruṣṭo* *api ca na*ugra+daṇḍaḥ ||3.49|

bhūyaś* ca tasmai vidadhe sutāya |

viśeṣa+yuktaṃ* viṣaya+(pracāram Cprakāram )|

cala+indriyatvād* api (nāma sakto* Cna*api śakto* )|

na*asmān vijahyād* iti nāthamānaḥ ||3.50|

yadā ca śabda+ādibhir* indriya+arthair* |

antaḥ+pure na*eva suto* *asya reme |

tato* (bahir* Cvahir* )vyādiśati sma yātrāṃ* |

rasa+antaraṃ* syād* iti manyamānaḥ ||3.51|

snehāc* ca bhāvaṃ* tanayasya buddhvā |

(sa* rāga+Csaṃvega+)doṣān a+vicintya kāṃś+cit |

yogyāḥ samājñāpayati sma tatra |

kalāsv* abhijñā* iti vāra+mukhyāḥ ||3.52|

tato* viśeṣeṇa nara+indra+mārge |

sv+alaṃkṛte ca*eva parīkṣite ca |

(vyatyasya Cvyatyāsya )sūtaṃ* ca rathaṃ* ca rājā |

prasthāpayām āsa bahiḥ kumāram ||3.53|

tatas* tathā gacchati rāja+putre |

tair* eva devair* vihito* gata+asuḥ |

taṃ* ca*eva mārge mṛtam uhyamānaṃ* |

sūtaḥ kumāraś* ca dadarśa na*anyaḥ ||3.54|

atha*abravīd* rāja+sutaḥ sa sūtaṃ* |

naraiś* caturbhir* hriyate ka* eṣaḥ |

dīnair* manuṣyair anugamyamāno* |

([[x]] bhūṣitaś* ca*apy* Cyo* bhūṣito* *a+śvāsy-* )avarudyate ca ||3.55|

tataḥ sa* śuddha+ātmabhir* eva devaiḥ |

śuddha+adhivāsair* abhibhūta+cetāḥ |

a+vācyam apy* artham imaṃ* niyantā |

(pravyājahāra*arthavad+īśvarāya Cpravyājahāra*artha+vid* īśvarāya )||3.56|

buddhi+indriya+prāṇa+guṇair* viyuktaḥ |

supto* vi+saṃjñas* tṛṇa+kāṣṭha+bhūtaḥ |

(saṃvardhya Csaṃbadhya )saṃrakṣya ca yatnavadbhiḥ |

(priya+priyais* Cpriya+a+priyais* )tyajyatae* eṣa* ko* *api ||3.57|

iti praṇetuḥ sa* niśamya vākyaṃ* |

saṃcukṣubhe kiṃ+cid* uvāca ca*enam |

kiṃ* (kevalo* *asya*eva Ckevalasya*eva )janasya dharmaḥ |

sarva+prajānām ayam ī+dṛśo* *antaḥ ||3.58|

tataḥ praṇetā vadati sma tasmai |

sarva+prajānām (idam Cayam )anta+(karma Ckarmā )|

hīnasya madhyasya mahā+ātmano* vā |

sarvasya loke niyato* vināśaḥ ||3.59|

tataḥ sa* dhīro* *api nara+indra+sūnuḥ |

śrutvā*eva mṛtyuṃ* viṣasāda sadyaḥ |

aṃsena saṃśliṣya ca kūbara+agraṃ* |

provāca nihrādavatā svareṇa ||3.60|

iyaṃ* ca niṣṭhā (niyatā Cniyataṃ* )prajānāṃ* |

pramādyati tyakta+bhayaś* ca lokaḥ |

manāṃsi śaṅke kaṭhināni n-ṛṇāṃ* |

sva+sthās* tathā hy* adhvani vartamānāḥ ||3.61|

tasmād* (rathaḥ Crathaṃ* )sūta nivartyatāṃ* no* |

vihāra+(bhūmer* Cbhūmau )na hi deśa+kālaḥ |

jānan vināśaṃ* katham (ārti+Cārtti+)kāle |

sa+cetanaḥ syād* iha hi pramattaḥ ||3.62|

iti bruvāṇe *api nara+adhipa+ātma+je |

nivartayām āsa sa* na*eva taṃ* ratham |

viśeṣa+yuktaṃ* tu nara+indra+śāsanāt |

sa* padma+ṣaṇḍaṃ* vanam eva niryayau ||3.63|

tataḥ śivaṃ* kusumita+bāla+pāda+paṃ* |

paribhramat+pramudita+matta+kokilam |

vimānavat (sa* kamala+Csa+kamala+)cāru+dīrghikaṃ* |

dadarśa tad* vanam iva nandanaṃ* vanam ||3.64|

vara+aṅganā+gaṇa+kalilaṃ* nṛ+pa+ātma+jas* |

tato* balād* vanam (atinīyate Cabhinīyate )sma tat |

vara+apsaro+(vṛtam Cnṛtyam )alakā+adhipa+ālayaṃ* |

nava+vrato* munir* iva vighna+kātaraḥ ||3.65|

[[iti (Cśrī+C)buddha+carite mahā+kāvye saṃvega+utpattir* nāma tṛtīyaḥ sargaḥ |3|]]

caturthaḥ sargaḥ |4|

tatas* tasmāt pura+udyānāt |kautūhala+cala+īkṣaṇāḥ |

pratyujjagmur* nṛ+pa+sutaṃ* |prāptaṃ* varam iva striyaḥ ||4.1|

abhigamya ca tās* tasmai |vismaya+utphulla+locanāḥ |

cakrire samudācāraṃ* |padma+kośa+nibhaiḥ karaiḥ ||4.2|

tasthuś* ca parivārya*enaṃ* |manmatha+ākṣipta+cetasaḥ |

niś+calaiḥ priti+vikacaiḥ |pibantya* iva locanaiḥ ||4.3|

taṃ* hi tā* menire nāryaḥ |kāmo* vigrahavān iti |

śobhitaṃ* lakṣaṇair* dīptaiḥ |saha+jair* bhūṣaṇair* iva ||4.4|

saumyatvāc* ca*eva dhairyāc* ca |kāś+cid* enaṃ* prajajñire |

avatīrṇo* mahīṃ* sa+akṣād* |(gūḍha+aṃśuś* Csudhā+aṃśuś* )candra+mā* (iti Civa )||4.5|

tasya tā* vapuṣā*ākṣiptā* |(nigṛhītaṃ* Cnirgrahītuṃ* )jajṛmbhire |

anyo+anyaṃ* dṛṣṭibhir* (hatvā Cgatvā )|śanaiś* ca viniśaśvasuḥ ||4.6|

evaṃ* tā* dṛṣṭi+mātreṇa |nāryo* dadṛśur* eva tam |

na vyājahrur* na jahasuḥ |prabhāveṇa*asya yantritāḥ ||4.7|

tās* tathā tu nir+ārambhā* |dṛṣṭvā praṇaya+viklavāḥ |

puro+hita+suto* dhīmān |udāyī vākyam abravīt ||4.8|

sarvāḥ sarva+kalā+jñāḥ stha |bhāva+grahaṇa+paṇḍitāḥ |

rūpa+cāturya+saṃpannāḥ |sva+guṇair* mukhyatāṃ* gatāḥ ||4.9|

(śobhayeta Cśobhayeta )guṇair* ebhir* |api tān uttarān kurūn |

kuverasya*api (ca*ākrīḍaṃ* Cca krīḍaṃ* )|prāg* eva vasu+dhām imām ||4.10|

śaktāś* cālayituṃ* yūyaṃ* |vīta+rāgān ṛṣīn api |

apsarobhiś* ca kalitān |grahītuṃ* vibudhān api ||4.11|

bhāva+jñānena hāvena |(rūpa+cāturya+Ccāturyā* rūpa+)saṃpadā |

strīṇām eva ca śaktāḥ stha |saṃrāge kiṃ* punar* nṛṇām ||4.12|

tāsām evaṃ+vidhānāṃ* vo* |(viyuktānāṃ* Cniyuktānāṃ* )sva+go+care |

iyam evaṃ+vidhā ceṣṭā |na tuṣṭo* *asmy* ārjavena vaḥ ||4.13|

idaṃ* nava+vadhūnāṃ* vo* |hrī+nikuñcita+cakṣuṣām |

sa+dṛśaṃ ceṣṭitaṃ* hi syād* |api vā go+pa+yoṣitām ||4.14|

(yad* Cyady* )api syād* ayaṃ* (dhīraḥ Cvīraḥ )|śrī+prabhāvān* mahān iti |

strīṇām api mahat teja* |itaḥ kāryo* *atra niścayaḥ ||4.15|

purā hi kāśi+sundaryā* |veśa+vadhvā* mahān ṛṣiḥ |

tāḍito* *abhūt (padā vyāso* Cpada+nyāsād* )|dur+dharṣo* (devatair* Cdaivatair* )api ||4.16|

manthāla+gautamo* bhikṣur* |jaṅghayā (vāra+Cbāla+)mukhyayā |

piprīṣuś* ca tad+artha+arthaṃ* |vy+asūn niraharat purā ||4.17|

gautamaṃ* dīrgha+tapasaṃ |mahā+ṛṣiṃ* dīrgha+jīvinam |

yoṣit saṃtoṣayām āsa |varṇa+sthāna+avarā satī ||4.18|

ṛṣyaśṛṅgaṃ* muni+sutaṃ* |tathā*eva strīṣv* a+paṇḍitam |

upāyair* vi+vidhaiḥ śāntā |jagrāha ca jahāra ca ||4.19|

viśvā+mitro* mahā+ṛṣiś* ca |vigāḍho* *api (mahat tapaḥ Cmahat+tapāḥ )|

(daśa varṣāṇy* ahar* mene Cdaśa+varṣāṇy* araṇya+stho* )|ghṛtācyā*apsarasā hṛtaḥ ||4.20|

evam+ādīn ṛṣīṃs* tāṃs* tān |anayan vikriyāṃ* striyaḥ |

lalitaṃ* pūrva+vayasaṃ* |kiṃ punar* nṛ+pateḥ sutam ||4.21|

tad* evaṃ* sati viśrabdhaṃ* |prayatadhvaṃ* tathā yathā |

iyaṃ* nṛ+pasya vaṃśa+śrīr* |ito* na syāt parāṅ+mukhī ||4.22|

yā* hi kāś+cid* yuvatayo* |haranti sa+dṛśaṃ* janam |

nikṛṣṭa+utkṛṣṭayor* bhāvaṃ* |yā* gṛhṇanti (tā* tu 3 Wrong sandhi in EHJ?? Ctu tāḥ )striyaḥ ||4.23|

ity* udāyi+vacaḥ śrutvā |tā* viddhā* iva yoṣitaḥ |

samāruruhur* ātmānaṃ* |kumāra+grahaṇaṃ* prati ||4.24|

tā* bhrūbhiḥ prekṣitair* (hāvair* Cbhāvair* )|hasitair* (laḍitair* Clalitair* )gataiḥ |

cakrur* ākṣepikāś* ceṣṭā* |bhīta+bhītā* iva*aṅganāḥ ||4.25|

rājñas* tu viniyogena |kumārasya ca mārdavāt |

(jahuḥ Cjahruḥ )kṣipram a+viśrambhaṃ* |madena madanena ca ||4.26|

atha nārī+jana+vṛtaḥ |kumāro* vyacarad* vanam |

vāsitā+yūtha+sahitah |karī*iva himavad* vanam ||4.27|

sa* tasmin kānane ramye |jajvāla strī+puraḥ+saraḥ |

ākrīḍae* iva (vibhrāje Cbabhrāje )|vivasvān apsaro+vṛtaḥ ||4.28|

madena*a+varjitā* nāma |taṃ* kāś+cit tatra yoṣitaḥ |

kaṭhinaiḥ paspṛśuḥ pīnaiḥ |(saṃhatair* Csaṃghaṭṭair* )valgubhiḥ stanaiḥ ||4.29|

srasta+aṃsa+komala+ālamba+ |mṛdu+bāhu+latā*a+balā |

an+ṛtaṃ* skhalitaṃ* kā+cit |kṛtvā*enaṃ* sasvaje balāt ||4.30|

kā+cit tāmra+adhara+oṣṭhena |mukhena*āsava+gandhinā |

viniśaśvāsa karṇe *asya |rahasyaṃ* śrūyatām iti ||4.31|

kā+cid* ājñāpayantī*iva |provāca*ārdra+anulepanā |

iha bhaktiṃ* kuruṣva*iti |(hasta+saṃśleṣa+lipsayā Chastaṃ* saṃśliṣya lipsayā )||4.32|

muhur* muhur* mada+vyāja+ |srasta+nīla+aṃśukā*a+parā |

ālakṣya+raśanā reje |sphurad+vidyud* iva kṣapā ||4.33|

kāś+cit kanaka+kāñcībhir* |mukharābhir* itas* tataḥ |

babhramur* darśayantyo* *asya |śroṇīs* tanv+aṃśuka+āvṛtāḥ ||4.34|

cūta+śākhāṃ* kusumitāṃ* |pragṛhya*anyā* lalambire |

su+varṇa+kalaśa+prakhyān |darśayantyaḥ payo+dharān ||4.35|

kā+cit padma+vanād* etya |sa+padmā padma+locanā |

padma+vaktrasya pārśve *asya |padma+śrīr* iva tasthuṣī ||4.36|

madhuraṃ* gītam anv+arthaṃ* |kā+cit sa+abhinayaṃ* jagau |

taṃ* sva+sthaṃ* codayantī*iva |vañcito* *asi*ity* avekṣitaiḥ ||4.37|

śubhena vadanena*anyā |bhrū+kārmuka+vikarṣiṇā |

prāvṛtya*anucakāra*asya |ceṣṭitaṃ* (dhīra+Cvīra+)līlayā ||4.38|

pīna+valgu+stanī kā+cid* |(*dhāsa+āghūrṇita+Cvāta+āghūrṇita+)kuṇḍalā |

uccair* avajahāsa*enaṃ* |samāpnotu bhavān iti ||4.39|

apayāntaṃ* tathā*eva*anyā* |babandhur* mālya+dāmabhiḥ |

kāś+cit sa+ākṣepa+madhurair* |jagṛhur* vacana+aṅkuśaiḥ ||4.40|

pratiyoga+arthinī kā+cid* |gṛhītvā cūta+vallarīm |

idaṃ* puṣpaṃ* tu kasya*iti |papraccha mada+viklavā ||4.41|

kā+cit puruṣavat kṛtvā |gatiṃ* saṃsthānam eva ca |

uvāca*enaṃ* jitaḥ strībhir* |jaya bho* pṛthivīm imām ||4.42|

atha lola+īksaṇā kā+cij* |jighrantī nīlam utpalam |

kiṃ+cin+mada+kalair* vākyair* |nṛ+pa+ātma+jam abhāṣata ||4.43|

paśya bhartaś* citaṃ* cūtaṃ* |kusumair* madhu+gandhibhiḥ |

hema+pañjara+ruddho* vā |kokilo* yatra kūjati ||4.44|

a+śoko* dṛśyatām eṣa* |kāmi+śoka+vivardhanaḥ |

ruvanti bhramarā* yatra |dahyamānā* iva*agninā ||4.45|

cūta+yaṣṭyā samāśliṣṭo* |dṛśyatāṃ* tilaka+drumaḥ |

śukla+vāsā* iva naraḥ |striyā pīta+aṅga+rāgayā ||4.46|

phullaṃ* (kurubakaṃ* Ckuruvakaṃ* )paśya |(nirbhukta+alaktaka+Cnirmukta+alaktaka+)prabham |

yo* nakha+prabhayā strīṇāṃ* |nirbhartsita* iva*ānataḥ ||4.47|

bāla+a+śokaś* ca nicito* |dṛśyatām eṣa* pallavaiḥ |

yo* *asmākaṃ* hasta+śobhābhir* |lajjamāna* iva sthitaḥ ||4.48|

dīrghikāṃ* prāvṛtāṃ* paśya |tīra+jaiḥ sindu+vārakaiḥ |

pāṇḍura+aṃśuka+saṃvītāṃ* |śayānāṃ* pramadām iva ||4.49|

dṛśyatāṃ* strīṣu māhātmyaṃ* |cakravāko* hy* asau jale |

pṛṣṭhataḥ preṣyavad* bhāryām |anuvarty-* anugacchati ||4.50|

mattasya para+puṣṭasya |ruvataḥ śrūyatāṃ* dhvaniḥ |

a+paraḥ kokilo* (*anv+akṣaṃ* |pratiśrutkā*iva C*an+utkaḥ |pratiśrutya*iva )kūjati ||4.51|

api nāma vihaṃ+gānāṃ* |(vasantena*āhṛto* Cvasantena*āhito* )madaḥ |

na tu (cintayato* *a+cintyaṃ* Ccintayataś* cittaṃ* )|janasya prājña+māninaḥ ||4.52|

ity* evaṃ* tā* yuvatayo* |manmatha+uddāma+cetasaḥ |

kumāraṃ* vi+vidhais* tais* tair* |upacakramire nayaiḥ ||4.53|

evam ākṣipyamāṇo* *api |sa* tu dhairya+āvṛta+indriyaḥ |

martavyam iti sa+udvego* |na jaharṣa na (vivyathe Csismiye )||4.54|

tāsāṃ* (tattve *an+avasthānaṃ* Ctattvena vasthānaṃ* )|dṛṣṭvā sa* puruṣa+uttamaḥ |

(samaṃ* vignena Csa+saṃvignena )dhīreṇa |cintayām āsa cetasā ||4.55|

kiṃ* (v* imā Cvinā )na*avagacchanti |capalaṃ* yauvanaṃ* striyaḥ |

yato* rūpeṇa (saṃmattaṃ* |jarā yan* Csaṃpannaṃ* |jarā*iyaṃ* )nāśayiṣyati ||4.56|

nūnam etā* na paśyanti |kasya+cid* roga+saṃplavam |

tathā hṛṣṭā* bhayaṃ* tyaktvā |jagati vyādhi+dharmiṇi ||4.57|

an+abhijñāś* ca su+vyaktaṃ* |mṛtyoḥ sarva+apahāriṇaḥ |

(tataḥ Ctathā )sva+sthā* nir+(udvignāḥ Cudvegāḥ )|krīḍanti ca hasanti ca ||4.58|

jarāṃ* (vyādhiṃ* ca mṛtyuṃ* Cmṛtyuṃ* ca vyādhiṃ* )ca |ko* hi jānan sa+cetanaḥ |

sva+sthas* tiṣṭhen* niṣīded* vā |(śayed* Csuped* )vā kiṃ* punar* haset ||4.59|

yas* tu dṛṣṭvā paraṃ* jīrṇaṃ* |vyādhitaṃ* mṛtam eva ca |

sva+stho* bhavati na*udvigno* |yathā*a+cetās* tathā*eva saḥ ||4.60|

viyujyamāne (hi C*api )tarau |puṣpair* api phalair* api |

patati *cchidyamāne vā |tarur* anyo* na śocate ||4.61|

iti dhyāna+paraṃ* dṛṣṭvā |viṣayebhyo* gata+spṛham |

udāyī nīti+śāstra+jñas* |tam uvāca su+hṛttayā ||4.62|

ahaṃ* nṛ+patinā dattaḥ |sakhā tubhyaṃ* kṣamaḥ kila |

yasmāt tvayi vivakṣā me |tayā praṇayavattayā ||4.63|

a+hitāt pratiṣedhaś* ca |hite ca*anupravartanam |

vyasane ca*a+parityāgas* |tri+vidhaṃ* mitra+lakṣaṇam ||4.64|

so* *ahaṃ* maitrīṃ* pratijñāya |puruṣa+arthāt parāṅ+(mukhaḥ Cmukham )|

yadi (tvā samupekṣeya Ctvāṃ* samupekṣeyaṃ* )|na bhaven* mitratā mayi ||4.65|

tad* bravīmi su+hṛd* bhūtvā |taruṇasya vapuṣmataḥ |

idaṃ* na prati+rūpaṃ* te |strīṣv* a+dākṣiṇyam ī+dṛśam ||4.66|

an+ṛtena*api nārīṇāṃ* |yuktaṃ* samanuvartanam |

tad+vrīḍā+parihāra+artham |ātma+raty+artham eva ca ||4.67|

saṃnatis* ca*anuvṛttiś* ca |strīṇāṃ* hṛdaya+bandhanam |

snehasya hi guṇā* yonir* |māna+kāmāś* ca yoṣitaḥ ||4.68|

tad* arhasi viśāla+akṣa |hṛdaye* *api parāṅ+mukhe |

rūpasya*asya*anu+rūpeṇa |dākṣiṇyena*anuvartitum ||4.69|

dākṣiṇyam auṣadhaṃ* strīṇāṃ* |dākṣiṇyaṃ* bhūṣaṇaṃ* param |

dākṣiṇya+rahitaṃ* rūpaṃ* |niṣ+puṣpam iva kānanam ||4.70|

kiṃ vā dākṣiṇya+mātreṇa |bhāvena*astu parigrahaḥ |

viṣayān dur+labhāṃl* labdhvā |na hy* avajñātum arhasi ||4.71|

kāmaṃ* param iti jñātvā |devo* *api hi puraṃ+daraḥ |

gautamasya muneḥ patnīm |ahalyāṃ* cakame purā ||4.72|

agastyaḥ prārthayām āsa |soma+bhāryāṃ* ca rohiṇīm |

tasmāt tat+sa+(dṛśīṃ* Cdṛśaṃ* )lebhe |lopā+mudrām iti śrutiḥ ||4.73|

(utathyasya Cautathyasya )ca bhāryāyāṃ* |mamatāyāṃ* mahā+(tapaḥ Ctapāḥ )|

mārutyāṃ* janayām āsa |bharad+vājaṃ* (bṛhas+Cvṛhas+)patiḥ ||4.74|

(bṛhas+Cvṛhas+)pater* mahiṣyāṃ* ca |juhvatyāṃ* juhvatāṃ* varaḥ |

budhaṃ* vibudha+(karmāṇaṃ* Cdharmāṇaṃ* )|janayām āsa candra+māḥ ||4.75|

kālīm* ca*eva purā kanyāṃ* |jala+prabhava+saṃbhavām |

jagāma yamunā+tīre |jāta+rāgaḥ parāśaraḥ ||4.76|

mātaṅgyām akṣa+mālāyāṃ* |garhitāyāṃ* riraṃsayā |

kapiñjala+adaṃ* tanay.am* |vasiṣṭho* *ajanayan* muniḥ ||4.77|

yayātiś* ca*eva rāja+ṛṣir* |vayasy* api vinirgate |

viśvācyā*apsarasā sa+ardhaṃ* |reme caitrarathe vane ||4.78|

strī+saṃsargaṃ* vināśa+antaṃ* |pāṇḍur* jñātvā*api kauravaḥ |

mādrī+rūpa+guṇa+ākṣiptaḥ |siṣeve kāma+jam sukham ||4.79|

karāla+janakaś* ca*eva |hṛtvā brāhmaṇa+kanyakām |

avāpa bhraṃśam apy* (evaṃ* Ceva )|na tu (seje na Ctyajec* ca )manmatham ||4.80|

evam+ādyā* mahā+ātmāno* |viṣayān garhitān api |

rati+hetor* bubhujire |prāg* eva guṇa+saṃhitān ||4.81|

tvaṃ* punar* nyāyataḥ prāptān |balavān rūpavān yuvā |

viṣayān avajānāsi |yatra saktam idaṃ* jagat ||4.82|

iti śrutvā vacas* tasya |ślakṣṇam āgama+saṃhitam |

megha+stanita+nirghoṣaḥ |kumāraḥ pratyabhāṣata ||4.83|

upapannam idaṃ* vākyaṃ* |sauhārda+vyañjakaṃ* tvayi |

atra ca tvā*anuneṣyāmi |yatra mā duṣṭhu manyase ||4.84|

na*avajānāmi (viṣayān Cviṣayāñ* )|jāne lokaṃ* tad+ātmakam |

a+nityaṃ* tu jagan* matvā |na*atra me ramate manaḥ ||4.85|

jarā vyādhiś* ca mṛtyuś* ca |yadi na syād* idaṃ* trayam |

mama*api hi mano+jñeṣu |viṣayeṣu ratir* bhavet ||4.86|

nityaṃ* yady* api hi strīṇām |etad* eva vapur* bhavet |

(doṣavatsv* api Csa+saṃvitkasya )kāmeṣu |(kāmaṃ* rajyeta me manaḥ Ctathā*api na ratiḥ kṣamā )||4.87|

yadā tu (jarayā*āpītaṃ* Cjarayā pītaṃ* )|rūpam āsāṃ* bhaviṣyati |

ātmano* *apy* an+abhipretaṃ* |mohāt tatra ratir* bhavet ||4.88|

mṛtyu+vyādhi+jarā+(dharmā* Cdharmo* )|mṛtyu+vyādhi+jarā+ātmabhiḥ |

ramamāṇo* (hy* C*apy* )a+saṃvignaḥ |samāno* mṛga+pakṣibhiḥ ||4.89|

yad* apy* āttha mahā+ātmānas* |te* *api kāma+ātmakā* iti |

saṃvego* (*atra*eva C*atra na )kartavyo* |yadā teṣām api kṣayaḥ ||4.90|

māhātmyaṃ* na ca tan* manye |yatra sāmānyataḥ kṣayaḥ |

viṣayeṣu prasaktir* vā |yuktir* vā na*ātmavattayā ||4.91|

yad* apy* āttha*an+ṛtena*api |strī+jane vartyatām iti |

an+ṛtaṃ* na*avagacchāmi |dākṣiṇyena*api kiṃ+cana ||4.92|

na ca*anuvartanaṃ* tan* me |rucitaṃ* yatra na*ārjavam |

sarva+bhāvena saṃparko* |yadi na*asti dhig* astu tat ||4.93|

(a+dhrṭeḥ Can+ṛte )śraddadhānasya |saktasya*a+doṣa+darśinaḥ |

kiṃ* hi vañcayitavyaṃ* syāj* |jāta+rāgasya cetasaḥ ||4.94|

vañcayanti ca yady* (evaṃ* Ceva )|jāta+rāgāḥ paras+param |

nanu na*eva kṣamaṃ* draṣṭuṃ* |narāḥ strīṇāṃ* nṛṇām* striyaḥ ||4.95|

tad* evaṃ* sati duḥkha+ārtaṃ* |jarā+maraṇa+(bhāginam Cbhoginam )|

na māṃ* kāmeṣv* an+āryeṣu |pratārayitum arhasi ||4.96|

aho *ati+dhīraṃ* balavac* ca te manaś* |

caleṣu kāmeṣu ca sāra+darśinaḥ |

bhaye (*ati+tīvre C*api tīvre )viṣayeṣu sajjase |

nirīkṣamāṇo* maraṇa+adhvani prajāḥ ||4.97|

ahaṃ* punar* bhīrur* ati+iva+viklavo* |

jarā+vipad+vyādhi+bhayaṃ* vicintayan |

labhe na śāntiṃ* na dhṛtiṃ* kuto* ratiṃ* |

niśāmayan dīptam iva*agninā jagat ||4.98|

a+saṃśayaṃ* mṛtyur* iti prajānato* |

narasya rāgo* hṛdi yasya jāyate |

ayomayīṃ* tasya paraimi cetanāṃ* |

mahā+bhaye (rajyati Crakṣati )yo* na roditi ||4.99|

atha*u kumāraś* ca viniścaya+ātmikāṃ* |

cakāra kāma+āśraya+ghātinīṃ* kathām |

janasya cakṣur+gamanīya+maṇḍalo* |

mahī+dharaṃ* ca*astam iyāya bhās+karaḥ ||4.100|

tato* vṛthā+dhārita+bhūṣaṇa+srajaḥ |

kalā+guṇaiś* ca praṇayaiś* ca niṣ+phalaiḥ |

svae* eva bhāve vinigṛhya manmathaṃ* |

puraṃ* yayur* bhagna+mano+rathāḥ striyaḥ ||4.101|

tataḥ pura+udyāna+gatāṃ* jana+śriyaṃ* |

nirīkṣya sāyaṃ* pratisaṃhṛtāṃ* punaḥ |

a+nityatāṃ* sarva+gatāṃ* vicintayan |

viveśa dhiṣṇyaṃ* kṣiti+pālaka+ātma+jaḥ ||4.102|

tataḥ śrutvā rājā viṣaya+vi+mukhaṃ* tasya tu mano* |

na śiśye tāṃ* rātriṃ* hṛdaya+gata+śalyo* gaja* iva |

atha śrānto* mantre bahu+vi+vidha+mārge sa+sacivo* |

na so* *anyat kāmebhyo* niyamanam apaśyat suta+mateḥ ||4.103|

[[iti (Cśrī+C)buddha+carite mahā+kāvye strī+vighātano* nāma caturthaḥ sargaḥ |4|]]

pañcamaḥ sargaḥ |5|

sa* tathā viṣayair* vilobhyamānaḥ |

(parama+arhair* Cpara+mohair* )api śākya+rāja+sūnuḥ |

na jagāma (dhṛtiṃ* Cratiṃ* )na śarma lebhe |

hṛdaye siṃha* iva*ati+digdha+viddhaḥ ||5.1|

atha mantri+sutaiḥ kṣamaiḥ kadā+cit |

sakhibhiś* citra+kathaiḥ kṛta+anuyātraḥ |

vana+bhūmi+didṛkṣayā śama+īpsur* |

nara+deva+anumato* (bahiḥ Cvahiḥ )pratasthe ||5.2|

nava+rukma+khalīna+kiṅkiṇīkaṃ* |

pracalac+cāmara+cāru+hema+bhāṇḍam |

abhiruhya sa* (kanthakaṃ* Ckaṇṭhakaṃ* )sad+aśvaṃ* |

prayayau ketum iva druma+ab+ja+ketuḥ ||5.3|

sa* (vikṛṣṭatarāṃ* Cnikṛṣṭatarāṃ* )vana+anta+bhūmiṃ* |

vana+lobhāc* ca yayau mahī+(guṇāc* ca Cguṇa+icchuḥ )|

salilo+urmi+vikāra+sīra+mārgāṃ* |

vasu+dhāṃ* ca*eva dadarśa kṛṣyamāṇām ||5.4|

hala+bhinna+vikīrṇa+śaṣpa+darbhāṃ* |

hata+sūkṣma+krimi+(kīṭa+Ckāṇḍa+)jantu+kīrṇām |

samavekṣya rasāṃ* tathā+vidhāṃ* tāṃ* |

sva+janasya*iva (vadhe Cbadhe )bhṛśaṃ* śuśoca ||5.5|

kṛṣataḥ puruṣāṃś* ca vīkṣamāṇaḥ |

pavana+arka+aṃśu+rajo+vibhinna+varṇān |

vahana+klama+viklavāṃś* ca dhuryān |

parama+āryaḥ paramāṃ* kṛpāṃ* cakāra ||5.6|

avatīrya tatas* turaṃ+ga+pṛṣṭhāc* |

*chanakair* gāṃ* (vyacarac* *chucā Cvyacarat śucā )parītaḥ |

jagato* janana+vyayaṃ* vicinvan |

kṛpaṇaṃ* khalv* idam ity* uvāca (ca*ārtaḥ Cca*ārttaḥ )||5.7|

manasā ca viviktatām abhīpsuḥ |

su+hṛdas* tān anuyāyino* nivārya |

(abhitaś* cala+Cabhitārala+)cāru+parṇavatyā* |

vi+jane mūlam upeyivān sa* jambvāḥ ||5.8|

niṣasāda (sa* yatra śaucavatyāṃ* Cca patra+khoravatyāṃ* )|

bhuvi (vaiḍūrya+Cvaidūrya+)nikāśa+śādvalāyām |

jagataḥ prabhava+vyayau (vicinvan Cvicintya )|

manasaś* ca sthiti+mārgam ālalambe ||5.9|

samavāpta+manaḥ+sthitiś* ca sadyo* |

viṣaya+icchā+ādibhir* ādhibhiś* ca muktaḥ |

sa+vitarka+vicāram āpa śāntaṃ* |

prathamaṃ* dhyānam an+(āsrava+Cāśrava+)prakāram ||5.10|

adhigamya tato* viveka+jaṃ* tu |

parama+prīti+sukhaṃ* ((Cmanaḥ+C))samādhim |

idam eva tataḥ paraṃ* pradadhyau |

manasā loka+gatiṃ* (niśāmya Cniśamya )samyak ||5.11|

kṛpaṇaṃ* (bata Cvata )yaj* janaḥ svayaṃ* sann* |

a+(vaśo* Craso* )vyādhi+jarā+vināśa+(dharmā Cdharmaḥ )|

jarayā*ārditam āturaṃ* mṛtaṃ* vā |

param a+jño* vijugupsate mada+andhaḥ ||5.12|

iha ced* aham ī+dṛśaḥ svayaṃ san* |

vijugupseya paraṃ* tathā+sva+bhāvam |

na bhavet sa+dṛśaṃ* hi tat kṣamaṃ* vā |

paramaṃ* dharmam imaṃ* vijānato* me ||5.13|

iti tasya vipaśyato* yathāvaj* |

jagato* vyādhi+jarā+vipatti+doṣān |

bala+yauvana+jīvita+(pravṛtto* Cpravṛttau )|

vijagāma*ātma+gato* madaḥ kṣaṇena ||5.14|

na jaharṣa na ca*api ca*anutepe |

vicikitsāṃ* na yayau na tandri+nidre |

na ca kāma+guṇeṣu saṃrarañje |

na (vididveṣa Cca didveṣa )paraṃ* na ca*avamene ||5.15|

iti buddhir* iyaṃ* ca nīrajaskā |

vavṛdhe tasya mahā+ātmano* viśuddhā |

puruṣair* a+parair* a+dṛśyamānaḥ |

puruṣaś* ca*upasasarpa bhikṣu+(veṣaḥ Cveśaḥ )||5.16|

nara+deva+sutas* tam abhyapṛcchad* |

vada ko* *asi*iti śaśaṃsa so* *atha tasmai |

(nara+puṃ+Csa* ca puṃ+)gava janma+mṛtyu+bhītaḥ |

śramaṇaḥ pravrajito* *asmi mokṣa+hetoḥ ||5.17|

jagati kṣaya+dharmake mumukṣur* |

mṛgaye *ahaṃ* śivam a+kṣayaṃ* padaṃ* tat |

sva+(jane *anya+jane ca tulya+Cjano* *anya+janair* a+tulya+)buddhir* |

viṣayebhyo* vini.vrtta+rāga+doṣaḥ ||5.18|

nivasan kva+cid* eva vṛkṣa+mūle |

vi+jane vā*āyatane girau vane vā |

vicarāmy* a+parigraho* nir+āśaḥ |

parama+arthāya yathā+upapanna+(bhaikṣaḥ Cbhikṣuḥ )||5.19|

iti paśyata* eva rāja+sūnor* |

idam uktvā sa* nabhaḥ samutpapāta |

sa* hi tad+vapur* anya+(buddha+Cbuddhi+)darśī |

smṛtaye tasya sameyivān diva+okāḥ ||5.20|

gaganaṃ* kha+gavad* gate ca tasmin |

nṛ+varaḥ saṃjahṛṣe visismiye ca |

upalabhya tataś* ca dharma+saṃjñām |

abhiniryāṇa+vidhau matiṃ* cakāra ||5.21|

tata* indra+samo* (jita+indriya+aśvaḥ Cjita+indriyaś* ca)|

pravivikṣuḥ (puram aśvam Cparama+aśvam )āruroha |

(parivāra+janaṃ* Cparivartya janaṃ* )tv* avekṣamāṇas* |

tata* eva*abhimataṃ* vanaṃ* na bheje ||5.22|

sa* jarā+maraṇa+kṣayaṃ* cikīrṣur* |

vana+vāsāya matiṃ* smṛtau nidhāya |

praviveśa punaḥ puraṃ* na kāmād* |

vana+bhūmer* iva maṇḍalaṃ* dvi+pa+indraḥ ||5.23|

sukhitā (bata Cvata )nirvṛtā ca sā strī |

patir* ī+(dṛkṣa* iha*āyata+akṣa Cdṛk tvam iva*āyata+akṣa )yasyāḥ |

iti taṃ* samudīkṣya rāja+kanyā |

praviśantaṃ* pathi sa+añjalir* jagāda ||5.24|

atha ghoṣam imaṃ* mahā+abhra+ghoṣaḥ |

pariśuśrāva śamaṃ* paraṃ* ca lebhe |

(śrutavān sa* Cśrutavāṃś* ca )hi nirvṛtā*iti śabdaṃ* |

parinirvāṇa+vidhau matiṃ* cakāra ||5.25|

atha kāñcana+śaila+śṛṅga+varṣmā |

gaja+megha+ṛṣabha+bāhu+nisvana+akṣaḥ |

kṣayam a+kṣaya+dharma+jāta+rāgaḥ |

śaśi+siṃha+ānana+vikramaḥ prapede ||5.26|

mṛga+rāja+gatis* tato* *abhyagacchan* |

nṛ+patiṃ* mantri+gaṇair* upāsyamānam |

samitau marutām iva jvalantaṃ* |

maghavantaṃ* tri+dive sanat+kumāraḥ ||5.27|

praṇipatya ca sa+añjalir* babhāṣe |

diśa mahyaṃ* nara+deva sādhv* anujñām |

parivivrajiṣāmi mokṣa+hetor* |

niyato* hy* asya janasya viprayogaḥ ||5.28|

iti tasya vaco* niśamya rājā |

kariṇā*iva*abhihato* drumaś* cacāla |

kamala+pratime *añjalau gṛhītvā |

vacanaṃ* ca*idam uvāca (bāṣpa+Cvāṣpa+)kaṇṭhaḥ ||5.29|

pratisaṃhara tāta buddhim etāṃ* |

na hi kālas* tava dharma+saṃśrayasya |

vayasi prathame matau calāyāṃ* |

bahu+doṣāṃ* hi vadanti dharma+caryām ||5.30|

viṣayeṣu kutūhala+indriyasya |

vrata+khedeṣv* a+sam+artha+niścayasya |

taruṇasya manaś* calaty* araṇyād* |

an+abhijñasya viśeṣato* (viveke C*a+vivekam )||5.31|

mama tu priya+dharma dharma+kālas* |

tvayi lakṣmīm avasṛjya (lakṣma+Clakṣya+)bhūte |

sthira+vikrama vikrameṇa dharmas* |

tava hitvā tu guruṃ* bhaved* a+dharmaḥ ||5.32|

tad* imaṃ* vyavasāyam utsṛja |

tvaṃ* bhava tāvan* nirato* gṛha+stha+dharme |

puruṣasya vayaḥ+sukhāni bhuktvā |

ramaṇīyo* hi tapo+vana+praveśaḥ ||5.33|

iti vākyam idaṃ* niśamya rājñaḥ |

kalaviṅka+svara* uttaraṃ* babhāṣe |

yadi me pratibhūś* caturṣu rājan |

bhavasi tvaṃ* na tapo+vanaṃ* śrayiṣye ||5.34|

na bhaven* maraṇāya jīvitaṃ me |

viharet svāsthyam idam ca me na rogaḥ |

na ca yauvanam ākṣipej* jarā me |

na ca saṃpattim (imāṃ* hared* Capāhared* )vipattiḥ ||5.35|

iti dur+labham artham ūcivāṃsaṃ* |

tanay.am* vākyam uvāca śākya+rājaḥ |

tyaja buddhim (imām ati+Cimāṃ* gati+)pravṛttām |

avahāsyo* *ati+mano+(ratho* *a+Cratha+)kramaś* ca ||5.36|

atha meru+gurur* guruṃ* babhāṣe |

yadi na*asti krama* eṣa* (na*asmi Cna*asti )vāryaḥ |

śaraṇāj* jvalanena dahyamānān* |

na hi (niścikramiṣuḥ Cniścikramiṣuṃ* )kṣamaṃ* grahītum ||5.37|

jagataś* ca (yadā Cyathā )dhruvo* viyogo* |

(nanu Cna tu )dharmāya varaṃ* (svayaṃ+viyogaḥ Ctv* ayaṃ* viyogaḥ )|

a+vaśaṃ* nanu viprayojayen* mām |

a+kṛta+sva+artham a+tṛptam eva mṛtyuḥ ||5.38|

iti bhūmi+patir* niśamya tasya |

vyavasāyaṃ* tanayasya nirmumukṣoḥ |

abhidhāya na yāsyati*iti bhūyo* |

vidadhe rakṣaṇam uttamāṃś* ca kāmān ||5.39|

sacivais* tu nidarśito* yathāvad* |

bahu+mānāt praṇayāc* ca śāstra+pūrvam |

guruṇā ca nivārito* *aśru+pātaiḥ |

praviveśa*avasathaṃ* tataḥ sa* śocan ||5.40|

cala+kuṇdala+cumbita+ānanābhir* |

ghana+niśvāsa+vikampita+stanībhiḥ |

vanitābhir* a+dhīra+locanābhir* |

mṛga+śāvābhir* iva*abhyudīkṣyamāṇaḥ ||5.41|

sa* hi kāñcana+parvata+avadāto* |

hṛdaya+unmāda+karo* vara+aṅganānām |

śravana+aṅga+vilocana+ātma+bhāvān |

vacana+sparśa+vapur+guṇair* jahāra ||5.42|

vigate divase tato* vimānaṃ* |

vapuṣā sūrya* iva pradīpyamānaḥ |

timiraṃ* vijighāṃsur* ātma+bhāsā |

ravir* udyann* iva merum āruroha ||5.43|

kanaka+ujjvala+dīpta+dīpa+vṛkṣaṃ* |

vara+kāla+aguru+dhūpa+pūrṇa+garbham |

adhiruhya sa* vajra+bhakti+citraṃ* |

pravaraṃ* kāñcanam āsanaṃ* siṣeve ||5.44|

tata* uttamam (uttama+aṅganās* taṃ* Cuttamāś* ca nāryo* )|

niśi tūryair* upatasthur* indra+kalpam |

himavac+chirasi*iva candra+gaure |

draviṇa+indra+ātma+jam apsaro+gaṇa+oghāḥ ||5.45|

paramair* api divya+tūrya+kalpaiḥ |

sa* tu tair* na*eva ratiṃ* yayau na harṣam |

parama+artha+sukhāya tasya sādhor* |

abhiniścikramiṣā yato* na reme ||5.46|

atha tatra surais* tapo+variṣṭhair* |

a+kaniṣṭhair* vyavasāyam asya buddhvā |

yugapat pramadā+janasya nidrā |

vihitā*āsīd* vikṛtāś* ca gātra+ceṣṭāḥ ||5.47|

abhavac* *chayitā hi tatra kā+cid* |

viniveśya pracale kare kapolam |

dayitām api rukma+pattra+citrāṃ* |

kupitā*iva*aṅka+gatāṃ* vihāya vīṇām ||5.48|

vibabhau kara+lagna+veṇur* anyā |

stana+visrasta+sita+aṃśukā śayānā |

ṛju+ṣaṭ+pada+paṅkti+juṣṭa+padmā |

jala+phena+prahasat+taṭā nadī*iva ||5.49|

nava+puṣkara+garbha+komalābhyāṃ* |

tapanīya+ujjvala+saṃgata+aṅga+dābhyām |

svapiti sma (tathā*a+parā Ctathā purā )bhujābhyāṃ* |

parirabhya priyavan* mṛd+aṅgam eva ||5.50|

nava+hāṭaka+bhūṣaṇās* tathā*anyā* |

vasanaṃ* pītam an+uttamaṃ* vasānāḥ |

a+vaśā (ghana+nidrayā Cvata nidrayā )nipetur* |

gaja+bhagnā* iva karṇikāra+śākhāḥ ||5.51|

avalambya gava+akṣa+pārśvam anyā |

śayitā cāpa+vibhugna+gātra+yaṣṭiḥ |

virarāja vilambi+cāru+hārā |

racitā toraṇa+śāla+bhañjikā*iva ||5.52|

maṇi+kuṇḍala+daṣṭa+pattra+lekhaṃ* |

mukha+padmaṃ* vinataṃ* tathā*a+parasyāḥ |

śata+pattram iva*ardha+(vakra+Ccakra+)nāḍaṃ* |

sthita+kāraṇḍava+ghaṭṭitaṃ* cakāśe ||5.53|

a+parāḥ śayitā* yathā+upaviṣṭāḥ |

stana+bhārair* avanamyamāna+gātrāḥ |

upaguhya paras+paraṃ* virejur* |

bhuja+pāśais* tapanīya+pārihāryaiḥ ||5.54|

mahatīṃ* parivādinīṃ* ca kā+cid* |

vanitā*āliṅgya sakhīm iva prasuptā |

vijughūrṇa calat+su+varṇa+(sūtrā Csūtrāṃ* )|

vadanena*ākula+(yoktrakeṇa Ckarṇika+ujjvalena )||5.55|

paṇavaṃ* yuvatir* bhuja+aṃsa+deśād* |

avavisraṃsita+cāru+pāśam anyā |

sa+vilāsa+rata+anta+tāntam ūrvor* |

vivare kāntam iva*abhinīya śiśye ||5.56|

a+parā* babhur* nimīlita+akṣyo* |

vipula+akṣyo* *api śubha+bhruvo* *api satyaḥ |

pratisaṃkucita+aravinda+kośāḥ |

savitary* astam ite yathā nalinyaḥ ||5.57|

śithila+ākula+mūrdha+jā tathā*anyā |

jaghana+srasta+vibhūṣaṇa+aṃśuka+antā |

aśayiṣṭa vikīrṇa+kaṇṭha+sūtrā |

gaja+bhagnā (pratiyātana+aṅganā*iva Cpratipātita+aṅganā*iva )||5.58|

a+parās* tv* a+vaśā* hriyā viyuktā* |

dhṛtimatyo* *api vapur+guṇair* upetāḥ |

viniśaśvasur* (ulbaṇaṃ* Culvaṇaṃ* )śayānā* |

(vikṛtāḥ kṣipta+Cvikṛta+ākṣipta+)bhujā* jajṛmbhire ca ||5.59|

vyapaviddha+vibhūṣaṇa+srajo* *anyā* |

(visṛta+āgranthana+Cvisṛta+a+granthana+)vāsaso* vi+saṃjñāḥ |

a+nimīlita+śukla+niś+cala+akṣyo* |

na virejuḥ śayitā* gata+asu+kalpāḥ ||5.60|

vivṛta+āsya+puṭā vivṛddha+(gātrī Cgātrā )|

prapatad+vaktra+jalā prakāśa+guhyā |

a+parā mada+ghūrṇitā*iva śiśye |

na (babhāse Cbabhāṣe )vikṛtaṃ* vapuḥ pupoṣa ||5.61|

iti sattva+(kula+anvaya+anu+rūpaṃ* Ckula+anu+rūpa+rūpaṃ* )|

vi+vidhaṃ* sa* pramadā+janaḥ śayānaḥ |

sarasaḥ sa+dṛśaṃ* babhāra rūpaṃ* |

pavana+āvarjita+(rugna+Crugṇa+)puṣkarasya ||5.62|

samavekṣya (tathā tathā Ctataś* ca tāḥ )śayānā* |

vikṛtās* tā* yuvatīr* a+dhīra+ceṣṭāḥ |

guṇavad+vapuṣo* *api valgu+(bhāṣā* Cbhāso* )|

nṛ+pa+sūnuḥ sa* vigarhayāṃ* babhūva ||5.63|

a+śucir* vikṛtaś* ca jīva+loke |

vanitānām ayam ī+dṛśaḥ sva+bhāvaḥ |

vasana+ābharaṇais* tu vañcyamānaḥ |

puruṣaḥ strī+viṣayeṣu rāgam eti ||5.64|

vimṛśed* yadi yoṣitāṃ* manuṣyaḥ |

prakṛtiṃ* svapna+vikāram ī+dṛśaṃ* ca |

dhruvam atra na vardhayet pramādaṃ* |

guṇa+saṃkalpa+hatas* tu rāgam eti ||5.65|

iti tasya tad+antaraṃ* viditvā |

niśi niścikramiṣā samudbabhūva |

avagamya manas* tato* *asya devair* |

bhavana+dvāram apāvṛtaṃ* babhūva ||5.66|

atha so* *avatatāra harmya+pṛṣṭhād* |

yuvatīs* tāḥ śayitā* vigarhamāṇaḥ |

avatīrya tataś* ca nir+viśaṅko* |

gṛha+kakṣyāṃ* (prathamāṃ* Cprathamaṃ* )vinirjagāma ||5.67|

tura+ga+avacaraṃ* sa* bodhayitvā |

javinaṃ* chandakam ittham ity* uvāca |

hayam ānaya kanthakaṃ* tvarāvān |

a+mṛtaṃ+ prāptum ito* *adya ma yiyāsā ||5.68|

hṛdi yā mama tuṣṭir* adya jātā |

vyavasāyaś* ca yathā (matau Cdhṛtau )niviṣṭaḥ |

vi+jane *api ca nāthavān iva*asmi |

dhruvam artho* *abhi+mukhaḥ (sameta* Csa* me ya* )iṣṭaḥ ||5.69|

hriyam eva ca saṃnatiṃ* ca hitvā |

śayitā* mat+pra+mukhe yathā yuvatyaḥ |

vivṛte ca yathā svayaṃ* kapāṭe |

niyataṃ* yātum (ato* mama*adya Can+āmayāya )kālaḥ ||5.70|

pratigṛhya tataḥ sa* bhartur* ājñāṃ* |

vidita+artho* *api nara+indra+śāsanasya |

manasi*iva pareṇa codyamānas* |

tura+gasya*ānayane matiṃ* cakāra ||5.71|

atha hema+khalīna+pūrṇa+vaktraṃ* |

laghu+śayya+āstaraṇa+upagūḍha+pṛṣṭham |

bala+sattva+(java+anvaya+upapannaṃ* Cjava+tvarā+upapannaṃ* )|

sa* vara+aśvaṃ* tam upānināya bhartre ||5.72|

pratata+trika+puccha+mūla+pārṣṇiṃ* |

(nibhṛta+hrasva+Cnibhṛtaṃ* hrasva+)tanū+ja+(puccha+Cpṛṣṭha+)karṇam |

vinata+unnata+pṛṣṭha+kukṣi+pārśvaṃ* |

vipula+protha+lalāṭa+kaṭhy+uraskam ||5.73|

upaguhya sa* taṃ* viśāla+vakṣāḥ |

kamala+ābhena ca sāntvayan kareṇa |

madhura+a+kṣarayā girā śaśāsa |

dhvajinī+madhyam iva praveṣṭu+kāmaḥ ||5.74|

bahuśaḥ (kila śatravo* Ckali+śatravo* )nirastāḥ |

samare tvām adhiruhya pārthivena |

aham apy* a+mṛtaṃ* (padaṃ* Cparaṃ* )yathāvat |

tura+ga+śreṣṭha labheya tat kuruṣva ||5.75|

su+labhāḥ khalu saṃ+yuge sahāyā* |

viṣaya+avāpta+sukhe dhana+arjane vā |

puruṣasya tu dur+labhāḥ sahāyāḥ |

patitasya*āpadi dharma+saṃśraye vā ||5.76|

iha ca*eva bhavanti ye sahāyāḥ |

kaluṣe (karmaṇi Cdharmaṇi )dharma+saṃśraye vā |

avagacchati me yathā*antar+ātmā |

niyataṃ* te *api janās* tad+aṃśa+bhājaḥ ||5.77|

tad* idaṃ* parigamya dharma+yuktaṃ* |

mama niryāṇam (ito* Cato* )jagad+dhitāya |

tura+ga+uttama vega+vikramābhyāṃ* |

prayatasva*ātma+hite jagad+dhite ca ||5.78|

iti su+hṛdam iva*anuśiṣya kṛtye |

tura+ga+varaṃ* nṛ+varo* vanaṃ* yiyāsuḥ |

sitam asita+gati+dyutir* vapuṣmān |

ravir* iva śāradam abhram āruroha ||5.79|

atha sa* pariharan niśītha+caṇḍaṃ* |

parijana+bodha+karaṃ* dhvaniṃ* sad+aśvaḥ |

vigata+hanu+ravaḥ praśānta+heṣaś* |

cakita+vimukta+pada+(kramo* Ckramā )jagāma ||5.80|

kanaka+valaya+bhūṣita+prakoṣṭhaiḥ |

kamala+nibhaiḥ (kamalān iva Ckamalāni ca )pravidhya |

avanata+tanavas* tato* *asya yakṣāś* |

cakita+(gatair* Cgater* )dadhire khurān kara+agraiḥ ||5.81|

guru+parigha+kapāṭa+saṃvṛtā* yā* |

na sukham api dvi+radair* apāvriyante |

vrajati nṛ+pa+sute gata+svanās* tāḥ |

svayam abhavan vivṛtāḥ puraḥ pratolyaḥ ||5.82|

pitaram abhi+mukhaṃ* sutaṃ* ca bālaṃ* |

janam anuraktam an+uttamāṃ* ca lakṣmīm |

kṛta+matir* apahāya nir+vyapekṣaḥ |

pitṛ+nagarāt sa* tato* vinirjagāma ||5.83|

atha sa* (vi+mala+Cvikaca+)paṅka+ja+āyata+akṣaḥ |

puram avalokya nanāda siṃha+nādam |

janana+maraṇayor* a+dṛṣṭa+pāro* |

na (puram Cpunar* )ahaṃ* kapila+āhvayaṃ* (praveṣṭā Cpraviṣṭā )||5.84|

iti vacanam idaṃ* niśamya tasya |

draviṇa+pateḥ pariṣad+gaṇā* nananduḥ |

pramudita+manasaś* ca deva+saṅghā* |

vyavasita+pāraṇam āśaśaṃsire *asmai ||5.85|

huta+vaha+vapuṣo* diva+okaso* *anye |

vyavasitam asya (su+duṣ+Cca duṣ+)karaṃ* viditvā |

(akṛṣata Cakuruta )tuhine pathi prakāśaṃ* |

ghana+vivara+praṣrtā* iva*indu+pādāḥ ||5.86|

hari+tura+ga+turaṃ+gavat turaṃ+gaḥ |

sa* tu vicaran* manasi*iva codyamānaḥ |

aruṇa+paruṣa+(tāram antarikṣaṃ* Cbhāram antarīkṣaṃ* )|

(sa* ca su+bahūni Csarasa+bahūni )jagāma yojanāni ||5.87|

[[iti (Cśrī+C)buddha+carite mahā+kāvye *abhiniṣkramaṇo* nāma pañcamaḥ sargaḥ |5|]]

ṣaṣṭhaḥ sargaḥ |6|

tato* (muhūrta+abhyudite Cmuhūrte *abhyudite )|jagac+cakṣuṣi bhās+kare |

bhārgavasya*āśrama+padaṃ* |sa* dadarśa nṛṇāṃ* varaḥ ||6.1|

supta+viśvasta+hariṇaṃ* |sva+stha+sthita+vihaṃ+gamam |

viśrānta* iva yad* (dṛṣṭvā Cdṛṣṭā 4 sic )|kṛta+artha* iva ca*abhavat ||6.2|

sa* vismaya+nivṛtty+arthaṃ* |tapaḥ+pūjā+artham eva ca |

svāṃ* ca*anuvartitāṃ* rakṣaṇn* |aśva+pṛṣṭhād* avātarat ||6.3|

avatīrya ca pasparśa |nistīrṇam iti vājinam |

chandakaṃ* ca*abravīt prītaḥ |snāpayann* iva cakṣuṣā ||6.4|

imaṃ* tārkṣya+upama+javaṃ* |turaṃ+gam anugacchatā |

darśitā saumya mad+bhaktir* |vikramaś* ca*ayam ātmanaḥ ||6.5|

sarvathā*asmy* anya+kāryo* *api |gṛhīto* bhavatā hṛdi |

bhartṛ+snehaś* ca yasya*ayam |ī+dṛśaḥ (śaktir* Cśakta* )eva ca ||6.6|

a+snigdho* *api sam+artho* *asti |niḥ+sāmarthyo* *api bhaktimān |

bhaktimāṃs* ca*eva śaktaś* ca |dur+labhas* tvad+vidho* bhuvi ||6.7|

tat prīto* *asmi tava*anena |mahā+bhāgena karmaṇā |

(yasya te Cdṛśyate )mayi bhāvo* *ayaṃ* |phalebhyo* *api parāṅ+(mukhaḥ Cmukhe )||6.8|

ko* janasya phala+sthasya |na syād* abhi+mukho* janaḥ |

janī+bhavati bhūyiṣṭhaṃ* |sva+jano* *api viparyaye ||6.9|

kula+arthaṃ* dhāryate putraḥ |poṣa+arthaṃ* sevyate pitā |

(āśayāc* *chliṣyati Cāśayā*āśliṣyati )jagan* |na*asti niṣ+(kāraṇā svatā Ckāraṇa+a+svatā )||6.10|

kim uktvā bahu saṃkṣepāt |kṛtaṃ* me su+mahat priyam |

nivartasva*aśvam ādāya |saṃprāpto* *asmi*īpsitaṃ* (padam Cvanam )||6.11|

ity* uktvā sa* mahā+bāhur* |anuśaṃsa+cikīrṣayā |

bhūṣaṇāny* avamucya*asmai |saṃtapta+manase dadau ||6.12|

(mukuṭād* dīpa+Cmukuṭa+uddīpta+)karmāṇaṃ* |maṇim ādāya bhāsvaram |

bruvan vākyam idaṃ* tasthau |sa+āditya* iva mandaraḥ ||6.13|

anena maṇinā chanda |praṇamya bahuśo* nṛ+paḥ |

vijñāpyo* *a+mukta+viśrambhaṃ* |saṃtāpa+vinivṛttaye ||6.14|

(janma+Cjarā+)maraṇa+nāśa+arthaṃ* |praviṣṭo* *asmi tapo+vanam |

na khalu svarga+tarṣeṇa |na*a+snehena na manyunā ||6.15|

tad* evam abhiniṣkrāntaṃ* |na māṃ* śocitum arhasi |

bhūtvā*api hi ciraṃ* śleṣaḥ |kālena na bhaviṣyati ||6.16|

dhruvo* yasmāc* ca viśleṣas* |tasmān* mokṣāya me matiḥ |

viprayogaḥ kathaṃ* na syād* |bhūyo* *api sva+(janād* iti Cjana+ādibhiḥ )||6.17|

śoka+tyāgāya niṣkrāntaṃ* |na māṃ* śocitum arhasi |

śoka+hetuṣu kāmeṣu |saktāḥ śocyās* tu rāgiṇaḥ ||6.18|

ayaṃ* ca kila pūrveṣām |asmākaṃ* niścayaḥ sthiraḥ |

iti (dāyādya+Cdāya+āda+)bhūtena |na śocyo* *asmi pathā vrajan ||6.19|

bhavanti hy* artha+dāya+ādāḥ |puruṣasya viparyaye |

pṛthivyāṃ* dharma+dāya+ādāḥ |dur+labhās* tu na santi vā ||6.20|

yad* api syād* a+samaye |yāto* vanam asāv* iti |

a+kālo* na*asti dharmasya |jīvite cañcale sati ||6.21|

tasmād* adya*eva me śreyaś* |cetavyam iti niścayaḥ |

jīvite ko* hi viśrambho* |mṛtyau praty+arthini sthite ||6.22|

evam+ādi tvayā saumya |vijñāpyo* vasu+dhā+adhipaḥ |

prayatethās* tathā ca*eva |yathā māṃ* na smared* api ||6.23|

api nairguṇyam asmākaṃ* |vācyaṃ* nara+patau tvayā |

nairguṇyāt tyajyate snehaḥ |sneha+tyāgān* na śocyate ||6.24|

iti vākyam idaṃ* śrutvā |chandaḥ saṃtāpa+viklavaḥ |

(bāṣpa+Cvāṣpa+)grathitayā vācā |pratyuvāca kṛta+añjaliḥ ||6.25|

anena tava bhāvena |bāndhava+āyāsa+dāyinā |

bhartaḥ sīdati me ceto* |nadī+paṅkae* iva dvi+paḥ ||6.26|

kasya na*utpādayed* (bāṣpaṃ* Cvāṣpaṃ* )|niścayas* te *ayam ī+dṛśaḥ |

ayomaye *api hṛdaye |kiṃ* punaḥ sneha+viklave ||6.27|

vimāna+śayana+arhaṃ* hi |saukumāryam idaṃ* kva ca |

khara+darbha+aṅkuravatī |tapo+vana+mahī kva ca ||6.28|

śrutvā tu vyavasāyaṃ* te |yad* aśvo* *ayaṃ* (mayā*āhṛtaḥ Cmayā hṛtaḥ )|

balāt+kāreṇa tan* nātha |daivena*eva*asmi kāritaḥ ||6.29|

kathaṃ* hy* ātma+vaśo* jānan |vyavasāyam imaṃ* tava |

upānayeyaṃ* tura+gaṃ* |śokaṃ* kapila+(vāstunaḥ Cvastunaḥ )||6.30|

tan* na*arhasi mahā+bāho |vihātuṃ* putra+lālasam |

snigdhaṃ* vṛddhaṃ* ca rājānaṃ* |sad+dharmam iva nāstikaḥ ||6.31|

saṃvardhana+pariśrāntāṃ* |dvitīyāṃ* tāṃ* ca mātaram |

(devīṃ* Cdeva )na*arhasi vismartuṃ* |kṛta+ghna* iva sat+kriyām ||6.32|

bāla+putrāṃ* guṇavatīṃ* |kula+ślāghyāṃ* pati+vratām |

devīm arhasi na tyaktuṃ* |(klībaḥ Cklīvaḥ )prāptām iva śriyam ||6.33|

putraṃ* yāśodharaṃ* ślāghyaṃ* |yaśo+dharma+bhṛtāṃ* (varam Cvaraḥ )|

bālam arhasi na tyaktuṃ* |vyasanī*iva*uttamaṃ* yaśaḥ ||6.34|

atha bandhuṃ* ca rājyaṃ* ca |tyaktum eva kṛtā matiḥ |

māṃ* na*arhasi vibho tyaktuṃ* |tvat+pādau hi gatir* mama ||6.35|

na*asmi yātuṃ* puraṃ* śakto* |dahyamānena cetasā |

tvām araṇye parityajya |su+(mantra* Cmitra* )iva rāghavam ||6.36|

kiṃ* hi vakṣyati (māṃ* rājā Crājā māṃ* )|tvad+ṛte nagaraṃ* gatam |

vakṣyāmy* ucita+darśitvāt |kiṃ* tava*antaḥ+purāṇi vā ||6.37|

yad* apy* āttha*api nairguṇyaṃ* |vācyaṃ* nara+patāv* iti |

kiṃ* tad* vakṣyāmy* a+bhūtaṃ* te |nir+doṣasya muner* iva ||6.38|

hṛdayena sa+lajjena |jihvayā sajjamānayā |

ahaṃ* yady+api vā brūyāṃ* |kas* tac* *chraddhātum arhati ||6.39|

yo* hi candra+masas* (taikṣṇyaṃ* Ctaikṣṇya 5 sic )|kathayec* *chraddadhīta vā |

sa* doṣāṃs* tava doṣa+jña |kathayec* *chraddadhīta vā ||6.40|

sa+anukrośasya satataṃ* |nityaṃ* karuṇa+vedinaḥ |

snigdha+tyāgo* na sa+dṛśo* |nivartasva prasīda me ||6.41|

iti śoka+abhibhūtasya |śrutvā chandasya bhāṣitam |

sva+sthaḥ paramayā dhṛtyā |jagāda vadatāṃ* varaḥ ||6.42|

mad+viyogaṃ* prati *cchanda |saṃtāpas* tyajyatām ayam |

nānā+bhāvo* hi niyataṃ* |pṛthag+jātiṣu dehiṣu ||6.43|

sva+janaṃ* yady+api snehān* |na (tyajeyam ahaṃ* svayam Ctyajeyaṃ* mumukṣayā )|

mṛtyur* anyo+anyam a+vaśān |asmān saṃtyājayiṣyati ||6.44|

mahatyā tṛṣṇayā duḥkhair* |garbheṇa*asmi yayā dhṛtaḥ |

tasyā* niṣ+phala+yatnāyāḥ |kva*ahaṃ* mātuḥ kva sā mama ||6.45|

vāsa+vṛkṣe samāgamya |vigacchanti yathā*aṇḍa+jāḥ |

niyataṃ* viprayoga+antas* |tathā bhūta+samāgamaḥ ||6.46|

sametya ca yathā bhūyo* |vyapayānti (balāhakāḥ Cvalāhakāḥ )|

saṃyogo* viprayogaś* ca |tathā me prāṇināṃ* mataḥ ||6.47|

yasmād* yāti ca loko* *ayaṃ* |vipralabhya paraṃ+param |

mamatvaṃ* na kṣamaṃ* tasmāt |svapna+bhūte samāgame ||6.48|

saha+jena viyujyante |parṇa+rāgeṇa pāda+pāḥ |

anyena*anyasya viśleṣaḥ |kiṃ* punar* na bhaviṣyati ||6.49|

tad* evaṃ* sati saṃtāpaṃ* |mā kārṣīḥ saumya gamyatām |

lambate yadi tu sneho* |gatvā*api punar* āvraja ||6.50|

brūyāś* (ca*asmat+kṛta+apekṣaṃ* Cca*asmāsv* an+ākṣepaṃ* )|janaṃ* kapila+(vāstuni Cvastuni )|

tyajyatāṃ* tad+gataḥ snehaḥ |śrūyatāṃ* ca*asya niścayaḥ ||6.51|

kṣipram eṣyati vā kṛtvā |janma+mṛtyu+kṣayaṃ* kila |

a+kṛta+artho* nir+(ārambho* Cālambo* )|nidhanaṃ* yāsyati*iti vā ||6.52|

iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā |kanthakas* tura+ga+uttamaḥ |

jihvayā lilihe pādau |(bāṣpam Cvāṣpam )uṣṇaṃ* mumoca ca ||6.53|

jālinā svastika+aṅkena |(cakra+Cvakra+)madhyena pāṇinā |

āmamarśa kumāras* taṃ* |babhāṣe ca vayasyavat ||6.54|

muñca kanthaka mā (bāṣpaṃ* Cvāṣpaṃ* )|darśitā*iyaṃ* sad+aśvatā |

mṛṣyatāṃ* sa+phalaḥ śīghraṃ* |śramas* te* *ayaṃ* bhaviṣyati ||6.55|

maṇit+saruṃ* chandaka+hasta+saṃsthaṃ* |

tataḥ sa* dhīro* niśitaṃ* gṛhītvā |

kośād* asiṃ* kāñcana+bhakti+citraṃ* |

(bilād* Cvilād* )iva*āśī+viṣam udbabarha ||6.56|

niṣkāsya taṃ* cad*utpala+pattra+nīlaṃ* |

ciccheda citraṃ* mukuṭaṃ* sa+keśam |

vikīryamāṇa+aṃśukam antarīkṣe |

cikṣepa ca*enaṃ* sarasi*iva haṃsam ||6.57|

pūjā+abhilāṣeṇa ca bāhumānyād* |

diva+okasas* taṃ* jagṛhuḥ praviddham |

yathāvad* enaṃ* divi deva+saṅghā* |

divyair* viśeṣair* mahayāṃ* ca cakruḥ ||6.58|

muktvā tv* alaṃkāra+kalatravattāṃ* |

śrī+vipravāsaṃ* śirasaś* ca kṛtvā |

dṛṣṭvā*aṃśukaṃ* kāñcana+haṃsa+(cihnaṃ* Ccitram )|

vanyaṃ* sa* dhīro* *abhicakāṅkṣa vāsaḥ ||6.59|

tato* mṛga+vyādha+vapur* diva+okā* |

bhāvaṃ* viditvā*asya viśuddha+bhāvaḥ |

kāṣāya+vastro* *abhiyayau samīpaṃ* |

taṃ* śākya+rāja+prabhavo* *abhyuvāca ||6.60|

śivaṃ* ca kāṣāyam ṛṣi+dhvajas* te |

na yujyate hiṃsram idaṃ* dhanuś* ca |

tat saumya yady* asti na saktir* atra |

mahyaṃ* prayaccha*idam idaṃ* gṛhāṇa ||6.61|

vyādho* *abravīt kāma+da kāmam ārād* |

anena viśvāsya mṛgān (nihanmi Cnihatya )|

arthas* tu śakra+upama yady* anena hanta |

pratīccha*ānaya śuklam etat ||6.62|

pareṇa harṣeṇa tataḥ sa* vanyaṃ* |

jagrāha vāso* *aṃśukam utsasarja |

vyādhas* tu divyaṃ* vapur* eva bibhrat |

tac* *chuklam ādāya divaṃ* jagāma ||6.63|

tataḥ kumāraś* ca sa* ca*aśva+go+pas* |

tasmiṃs* tathā yāti visismiyāte |

āraṇyake vāsasi ca*eva bhūyas* |

tasminn* akārṣṭāṃ* bahu+mānam āśu ||6.64|

chandaṃ* tataḥ sa+aśru+mukhaṃ* visṛjya |

kāṣāya+(saṃbhṛd* dhṛti+Csaṃvid* vṛta+)kīrti+bhṛt saḥ |

yena*āśramas* tena yayau mahā+ātmā |

saṃdhyā+abhra+saṃvīta* (iva*uḍu+Civa*adri+)rājaḥ ||6.65|

tatas* tathā bhartari rājya+niḥ+spṛhe |

tapo+vanaṃ* yāti vi+varṇa+vāsasi |

bhujau samutkṣipya tataḥ sa* vāji+bhṛd* |

bhṛśaṃ* vicukrośa papāta ca kṣitau ||6.66|

vilokya bhūyaś* ca ruroda sa+svaraṃ* |

hayaṃ* bhujābhyām upaguhya kanthakam |

tato* nir+āśo* vilapan muhur* muhur* |

yayau śarīreṇa puraṃ* na cetasā ||6.67|

kva+cit pradadhyau vilalāpa ca kva+cit |

kva+cit pracaskhāla papāta ca kva+cit |

ato* vrajan bhakti+vaśena duḥkhitaś* |

cacāra bahvīr* (avasaḥ Ca+vaśaḥ )pathi kriyāḥ ||6.68|

[[iti (Cśrī+C)buddha+carite mahā+kāvye chandaka+(nivartano* Cnivartanaṃ* )nāma ṣaṣṭhaḥ sargaḥ |6|]]

saptamaḥ sargaḥ |7|

tato* visṛjya*aśru+mukhaṃ* rudantaṃ* |

chandaṃ* vana+cchandatayā nir+āsthaḥ |

sarva+artha+siddho* vapuṣā*abhibhūya |

tam āśramaṃ* (siddha* Csiddham )iva prapede ||7.1|

sa* rāja+sūnur* mṛga+rāja+gāmī |

mṛga+ajiraṃ* tan* mṛgavat praviṣṭaḥ |

lakṣmī+viyukto* *api śarīra+lakṣmyā |

cakṣūṃṣi sarva+āśramiṇāṃ* jahāra ||7.2|

sthitā* hi hasta+stha+yugās* tathā*eva |

kautūhalāc* cakra+dharāḥ sa+dārāḥ |

tam indra+kalpaṃ* dadṛśur* na jagmur* |

dhuryā* iva*ardha+avanataiḥ śirobhiḥ ||7.3|

viprāś* ca gatvā bahir* idhma+hetoḥ |

prāptāḥ samit+puṣpa+pavitra+hastāḥ |

tapaḥ+pradhānāḥ kṛta+buddhayo* *api |

taṃ* draṣṭum īyur* na maṭhān abhīyuḥ ||7.4|

hṛṣṭāś* ca kekā* mumucur* mayūrā* |

dṛṣṭvā*ambu+daṃ* nīlam (iva*unnamantaḥ Civa*unnamantaṃ* )|

śaṣpāṇi hitvā*abhi+mukhāś* ca tasthur* |

mṛgāś* cala+akṣā* mṛga+cāriṇaś* ca ||7.5|

dṛṣṭvā tam ikṣvāku+kula+pradīpaṃ* |

jvalantam udyantam iva*aṃśumantam |

kṛte *api dohe janita+pramodāḥ |

prasusruvur* homa+duhaś* ca gāvaḥ ||7.6|

kaś+cid* vasūnām ayam aṣṭamaḥ syāt |

syād* aśvinor* anyataraś* cyuto* (vā C*atra )|

uccerur* uccair* iti tatra vācas* |

tad+darśanād* vismaya+jā* munīnām ||7.7|

lekha+ṛṣabhasya*iva vapur* dvitīyaṃ* |

dhāmā*iva lokasya cara+a+carasya |

sa* dyotayām āsa vanaṃ* hi kṛtsnaṃ* |

yad+ṛcchayā sūrya* iva*avatīrṇaḥ ||7.8|

tataḥ sa* tair* āśramibhir* yathāvad* |

abhyarcitaś* ca*upanimantritaś* ca |

pratyarcayāṃ* dharma+bhṛto* babhūva |

svareṇa (sa+ambho+ambu+Cbhādra+ambu+)dhara+upamena ||7.9|

kīrṇaṃ* (tathā Ctataḥ )puṇya+kṛtā janena |

svarga+abhikāmena vimokṣa+kāmaḥ |

tam āśramaṃ* so* *anucacāra dhīras* |

tapāṃsi citrāṇi nirīkṣamāṇaḥ ||7.10|

tapo+vikārāṃś* ca nirīkṣya saumyas* |

tapo+vane tatra tapo+dhanānām |

tapasvinaṃ* kaṃ+cid* anuvrajantaṃ* |

tattvaṃ* vijijñāsur* idaṃ* babhāṣe ||7.11|

tat+pūrvam adya*āśrama+darśanaṃ* me |

yasmād* imaṃ* dharma+vidhiṃ* na jāne |

tasmād* bhavān arhati bhāṣituṃ* me |

yo* niścayo* (yat Cyaṃ* )prati vaḥ pravṛttaḥ ||7.12|

tato* dvi+jātiḥ sa* tapo+vihāraḥ |

śākya+ṛṣabhāya*ṛṣabha+vikramāya |

kram.ena tasmai kathayāṃ* cakāra |

tapo+(viśeṣāṃs* Cviśeṣaṃ* )tapasaḥ phalaṃ* ca ||7.13|

a+grāmyam annaṃ* salile prarūḍhaṃ* |

parṇāni toyaṃ* phala+mūlam eva |

yathā+āgamaṃ* vṛttir* iyaṃ* munīnāṃ* |

bhinnās* tu te te tapasāṃ* vikalpāḥ ||7.14|

uñchena jīvanti kha+gā* iva*anye |

tṛṇāni ke+cin* mṛgavac* caranti |

ke+cid* bhujaṃ+gaiḥ saha vartayanti |

valmīka+bhūtā* (vana+mārutena Civa mārutena )||7.15|

aśma+prayatna+arjita+vṛttayo* *anye |

ke+cit sva+danta+apahata+anna+bhakṣāḥ |

kṛtvā para+arthaṃ* śrapaṇaṃ* tathā*anye |

kurvanti kāryaṃ* yadi śeṣam asti ||7.16|

ke+cij* jala+klinna+jaṭā+kalāpā* |

dviḥ pāvakaṃ* juhvati mantra+pūrvam |

mīnaiḥ samaṃ* ke+cid* apo* vigāhya |

vasanti kūrma+ullikhitaiḥ śarīraiḥ ||7.17|

evaṃ+vidhaiḥ kāla+citais* tapobhiḥ |

parair* divaṃ* yānty* a+parair* nṛ+lokam |

duḥkhena mārgeṇa sukhaṃ* (hy* upaiti Ckṣiyanti )|

(sukhaṃ* Cduḥkhaṃ* )hi dharmasya vadanti mūlam ||7.18|

ity* evam+ādi dvi+pa+indra+vatsaḥ |

śrutvā vacas* tasya tapo+dhanasya |

a+dṛṣṭa+tattvo* *api na saṃtutoṣa |

śanair* idaṃ* ca*ātma+gataṃ* (babhāṣe Cjagāda )||7.19|

duḥkha+ātmakaṃ* na*eka+vidhaṃ* tapaś* ca |

svarga+pradhānaṃ* tapasaḥ phalaṃ* ca |

lokāś* ca sarve pariṇāmavantaḥ |

sv+alpe śramaḥ khalv* ayam āśramāṇām ||7.20|

(priyāṃś* Cśriyaṃ* )ca bandhūn viṣayāṃś* ca hitvā |

ye svarga+(hetor* Chetau )niyamaṃ* caranti |

te viprayuktāḥ khalu gantu+kāmā* |

mahattaraṃ* (bandhanam Csvaṃ* vanam )eva bhūyaḥ ||7.21|

kāya+klamair* yaś* ca tapo+abhidhānaiḥ |

pravṛttim ākāṅkṣati kāma+hetoḥ |

saṃsāra+doṣān a+parīkṣamāṇo* |

duḥkhena so* *anvicchati duḥkham eva ||7.22|

trāsaś* ca nityaṃ* maraṇāt prajānāṃ* |

yatnena ca*icchanti (punaḥ+prasūtim Cpunaḥ prasūtim )|

satyāṃ* pravṛttau niyataś* ca mṛtyus* |

tatra*eva (magnā* Cmagno* )yata* eva (bhītāḥ Cbhītaḥ )||7.23|

iha*artham eke praviśanti khedaṃ* |

svarga+artham anye śramam āpnuvanti |

sukha+artham āśā+kṛpaṇo* *a+kṛta+arthaḥ |

pataty* an+arthe khalu jīva+lokaḥ ||7.24|

na khalv* ayaṃ* garhita* eva yatno* |

yo* hīnam utsṛjya viśeṣa+gāmī |

prājñaiḥ samānena pariśrameṇa |

kāryaṃ* tu tad* yatra punar* na kāryam ||7.25|

śarīra+pīḍā tu yadi*iha dharmaḥ |

sukhaṃ* śarīrasya bhavaty* a+dharmaḥ |

dharmeṇa ca*āpnoti sukhaṃ* paratra |

tasmād* a+dharmaṃ* phalati*iha dharmaḥ ||7.26|

yataḥ śarīraṃ* manaso* vaśena |

pravartate (ca*api Cvā*api )nivartate (ca Cvā )|

yukto* damaś* cetasa* eva tasmāc* |

cittād* ṛte kāṣṭha+samaṃ* śarīram ||7.27|

āhāra+śuddhyā yadi puṇyam iṣṭaṃ* |

tasmān* mṛgāṇām api puṇyam asti |

ye ca*api bāhyāḥ puruṣāḥ phalebhyo* |

bhāgya+aparādhena parāṅ+(mukha+arthāḥ Cmukhatvāt )||7.28|

duḥkhe *abhisaṃdhis* tv* atha puṇya+hetuḥ |

sukhe *api kāryo* nanu so* *abhisaṃdhiḥ |

atha pramāṇaṃ* na sukhe *abhisaṃdhir* |

duḥkhe pramāṇaṃ* nanu na*abhisaṃdhiḥ ||7.29|

tathā*eva ye karma+viśuddhi+hetoḥ |

spṛśanty* apas* tīrtham iti pravṛttāḥ |

tatra*api toṣo* hṛdi kevalo* *ayaṃ* |

na pāvayis.yanti hi pāpam āpaḥ ||7.30|

spṛṣṭaṃ* hi yad* yad* guṇavadbhir* ambhas* |

tat tat pṛthivyāṃ* yadi tīrtham iṣṭam |

tasmād* guṇān eva paraimi tīrtham |

āpas* tu niḥ+saṃśayam āpa* eva ||7.31|

iti sma tat tad* bahu+yukti+yuktaṃ* |

jagāda ca*astaṃ* ca yayau vivasvān |

tato* havir+dhūma+vi+varṇa+vṛkṣaṃ* |

tapaḥ+praśāntaṃ* sa* vanaṃ* viveśa ||7.32|

abhyuddhṛta+prajvalita+agni+hotraṃ* |

kṛta+abhiṣeka+ṛṣi+jana+avakīrṇam |

jāpya+svana+ākūjita+deva+koṣṭhaṃ* |

dharmasya karma+antam iva pravṛttam ||7.33|

kāś+cin* niśās* tatra niśā+kara+ābhaḥ |

parīkṣamāṇaś* ca tapāṃsy* uvāsa |

sarvaṃ* parikṣepya tapaś* ca matvā |

tasmāt tapaḥ+kṣetra+talāj* jagāma ||7.34|

anvavrajann* āśramiṇas* tatas* taṃ* |

tad+rūpa+māhātmya+gatair* manobhiḥ |

deśād* an+āryair* abhibhūyamānān* |

mahā+ṛṣayo* dharmam iva*apayāntam ||7.35|

tato* jaṭā+valkala+cīra+khelāṃs* |

tapo+dhanāṃś* ca*eva sa* tān dadarśa |

tapāṃsi ca*eṣām (anurudhyamānas* Canubudhyamānas* )|

tasthau śive śrīmati (vṛkṣa+mūle Cmārga+vṛkṣe )||7.36|

atha*upasṛtya*āśrama+vāsinas* taṃ* |

manuṣya+varyaṃ* parivārya tasthuḥ |

vṛddhaś* ca teṣāṃ* bahu+māna+pūrvaṃ* |

kalena sāmnā giram ity* uvāca ||7.37|

tvayy* āgate pūrṇa* iva*āśramo* *abhūt |

saṃpadyate śūnya* iva prayāte |

tasmād* imaṃ* na*arhasi tāta hātuṃ* |

jijīviṣor* deham iva*iṣṭam āyuḥ ||7.38|

brahma+ṛṣi+rāja+ṛṣi+sura+ṛṣi+juṣṭaḥ |

puṇyaḥ samīpe himavān hi śailaḥ |

tapāṃsi tāny* eva tapo+dhanānāṃ* |

yat+saṃnikarṣād* bahulī+bhavanti ||7.39|

tīrthāni puṇyāny* abhitas* tathā*eva |

sopāna+bhūtāni nabhas+talasya |

juṣṭāni dharma+ātmabhir* ātmavadbhir* |

deva+ṛṣibhiś* ca*eva mahā+ṛṣibhiś* ca ||7.40|

itaś* ca bhūyaḥ kṣamam uttarā*eva |

dik sevituṃ* dharma+viśeṣa+hetoḥ |

na (tu Chi )kṣamaṃ* dakṣiṇato* budhena |

padaṃ* bhaved* ekam api prayātum ||7.41|

tapo+vane *asminn* atha niṣ+kriyo* vā |

saṃkīrṇa+(dharma+āpatito* Cdharmā patito* )*a+śucir* vā |

dṛṣṭas* tvayā yena na te vivatsā |

tad* brūhi yāvad* rucito* *astu vāsaḥ ||7.42|

ime hi vāñchanti tapaḥ+sahāyaṃ* |

tapo+nidhāna+pratimaṃ* bhavantam |

vāsas* tvayā hi*indra+samena sa+ardhaṃ* |

bṛhas+pater* abhyudaya+āvahaḥ syāt ||7.43|

ity* evam ukte sa* tapasvi+madhye |

tapasvi+mukhyena manīṣi+mukhyaḥ |

bhava+praṇāśāya kṛta+pratijñaḥ |

svaṃ* bhāvam antar+gatam ācacakṣe ||7.44|

ṛjv+ātmanāṃ* dharma+bhṛtāṃ* munīnām |

iṣṭa+atithitvāt sva+jana+upamānām |

evaṃ+vidhair* māṃ* prati bhāva+jātaiḥ |

prītiḥ (parā me Cpara+ātmā )janitaś* ca (mānaḥ Cmārgaḥ )||7.45|

snigdhābhir* ābhir* hṛdayaṃ+gamābhiḥ |

samāsataḥ snāta* iva*asmi vāgbhiḥ |

ratiś* ca me dharma+nava+grahasya |

vispanditā saṃ+prati bhūya* eva ||7.46|

evaṃ* pravṛttān bhavataḥ śaraṇyān |

ati+iva saṃdarśita+pakṣa+pātān |

yāsyāmi hitvā*iti mama*api duḥkhaṃ* |

yathā*eva bandhūṃs* tyajatas* tathā*eva ||7.47|

svargāya yuṣmākam ayaṃ* tu dharmo* |

mama*abhilāṣas* tv* a+punar+bhavāya |

asmin vane yena na me vivatsā |

bhinnaḥ pravṛttyā* hi nivṛtti+dharmaḥ ||7.48|

tan* na*a+ratir* me na para+apacāro* |

vanād* ito* yena parivrajāmi |

dharme sthitāḥ pūrva+yuga+anu+rūpe |

sarve bhavanto* hi mahā+ṛṣi+kalpāḥ ||7.49|

tato* vacaḥ sūnṛtam arthavac* ca |

su+ślakṣṇam ojasvi ca garvitaṃ* ca |

śrutvā kumārasya tapasvinas* te |

viśeṣa+yuktaṃ* bahu+mānam īyuḥ ||7.50|

kaś+cid* dvi+jas* tatra tu bhasma+śāyī |

pra+aṃśuḥ śikhī dārava+cīra+vāsāḥ |

ā+piṅgala+akṣas* tanu+dīrgha+ghoṇaḥ |

(kuṇḍa+eka+Ckuṇḍa+uda+)hasto* giram ity* uvāca ||7.51|

dhīmann* udāraḥ khalu niścayas* te |

yas* tvaṃ* yuvā janmani dṛṣṭa+doṣaḥ |

svarga+apavargau hi vicārya samyag* |

yasya*apavarge matir* asti so* *asti ||7.52|

yajñais* tapobhir* niyamaiś* ca tais* taiḥ |

svargaṃ* yiyāsanti hi rāgavantaḥ |

rāgeṇa sa+ardhaṃ* ripuṇā*iva yuddhvā |

mokṣaṃ* parīpsanti tu sattvavantaḥ ||7.53|

tad+buddhir* eṣā yadi niścitā te |

tūrṇaṃ* bhavān gacchatu vindhyā+koṣṭham |

asau munis* tatra vasaty* arāḍo* |

yo* naiṣṭhike śreyasi labdha+cakṣuḥ ||7.54|

tasmād* bhavāñ* *chroṣyati tattva+mārgaṃ* |

satyāṃ* rucau saṃpratipatsyate ca |

yathā tu paśyāmi matis* (tathā*eṣā Ctava*eṣā )|

tasya*api yāsyaty* avadhūya buddhim ||7.55|

(spaṣṭa+ucca+Cpuṣṭa+aśva+)ghoṇaṃ* vipula+āyata+akṣaṃ* |

tāmra+adhara+oṣṭhaṃ* sita+tīkṣṇa+daṃṣṭram |

idaṃ* hi vaktraṃ* tanu+rakta+jihvaṃ* |

jñeya+arṇavaṃ* pāsyati kṛtsnam eva ||7.56|

gambhīratā yā bhavatas* tv* a+gādhā |

yā dīptatā yāni ca lakṣaṇāni |

ācāryakaṃ* prāpsyasi tat prṭhivyāṃ* |

yan* na*ṛṣibhiḥ pūrva+yuge *apy* avāptam ||7.57|

paramam iti tato* nṛ+pa+ātma+jas* |

tam ṛṣi+janaṃ* pratinandya niryayau |

vidhivad* anuvidhāya te *api taṃ* |

praviviśur* āśramiṇas* tapo+vanam ||7.58|

[[iti (Cśrī+C)buddha+carite mahā+kāvye tapo+vana+praveśo* nāma saptamaḥ sargaḥ |7|]]

aṣṭamaḥ sargaḥ |8|

tatas* turaṃ+ga+avacaraḥ sa* dur+manās* |

tathā vanaṃ* bhartari nir+mame gate |

cakāra yatnaṃ* pathi śoka+(nigrahe Cvigrahe )|

tathā*api ca*eva*aśru na tasya (cikṣiye Ccikṣipe )||8.1|

yam eka+rātreṇa tu bhartur* ājñayā |

jagāma mārgaṃ* saha tena vājinā |

iyāya bhartur* virahaṃ* vicintayaṃs* |

tam eva panthānam ahobhir* aṣṭabhiḥ ||8.2|

hayaś* ca (sa+ojā* vicacāra Csa+ojasvi cacāra )kanthakas* |

tatāma bhāvena babhūva nir+madaḥ |

alaṃkṛtaś* ca*api tathā*eva bhūṣaṇair* |

abhūd* gata+śrīr* iva tena varjitaḥ ||8.3|

nivṛtya ca*eva*abhi+mukhas* tapo+vanaṃ* |

bhṛśaṃ* jiheṣe karuṇaṃ* muhur* muhuḥ |

kṣudhā+anvito* *apy* adhvani śaṣpam ambu vā |

yathā purā na*abhinananda na*ādade ||8.4|

tato* vihīnaṃ* kapila+āhvayaṃ* puraṃ* |

mahā+ātmanā tena jagad+dhita+ātmanā |

krameṇa tau śūnyam iva*upajagmatur* |

divā+kareṇa*iva vinā+kṛtaṃ* nabhaḥ ||8.5|

sa+puṇḍarīkair* api śobhitaṃ* |

jalair* alaṃkṛtaṃ* puṣpa+dharair* nagair* api |

tad* eva tasya*upa+vanaṃ* vana+upamaṃ* |

gata+praharṣair* na rarāja nāgaraiḥ ||8.6|

tato* bhramadbhir* diśi dīna+mānasair* |

an+ujjvalair* (bāṣpa+Cvāṣpa+)hata+īkṣaṇair* naraiḥ |

nivāryamāṇāv* iva tāv* ubhau puraṃ* |

(śanair* apasnātam Cśanai* rajaḥ+snātam )iva*abhijagmatuḥ ||8.7|

(niśāmya Cniśamya )ca srasta+śarīra+gāminau |

vinā*āgatau śākya+kula+ṛṣabheṇa tau |

mumoca (bāṣpaṃ* Cvāṣpaṃ* )pathi nāgaro* janaḥ |

purā rathe dāśarather* iva*āgate ||8.8|

atha bruvantaḥ samupeta+manyavo* |

janāḥ pathi *cchandakam āgata+aśravaḥ |

kva rāja+putraḥ (pura+Ckula+)rāṣṭra+(nandano* Cvardhano* ) |

hṛtas* tvayā*asāv* iti pṛṣṭhato* *anvayuḥ ||8.9|

tataḥ sa* tān bhaktimato* *abravīj* janān |

nara+indra+putraṃ* na parityajāmy* aham |

rudann* ahaṃ* tena tu nir+jane vane |

gṛha+stha+veśaś* ca visarjitāv* iti ||8.10|

idaṃ* vacas* tasya niśamya te janāḥ |

su+duṣ+karaṃ* khalv* iti niścayaṃ* yayuḥ |

patad* (*dhi jahruḥ Cvijahruḥ )salilaṃ* na netra+jaṃ* |

mano* nininduś* ca (phala+uttham Cphala+artham )ātmanaḥ ||8.11|

atha*ūcur* adya*eva viśāma tad* vanaṃ* |

gataḥ sa* yatra dvi+pa+rāja+vikramaḥ |

jijīviṣā na*asti hi tena no* vinā |

yathā*indriyāṇāṃ* vigame śarīriṇām ||8.12|

idaṃ* puraṃ* tena vivarjitaṃ* vanaṃ* |

vanaṃ* ca tat tena samanvitaṃ* puram |

na śobhate tena hi no* vinā puraṃ* |

marutvatā vṛtra+vadhe yathā divam ||8.13|

punaḥ kumāro* vinivṛtta* ity* atha*u |

gava+akṣa+mālāḥ pratipedire *aṅganāḥ |

vivikta+pṛṣṭhaṃ* ca (niśāmya Cniśamya )vājinaṃ* |

punar* gava+akṣāṇi pidhāya cukruśuḥ ||8.14|

praviṣṭa+dīkṣas* tu suta+upalabdhaye |

vratena śokena ca khinna+mānasaḥ |

jajāpa deva+āyatane nara+adhipaś* |

cakāra tās* tāś* ca (yathā+āśayāḥ Cyathā+āśrayāḥ )kriyāḥ ||8.15|

tataḥ sa* (bāṣpa+Cvāṣpa+)pratipūrṇa+locanas* |

turaṃ+gam ādāya turaṃ+(gama+anugaḥ Cga+mānasaḥ )|

viveśa śoka+abhihato* nṛ+(pa+kṣayaṃ* Cpa+ālayaṃ* )|

(yudhā*apinīte Ckṣayaṃ* vinīte )ripuṇā*iva bhartari ||8.16|

vigāhamānaś* ca nara+indra+mandiraṃ* |

vilokayann* aśru+vahena cakṣuṣā |

svareṇa puṣṭena rurāva kanthako* |

janāya duḥkhaṃ* prativedayann* iva ||8.17|

tataḥ kha+gāś* ca kṣaya+madhya+go+carāḥ |

samīpa+baddhās* tura+gāś* ca sat+kṛtāḥ |

hayasya tasya pratisasvanuḥ svanaṃ* |

nara+indra+sūnor* upayāna+(śaṅkinaḥ Cśaṅkitāḥ )||8.18|

janāś* ca harṣa+atiśayena vañcitā* |

jana+adhipa+antaḥ+pura+saṃnikarṣa+gāḥ |

yathā hayaḥ kanthaka* eṣa* heṣate |

dhruvaṃ* kumāro* viśati*iti menire ||8.19|

ati+praharṣād* atha śoka+mūrchitāḥ |

kumāra+saṃdarśana+lola+locanāḥ |

gṛhād* viniścakramur* āśayā striyaḥ |

śarat+payo+dād* iva vidyutaś* calāḥ ||8.20|

vilamba+(keśyo* Cveśyo* )malina+aṃśuka+ambarā* |

nir+añjanair* (bāṣpa+Cvāṣpa+)hata+īkṣaṇair* mukhaiḥ |

(striyo* na rejur* mṛjayā Ckṛṣṇā* vi+varṇā**añjanayā )vinā+kṛtā* |

divi*iva tārā* rajanī+kṣaya+aruṇāḥ ||8.21|

a+rakta+tāmraiś* caraṇair* a+nūpurair* |

a+kuṇḍalair* ārjava+(kandharair* Ckarṇikair* )mukhaiḥ |

sva+bhāva+pīnair* jaghanair* a+mekhalair* |

a+hāra+yoktrair* muṣitair* iva stanaiḥ ||8.22|

(nirīkṣya tā* bāṣpa+Cnirīkṣitā* vāṣpa+)parīta+(locanā* Clocanaṃ* )|

nir+āśrayaṃ* chandakam aśvam eva ca |

(viṣaṇṇa+Cvi+varṇa+)vaktrā* rurudur* vara+aṅganā* |

vana+antare gāva* iva*ṛṣabha+ujjhitāḥ ||8.23|

tataḥ sa+(bāṣpā Cvāṣpā )mahiṣī mahī+pateḥ |

pranaṣṭa+vatsā mahiṣī*iva vatsalā |

pragṛhya bāhū nipapāta gautamī |

vilola+parṇā kadalī*iva kāñcanī ||8.24|

hata+tviṣo* *anyā* (śithila+aṃsa+Cśithila+ātma+)bāhavaḥ |

striyo* viṣādena vi+cetanā* iva |

na cukruśur* na*aśru jahur* na śaśvasur* |

na (celur* āsur* likhitā* Ccetanā* ullikhitā* )iva sthitāḥ ||8.25|

a+dhīram anyāḥ pati+śoka+mūrchitā* |

vilocana+prasravaṇair* mukhaiḥ striyaḥ |

siṣiñcire proṣita+candanān stanān |

dharā+dharaḥ prasravaṇair* iva*upalān ||8.26|

mukhaiś* ca tāsāṃ* nayana+ambu+(tāḍitai* Ctāḍitaiḥ )|

rarāja tad* rāja+niveśanaṃ* tadā |

nava+ambu+kāle *ambu+da+vṛṣṭi+tāḍitaiḥ |

sravaj+jalais* tāmarasair* yathā saraḥ ||8.27|

su+vṛtta+pīna+aṅgulibhir* nir+antarair* |

a+bhūṣaṇair* gūḍha+sirair* vara+aṅganāḥ |

urāṃsi jaghnuḥ kamala+upamaiḥ karaiḥ |

sva+pallavair* vāta+calā* latā* iva ||8.28|

kara+prahāra+pracalaiś* ca tā* (babhus* Cbabhur* )|

(tathā*api Cyathā*api )nāryaḥ sahita+unnataiḥ stanaiḥ |

vana+anila+āghūrṇita+padma+kampitai* |

ratha+aṅga+nāmnāṃ* mithunair* iva*āpagāḥ ||8.29|

yathā ca vakṣāṃsi karair* apīḍayaṃs* |

tathā*eva vakṣobhir* apīḍayan karān |

akārayaṃs* tatra paras+paraṃ* vyathāḥ |

kara+agra+vakṣāṃsy* a+balā* dayā+a+lasāḥ ||8.30|

tatas* tu roṣa+pravirakta+locanā |

viṣāda+(saṃbandhi+Csaṃbandha+)kaṣāya+gadgadam |

uvāca (niśvāsa+Cniḥśvāsa+)calat+payo+dharā* |

vigāḍha+śoka+aśru+dharā yaśo+dharā ||8.31|

niśi prasuptām a+vaśāṃ vihāya māṃ* |

gataḥ kva sa* *cchandaka man+mano+rathaḥ |

upāgate ca tvayi kanthake ca me |

samaṃ* gateṣu triṣu kampate manaḥ ||8.32|

an+āryam a+snidgham a+mitra+karma me |

nṛ+śaṃsa kṛtvā kim iha*adya rodiṣi |

niyaccha (bāṣpaṃ* Cvāṣpaṃ* )bhava tuṣṭa+mānaso* |

na saṃvadaty* aśru ca tac* ca karma te ||8.33|

priyeṇa vaśyena hitena sādhunā |

tvayā sahāyena yathā+artha+kāriṇā |

gato* *arya+putro* hy* a+punar+nivṛttaye |

ramasva diṣṭyā sa+phalaḥ śramas* tava ||8.34|

varaṃ* manuṣyasya vicakṣaṇo* ripur* |

na mitram a+prājñam a+yoga+peśalam |

su+hṛd+bruveṇa hy* a+vipaścitā tvayā |

kṛtaḥ kulasya*asya mahān upaplavaḥ ||8.35|

imā* hi śocyā* vyavamukta+bhūṣaṇāḥ |

prasakta+(bāṣpa+āvila+Cvāṣpa+āvila+)rakta+locanāḥ |

sthite *api patyau himavan+mahī+same |

pranaṣṭa+śobhā* vidhavā* iva striyaḥ ||8.36|

imāś* ca vikṣipta+viṭaṅka+bāhavaḥ |

prasakta+pārāvata+dīrgha+nisvanāḥ |

vinā+kṛtās* tena (saha*avarodhanair* Csaha*eva rodhanair* )|

bhṛśaṃ* rudanti*iva vimāna+paṅktayaḥ ||8.37|

an+artha+kāmo* *asya janasya sarvathā |

turaṃ+gamo* *api dhruvam eṣa* kanthakaḥ |

jahāra sarva+svam itas* tathā hi me |

jane prasupte niśi ratna+cauravat ||8.38|

yadā sam+arthaḥ khalu soḍhum āgatān |

iṣu+prahārān api kiṃ* punaḥ kaśāḥ |

gataḥ kaśā+pāta+bhayāt kathaṃ* (nv* Ctv* )ayaṃ* |

śriyaṃ* gṛhītvā hṛdayaṃ* ca me samam ||8.39|

an+ārya+karmā bhṛśam adya heṣate |

nara+indra+dhiṣṇyaṃ* pratipūrayann* iva |

yadā tu nirvāhayati sma me priyaṃ* |

tadā hi mūkas* tura+ga+adhamo* *abhavat ||8.40|

yadi hy* aheṣiṣyata (bodhayan Cbodhayañ* )janaṃ* |

khuraiḥ kṣitau vā*apy* akariṣyata dhvanim |

hanu+svanaṃ* vā*ajaniṣyad* uttamaṃ* |

na ca*abhaviṣyan* mama duḥkham ī+dṛśam ||8.41|

iti*iha devyāḥ paridevita+āśrayaṃ* |

niśamya (bāṣpa+Cvāṣpa+)grathita+a+kṣaraṃ* vacaḥ |

adho+mukhaḥ sa+aśru+kalaḥ kṛta+añjaliḥ |

śanair* idaṃ* chandaka* uttaraṃ* jagau ||8.42|

vigarhituṃ* na*arhasi devi kanthakaṃ* |

na ca*api roṣaṃ* mayi kartum arhasi |

an+āgasau svaḥ samavehi sarvaśo* |

gato* nṛ+devaḥ sa* hi devi devavat ||8.43|

ahaṃ* hi jānann* api rāja+śāsanaṃ* |

balāt kṛtaḥ kair* api daivatair* iva |

upānayaṃ* tūrṇam imaṃ* turaṃ+gamaṃ* |

tathā*anvagacchaṃ* vigata+śramo* *adhvani ||8.44|

vrajann* ayaṃ* vāji+varo* *api na*aspṛśan* |

mahīṃ* khura+agrair* vidhṛtair* iva*antarā |

tathā*eva daivād* iva saṃyata+ānano* |

hanu+svanaṃ* na*akṛta na*apy* aheṣata ||8.45|

(yato* bahir* Cyadā vahir* )gacchati pārthiva+ātma+(je Cjas* )|

tadā*abhavad* dvāram apāvṛtaṃ* svayam |

tamaś* ca* naiśaṃ* raviṇā*iva pāṭitaṃ* |

tato* *api daivo* vidhir* eṣa* gṛhyatām ||8.46|

(yad* a+Cyadā*a+)pramatto* *api nara+indra+śāsanād* |

gṛhe pure ca*eva sahasraśo* janaḥ |

tadā sa* na*abudhyata nidrayā hṛtas* |

tato* *api daivo* vidhir* eṣa gṛhyatām ||8.47|

yataś* ca vāso* vana+vāsa+saṃmataṃ* |

(nisṛṣṭam Cvisṛṣṭam )asmai samaye diva+okasā |

divi praviddhaṃ* mukuṭaṃ* ca tad* *dhṛtaṃ* |

tato* *api daivo* vidhir* eṣa* gṛhyatām ||8.48|

tad* evam āvāṃ* nara+devi doṣato* |

na tat prayātaṃ* (prati gantum Cpratigantum )arhasi |

na kāma+kāro* mama na*asya vājinaḥ |

kṛta+anuyātraḥ sa* hi daivatair* gataḥ ||8.49|

iti prayāṇaṃ* (bahu+devam Cbahudhā*evam )adbhutaṃ* |

niśamya tās* tasya mahā+ātmanaḥ striyaḥ |

pranaṣṭa+śokā* iva vismayaṃ* yayur* |

mano+jvaraṃ* pravrajanāt tu lebhire ||8.50|

viṣāda+pāriplava+locanā tataḥ |

pranaṣṭa+potā kurarī*iva duḥkhitā |

vihāya dhairyaṃ* virurāva gautamī |

tatāma ca*eva*aśru+mukhī jagāda ca ||8.51|

mahā+urmimanto* mṛdavo* *asitāḥ śubhāḥ |

pṛthak+(pṛthaṅ+Cpṛthag+)mūla+ruhāḥ samudgatāḥ |

(praveritās* Cpraceritās* )te bhuvi tasya mūrdha+jā* |

nara+indra+maulī+pariveṣṭana+kṣamāḥ ||8.52|

pralamba+bāhur* mṛga+rāja+vikramo* |

mahā+ṛṣabha+akṣaḥ kanaka+ujjvala+dyutiḥ |

viśāla+vakṣā* ghana+dundubhi+svanas* |

tathā+vidho* *apy* āśrama+vāsam arhati ||8.53|

a+bhāginī nūnam iyaṃ* vasuṃ+dharā |

tam ārya+karmāṇam an+uttamaṃ* (patim Cprati )|

gatas* tato* *asau guṇavān hi tā+dṛśo* |

nṛ+paḥ prajā+bhāgya+guṇaiḥ prasūyate ||8.54|

su+jāta+jāla+avatata+aṅgulī mṛdū |

nigūḍha+gulphau (bisa+Cviṣa+)puṣpa+komalau |

vana+anta+bhūmiṃ* kaṭhināṃ* kathaṃ* nu tau |

sa+cakra+madhyau caraṇau gamiṣyataḥ ||8.55|

vimāna+pṛṣṭhe śayana+āsana+ucitaṃ* |

mahā+arha+vastra+aguru+candana+arcitam |

kathaṃ* nu śīta+uṣṇa+jala+āgameṣu tac* |

*charīram ojasvi vane bhaviṣyati ||8.56|

kulena sattvena balena varcasā |

śrutena lakṣmyā vayasā ca garvitaḥ |

pradātum (eva*abhyucito* Ceva*abhyudito* )na yācituṃ* |

kathaṃ* sa* bhikṣāṃ* parataś* cariṣyati ||8.57|

śucau śayitvā śayane hiraṇmaye |

prabodhyamāno* niśi tūrya+nisvanaiḥ |

kathaṃ* (bata Cvata )svapsyati so* *adya me vratī |

paṭa+eka+deśa+antarite mahī+tale ||8.58|

imaṃ* (pralāpaṃ* Cvilāpaṃ* )karuṇaṃ niśamya tā* |

bhujaiḥ pariṣvajya paras+paraṃ* striyaḥ |

vilocanebhyaḥ salilāni tatyajur* |

madhūni puṣpebhya* iva*īritā* latāḥ ||8.59|

tato* dharāyām apatad* yaśo+dharā |

vi+cakra+vākā*iva ratha+aṅga+sa+āhvayā |

śanaiś* ca tat tad* vilalāpa viklavā |

muhur* muhur* gadgada+ruddhayā girā ||8.60|

sa* mām a+nāthāṃ* saha+dharma+cāriṇīm |

apāsya dharmaṃ* yadi kartum icchati |

kuto* *asya dharmaḥ saha+dharma+cāriṇīṃ* |

vinā tapo* yaḥ paribhoktum icchati ||8.61|

śṛṇoti nūnaṃ* sa* na pūrva+pārthivān* |

mahā+su+darśa+prabhṛtīn pitā+mahān |

vanāni patnī+sahitān upeyuṣas* |

tathā (hi Csa* )dharmaṃ* mad+ṛte cikīrṣati ||8.62|

makheṣu vā veda+vidhāna+sat+kṛtau |

na daṃ+patī paśyati dīkṣitāv* ubhau |

samaṃ* bubhukṣū parato* *api tat+phalaṃ* |

tato* *asya jāto* mayi dharma+matsaraḥ ||8.63|

dhruvaṃ* sa* jānan mama dharma+vallabho* |

manaḥ (priya+īrṣyā+kalahaṃ* Cpriye *apy* ā+kalahaṃ* )muhur* mithaḥ |

sukhaṃ* vi+bhīr* mām apahāya rosaṇāṃ* |

mahā+indra+loke *apsaraso* jighṛkṣati ||8.64|

iyaṃ* tu cintā mama kī+dṛśaṃ* nu tā* |

vapur+guṇaṃ* bibhrati tatra yoṣitaḥ |

vane yad+arthaṃ* sa* tapāṃsi tapyate |

śriyaṃ* ca hitvā mama bhaktim eva ca ||8.65|

na khalv* iyaṃ* svarga+sukhāya me spṛhā |

na taj* janasya*ātmavato* *api dur+labham |

sa* tu priyo* mām iha vā paratra vā |

kathaṃ* na jahyād* iti me mano+rathaḥ ||8.66|

a+bhāginī yady* aham āyata+īkṣaṇaṃ* |

śuci+smitaṃ* bhartur* udīkṣituṃ* mukham |

na manda+bhāgyo* *arhati rāhulo* *apy* ayaṃ* |

kadā+cid* aṅke parivartituṃ* pituḥ ||8.67|

aho nṛ+śaṃsaṃ* su+kumāra+varcasaḥ |

su+dāruṇaṃ* tasya manasvino* manaḥ |

kala+pralāpaṃ* dviṣato* *api harṣaṇaṃ* |

śiśuṃ* sutaṃ* yas* tyajati*ī+dṛśaṃ* (bata Csvataḥ )||8.68|

mama*api kāmaṃ* hṛdayaṃ* su+dāruṇaṃ* |

śilāmayaṃ* vā*apy* (ayaso* *api Cayasā*api )vā kṛtam |

a+nāthavac* *chrī+rahite sukha+ucite |

vanaṃ* gate bhartari yan* na dīryate ||8.69|

iti*iha devī pati+śoka+mūrchitā |

ruroda dadhyau vilalāpa ca*a+sakṛt |

sva+bhāva+dhīrā*api hi sā satī śucā |

dhṛtiṃ* na sasmāra cakāra na*u hriyam ||8.70|

tatas* tathā śoka+vilāpa+viklavāṃ* |

yaśo+dharāṃ* prekṣya vasuṃ+dharā+gatām |

mahā+aravindair* iva vṛṣṭi+tāḍitair* |

mukhaiḥ sa+(bāṣpair* Cvāṣpair* )vanitā* vicukruśuḥ ||8.71|

samāpta+jāpyaḥ kṛta+homa+maṅgalo* |

nṛ+pas* tu deva+āyatanād* viniryayau |

janasya tena*ārta+raveṇa ca*āhataś* |

cacāla vajra+dhvaninā*iva vāraṇaḥ ||8.72|

niśāmya ca *cchandaka+kanthakāv* ubhau |

sutasya saṃśrutya ca niścayaṃ* sthiram |

papāta śoka+abhihato* mahī+patiḥ |

śacī+pater* vṛtta* iva*utsave dhvajaḥ ||8.73|

tato* muhūrtaṃ* suta+śoka+mohito* |

janena tulya+abhijanena dhāritaḥ |

nirīkṣya dṛṣṭyā jala+pūrṇayā hayaṃ* |

mahī+tala+stho* vilalāpa pārthivaḥ ||8.74|

bahūni kṛtvā samare priyāṇi me |

mahat tvayā kanthaka vi+priyaṃ* kṛtam |

guṇa+priyo* yena vane sa* me priyaḥ |

priyo* *api sann* a+priyavat (praveritaḥ Cpraceritaḥ )||8.75|

tad* adya māṃ* vā naya tatra yatra sa* |

vraja drutaṃ* vā punar* enam ānaya |

ṛte hi tasmān* mama na*asti jīvitaṃ* |

vigāḍha+rogasya sad+auṣadhād* iva ||8.76|

su+varṇa+niṣṭhīvini mṛtyunā hṛte |

su+duṣ+karaṃ* yan* na mamāra (saṃjayaḥ Csṛñjayaḥ )|

ahaṃ* punar* dharma+ratau sute gate |

(mumukṣur* C*a+mumukṣur* )ātmānam an+ātmavān iva ||8.77|

vibhor* daśa+kṣatra+kṛtaḥ prajā+pateḥ |

para+a+para+jñasya vivasvad+ātmanaḥ |

priyeṇa putreṇa satā vinā+kṛtaṃ* |

kathaṃ* na muhyed* *dhi mano* manor* api ||8.78|

a+jasya rājñas* tanayāya dhīmate |

nara+adhipāya*indra+sakhāya me spṛhā |

gate vanaṃ* yas* tanaye divaṃ* gato* |

na mogha+(bāṣpaḥ Cvāṣpaḥ )kṛpaṇaṃ* jijīva ha ||8.79|

pracakṣva me bhadra tad+āśrama+ajiraṃ* |

hṛtas* tvayā yatra sa* me jala+añjaliḥ |

ime parīpsanti hi (taṃ* Cte )pipāsavo* |

mama*āsavaḥ preta+gatiṃ* yiyāsavaḥ ||8.80|

iti tanaya+viyoga+jāta+(duḥkhaḥ Cduḥkhaṃ* )|

kṣiti+sa+dṛśaṃ* saha+jaṃ* vihāya dhairyam |

daśa+ratha* iva rāma+śoka+vaśyo* |

bahu vilalāpa nṛ+po* visaṃjña+kalpaḥ ||8.81|

śruta+vinaya+guṇa+anvitas* tatas* taṃ* |

mati+sacivaḥ pra+vayāḥ puro+hitaś* ca |

(sama+dhṛtam Cavadhṛtam )idam ūcatur* yathāvan* |

na ca paritapta+mukhau na ca*apy* a+śokau ||8.82|

tyaja nara+vara śokam ehi dhairyaṃ* |

ku+dhṛtir* iva*arhasi dhīra na*aśru moktum |

srajam iva mṛditām apāsya lakṣmīṃ* |

bhuvi bahavo* (ChiC) nṛ+pā* vanāny* atīyuḥ ||8.83|

api ca niyata* eṣa* tasya bhāvaḥ |

smara vacanaṃ* tad* ṛṣeḥ purā*asitasya |

na hi sa* divi na cakra+varti+rājye |

kṣaṇam api vāsayituṃ* sukhena śakyaḥ ||8.84|

yadi tu nṛ+vara kārya* eva yatnas* |

tvaritam udāhara yāvad* atra yāvaḥ |

bahu+vidham iha yuddham astu tāvat |

tava tanayasya vidheś* ca tasya tasya ||8.85|

nara+patir* atha tau śaśāsa tasmād* |

drutam ita* eva yuvām abhiprayātam |

na hi mama hṛdayaṃ* prayāti śāntiṃ* |

vana+śakuner* iva putra+lālasasya ||8.86|

paramam iti nara+indra+śāsanāt tau |

yayatur* amātya+puro+hitau vanaṃ* tat |

kṛtam iti sa+vadhū+janaḥ sa+dāro* |

nṛ+patir* api pracakāra śeṣa+kāryam ||8.87|

[[iti (Cśrī+C)buddha+carite mahā+kāvye *antaḥ+pura+vilāpo* nāma*aṣṭamaḥ sargaḥ |8|]]

navamaḥ sargaḥ |9|

tatas* tadā mantri+puro+hitau tau |

(bāṣpa+pratoda+abhihitau Cvāṣpa+pratoda+abhihatau )nṛ+peṇa |

viddhau sad+aśvāv* iva sarva+yatnāt |

sauhārda+śīghraṃ* yayatur* vanaṃ* tat ||9.1|

tam āśramam* jāta+pariśramau tāv* |

upetya kāle sa+dṛśa+anu+yātrau |

rāja+ṛddhim utsṛjya vinīta+ceṣṭāv* |

upeyatur* bhārgava+dhiṣṇyam eva ||9.2|

tau nyāyatas* taṃ* pratipūjya vipraṃ* |

tena+arcitau tāv* api ca*anu+rūpam |

kṛta+āsanau bhārgavam āsana+sthaṃ* |

chittvā kathām ūcatur* ātma+kṛtyam ||9.3|

śuddha+ojasaḥ śuddha+viśāla+kīrter* |

ikṣvāku+vaṃśa+prabhavasya rājñaḥ |

imaṃ* janaṃ* vettu bhavān (adhītaṃ* Ca+dhīraṃ* )|

śruta+grahe mantra+parigrahe ca ||9.4|

tasya*indra+kalpasya jayanta+kalpaḥ |

putro* jarā+mṛtyu+bhayaṃ* titīrṣuḥ |

iha*abhyupetaḥ kila tasya hetor* |

āvām upetau bhagavān avaitu ||9.5|

tau so* *abravīd* asti sa* dīrgha+bāhuḥ |

prāptaḥ kumāro* na tu na+avabuddhaḥ |

dharmo* *ayam āvartaka* ity* avetya |

yātas* tv* arāḍa+abhi+mukho* mumukṣuḥ ||9.6|

tasmāt tatas* tāv* upalabhya tattvaṃ* |

taṃ* vipram (āmantrya Cāmanttya )tadā*eva sadyaḥ |

khinnāv* a+khinnāv* iva rāja+(bhaktyā Cputraḥ )|

prasasratus* tena yataḥ sa* yātaḥ ||9.7|

yāntau tatas* tau (mṛjayā Csṛjayā )vihīnam |

apaśyatāṃ* taṃ* (vapuṣā*ujjvalantam Cvapuṣā jvalantam )|

(upopaviṣṭaṃ* Cnṛ+pa+upaviṣṭaṃ* )pathi vṛkṣa+mūle |

sūryaṃ* ghana+ābhogam iva praviṣṭam ||9.8|

yānaṃ* vihāya*upayayau tatas* taṃ* |

puro+hito* mantra+dhareṇa sa+ardham |

yathā vana+sthaṃ* saha+vāma+devo* |

rāmaṃ* didṛkṣur* munir* aurvaśeyaḥ ||9.9|

tāv* arcayām āsatur* arhatas* taṃ* |

divi*iva śukra+āṅgirasau mahā+indram |

pratyarcayām āsa sa* ca*arhatas* tau |

divi*iva śukra+āṅgirasau mahā+indraḥ ||9.10|

kṛta+abhyanujñāv* abhitas* tatas* tau |

(niṣedatuḥ Cniṣīdatuḥ )śākya+kula+dhvajasya |

virejatus* tasya ca saṃnikarṣe |

punar+vasū yoga+gatāv* iva*indoḥ ||9.11|

taṃ* vṛkṣa+mūla+stham abhijvalantaṃ* |

puro+hito* rāja+sutaṃ* babhāṣe |

yathā+upaviṣṭaṃ* divi pārijāte |

bṛhas+patiḥ śakra+sutaṃ* jayantam ||9.12|

tvac+choka+śalye hṛdaya+avagāḍhe |

mohaṃ* gato* bhūmi+tale muhūrtam |

kumāra rājā nayana+ambu+varṣo* |

yat tvām avocat tad* idaṃ* nibodha ||9.13|

jānāmi dharmaṃ* prati niścayaṃ* te |

paraimi te (bhāvinam C*a+cyāvinam )etam artham |

ahaṃ* tv* a+kāle vana+saṃśrayāt te |

śoka+agninā*agni+pratimena dahye ||9.14|

tad* ehi dharma+priya mat+priya+arthaṃ* |

dharma+artham eva tyaja buddhim etām |

ayaṃ* hi mā śoka+rayaḥ pravṛddho* |

nadī+rayaḥ kūlam iva*abhihanti ||9.15|

megha+ambu+kakṣa+adriṣu yā hi vṛttiḥ |

samīraṇa+arka+agni+mahā+aśanīnām |

tāṃ* vṛttim asmāsu karoti śoko* |

vikarṣaṇa+ucchoṣaṇa+dāha+bhedaiḥ ||9.16|

tad* bhuṅkṣva tāvad* vasu+dhā+ādhipatyaṃ* |

kāle vanaṃ* yāsyasi śāstra+dṛṣṭe |

an+iṣṭa+bandhau kuru (mayy* apekṣāṃ* Cmā*apy* upekṣāṃ* )|

sarveṣu bhūteṣu dayā hi dharmaḥ ||9.17|

na ca*eṣa* dharmo* vanae* eva siddhaḥ |

pure *api siddhir* niyatā yatīnām |

buddhiś* ca yatnaś* ca nimittam atra |

vanaṃ* ca liṅgaṃ* ca hi bhīru+cihnam ||9.18|

maulī+dharair* aṃsa+viṣakta+hāraiḥ |

keyūra+viṣṭabdha+(bhujair* Csrajair* )nara+indraiḥ |

lakṣmy-+aṅka+madhye parivartamānaiḥ |

prāpto* gṛha+sthair* api mokṣa+dharmaḥ ||9.19|

dhruva+anujau yau bali+vajra+bāhū |

vaibhrājam āṣāḍham atha*anti+devam |

videha+rājaṃ* janakaṃ* tathā*eva |

([[xx]] drumaṃ* Cpāka+drumaṃ* )sena+jitaś* ca rājñaḥ ||9.20|

etān gṛha+sthān nṛ+patīn avehi |

naiḥśreyase dharma+vidhau vinītān |

(ubhau Cubhe )*api tasmād* yuga+pad* bhajasva |

(vitta+ādhipatyaṃ* Ccitta+ādhipatyaṃ* )ca nṛ+pa+śriyaṃ* ca ||9.21|

icchāmi hi tvām upaguhya gāḍhaṃ* |

kṛta+abhiṣekaṃ* salila+ārdram eva |

(dhṛta+ātapattraṃ* Cdhṛta+ātapatraṃ.* )samudīkṣamāṇas* |

tena*eva harṣeṇa vanaṃ* praveṣṭum ||9.22|

ity* abravīd* bhūmi+patir* bhavantaṃ* |

vākyena (bāṣpa+Cvāṣpa+)grathita+a+kṣareṇa |

śrutvā bhavān arhati tat+priya+arthaṃ* |

snehena tat+sneham anuprayātum ||9.23|

śoka+ambhasi tvat+prabhave hy a+gādhe |

duḥkha+arṇave majjati śākya+rājaḥ |

tasmāt tam uttāraya nātha+hīnaṃ* |

nir+āśrayaṃ* magnam iva*arṇave (nauḥ Cgām )||9.24|

bhīṣmeṇa gaṅgā+udara+saṃbhavena |

rāmeṇa rāmeṇa ca bhārgaveṇa |

śrutvā kṛtaṃ* karma pituḥ priya+arthaṃ* |

pitus* tvam apy* arhasi kartum iṣṭam ||9.25|

saṃvardhayitrīṃ* (samavehi Cca samehi )devīm |

agastya+juṣṭāṃ* diśam a+prayātām |

pranaṣṭa+vatsām iva vatsalāṃ* gām |

ajasram ārtāṃ* karuṇaṃ* rudantīm ||9.26|

haṃsena haṃsīm iva viprayuktāṃ* |

tyaktāṃ* gajena*iva vane kareṇum |

(ārtāṃ* Cārttāṃ* )sa+nāthām api nātha+hīnāṃ* |

trātuṃ* vadhūm arhasi darśanena ||9.27|

ekaṃ* sutaṃ* bālam an+arha+duḥkhaṃ* |

(saṃtāpam antar+gatam udvahantam Csaṃtāpa+saṃtapta [[x x]])|

taṃ* rāhulaṃ* mokṣaya bandhu+śokād* |

rāhu+upasargād* iva pūrṇa+candram ||9.28|

śoka+agninā tvad+viraha+indhanena |

niḥśvāsa+dhūmena tamaḥ+śikhena |

tvad+(darśana+ambv* icchati dahyamānam Cdarśanāya*ṛchati dahyamānaḥ )|

(antaḥ+Cso* *antaḥ)+puraṃ* ca*eva puraṃ* ca kṛtsnam ||9.29|

sa* bodhi+sattvaḥ paripūrṇa+sattvaḥ |

śrutvā vacas* tasya puro+hitasya |

dhyātvā muhūrtaṃ* guṇavad* guṇa+jñaḥ |

praty+uttaraṃ* praśritam ity* uvāca ||9.30|

avaimi bhāvaṃ* (tanaye pit-ṛṇāṃ* Ctanaya+prasaktaṃ* )|

viśeṣato* yo* mayi bhūmi+pasya |

jānann* api vyādhi+jarā+vipadbhyo* |

bhītas* tv* a+gatyā sva+janaṃ* tyajāmi ||9.31|

draṣṭuṃ* priyaṃ* kaḥ sva+janaṃ* hi na*icchen* |

(na*ante Cna*asau )yadi syāt priya+viprayogaḥ |

yadā tu bhūtvā*api (ciraṃ* Cbhaved* )viyogas* |

tato* guruṃ* snigdham api tyajāmi ||9.32|

mad+dhetukaṃ* yat tu nara+adhipasya |

śokaṃ* bhavān (āha na tat Carhati na )priyaṃ* me |

yat svapna+bhūteṣu samāgameṣu |

saṃtapyate bhāvini (viprayoge Cviprayogaiḥ )||9.33|

evaṃ* ca te niścayam etu buddhir* |

dṛṣṭvā vicitraṃ* (jagataḥ pracāram Cvi+vidha+pracāram )|

saṃtāpa+hetur* na suto* na bandhur* |

a+jñāna+naimittika* eṣa* tāpaḥ ||9.34|

(yathā*adhva+Cyadā*adhva+)gānām (iha Civa )saṃgatānāṃ* |

kāle viyogo* niyataḥ prajānām |

prājño* janaḥ ko* nu bhajeta śokaṃ* |

bandhu+(pratijñāta+janair* vihīnaḥ Cpriyaḥ sann* api bandhu+hīnaḥ )||9.35|

iha*eti hitvā sva+janaṃ* paratra |

pralabhya ca*iha*api punaḥ prayāti |

gatvā*api tatra*apy* a+paratra gacchaty* |

evaṃ* (jane tyāgini Cjano* yogini )ko* *anurodhaḥ ||9.36|

yadā ca garbhāt prabhṛti (pravṛttaḥ Cprajānāṃ* )|

(sarvāsv* avasthāsu vadhāya C[[xx]] nubadhāya )mṛtyuḥ |

kasmād* a+kāle vana+saṃśrayaṃ* me |

putra+priyas* (tatra+bhavān Ctatra bhavān )avocat ||9.37|

bhavaty* a+kālo* viṣaya+abhipattau |

kālas* (tathā*eva*artha+vidhau Ctathā*eva*abhividhau )pradiṣṭaḥ |

kālo* jagat karṣati sarva+kālān* |

(nirvāhake Carca+arhake )śreyasi (na*asti kālaḥ Csarva+kālaḥ )||9.38|

rājyaṃ* mumukṣur* mayi yac* ca rājā |

tad* apy* udāraṃ* sa+dṛśaṃ* pituś* ca |

pratigrahītuṃ* mama na kṣamaṃ* tu |

lobhād* a+pathya+annam iva*āturasya ||9.39|

kathaṃ* nu moha+āyatanaṃ* nṛ+patvaṃ* |

kṣamaṃ* prapattuṃ* viduṣā nareṇa |

sa+udvegatā yatra madaḥ śramaś* ca |

(para+apacāreṇa Cpara+upacāreṇa )ca dharma+pīḍā ||9.40|

jāmbūnadaṃ* harmyam iva pradīptaṃ* |

viṣeṇa saṃyuktam iva*uttama+annam |

grāha+ākulaṃ* (ca*ambv* iva sāra+vindaṃ* Cca sthitaṃ* [[xx]] )|

((Crājyaṃ* hi ramyaṃ* vyasana+āśrayaṃ* ca C))||9.41|

((Citthaṃ* ca rājyaṃ* na sukhaṃ* na dharmaḥ C))|

((Cpūrve yathā jāta+ghṛṇā* nara+indrāḥ |

((Cvayaḥ+prakarṣe *a+parihārya+duḥkhe C))|

((Crājyāni muktvā vanam eva jagmuḥ C))||9.42|

((Cvaraṃ* hi bhuktāni tṛṇāny* araṇye C))|

((Ctoṣaṃ* paraṃ* ratnam iva*upaguhya C))|

((Csaha+uṣitaṃ* śrī+su+labhair* na ca*eva C))|

((Cdoṣair* a+dṛśyair* iva kṛṣṇa+sarpaiḥ C))||9.43|

((Cślāghyaṃ* hi rājyāni vihāya rājñāṃ* C))|

((Cdharma+abhilāṣeṇa vanaṃ* praveṣṭum C))|

((Cbhagna+pratijñasya na tu*upapannaṃ* C))|

((Cvanaṃ* parityajya gṛhaṃ* praveṣṭum C))||9.44|

((Cjātaḥ kule ko* hi naraḥ sa+sattvo* C))|

((Cdharma+abhilāṣeṇa vanaṃ* praviṣṭaḥ C))|

((Ckāṣāyam utsṛjya vimukta+lajjaḥ C))|

((Cpuraṃ+darasya*api puraṃ* śrayeta C))||9.45|

((Clobhād* *dhi mohād* atha+vā bhayena C))|

((Cyo* vāntam annaṃ* punar* ādadīta C))|

((Clobhāt sa* mohād* atha+vā bhayena C))|

((Csaṃtyajya kāmān punar* ādadīta C))||9.46|

((Cyaś* ca pradīptāc* *charaṇāt kathaṃ+cin* C))|

((Cniṣkramya bhūyaḥ praviśet tad* eva C))|

((Cgārhasthyam utsṛjya sa* dṛṣṭa+doṣo* C))|

((Cmohena bhūyo* *abhilaṣed* grahītum C))||9.47|

((Cyā ca śrutir* mokṣam avāptavanto* C))|

((Cnṛ+pā* gṛha+sthā* iti na*etad* asti C))|

((Cśama+pradhānaḥ kva ca mokṣa+dharmo* C))|

((Cdaṇḍa+pradhānaḥ kva ca rāja+dharmaḥ C))||9.48|

((Cśame ratiś* cec* *chithilaṃ* ca rājyaṃ* C))|

((Crājye matiś* cec* *chama+viplavaś* ca C))|

((Cśamaś* ca taikṣṇyaṃ* ca hi na*upapannaṃ* C))|

((Cśīta+uṣṇayor* aikyam iva*udaka+agnyoḥ C))||9.49|

((Ctan* niścayād* vā vasu+dhā+adhipās* te C))|

((Crājyāni muktvā śamam āptavantaḥ C))|

((Crājya+aṅgitā* vā nibhṛta+indriyatvād* C))|

((Ca+naiṣṭhike mokṣa+kṛta+abhimānāḥ C))||9.50|

((Cteṣāṃ* ca rājye *astu śamo* yathāvat C))|

((Cprāpto* vanaṃ* na*aham a+niścayena C))|

((Cchittvā hi pāśaṃ* gṛha+bandhu+saṃjñaṃ* C))|

((Cmuktaḥ punar* na pravivikṣur* asmi C))||9.51|

ity* ātma+vijñāna+guṇa+anu+rūpaṃ* |

mukta+spṛhaṃ* hetumad* ūrjitaṃ* ca |

śrutvā nara+indra+ātma+jam uktavantaṃ* |

praty+uttaraṃ* mantra+dharo* *apy* uvāca ||9.52|

yo* niścayo* (dharma+vidhau Cmantra+varas* )tava*ayam* |

na*ayaṃ* na yukto* na tu kāla+yuktaḥ |

śokāya (dattvā Chitvā )pitaraṃ* vayaḥ+sthaṃ* |

syād* dharma+kāmasya hi te na dharmaḥ ||9.53|

nūnaṃ* ca buddhis* tava na*ati+sūkṣmā |

dharma+artha+kāmeṣv* a+vicakṣaṇā vā |

hetor* a+dṛṣṭasya phalasya yas* tvaṃ* |

praty+akṣam arthaṃ* paribhūya yāsi ||9.54|

punar+bhavo* *asti*iti ca ke+cid* āhur* |

na*asti*iti ke+cin* niyata+pratijñāḥ |

evaṃ* yadā saṃśayito* *ayam arthas* |

tasmāt kṣamaṃ* bhoktum upasthitā śrīḥ ||9.55|

bhūyaḥ pravṛttir* yadi kā+cid* asti |

raṃsyāmahe tatra yathā*upapattau |

atha pravṛttiḥ parato* na kā+cit |

siddho* *a+prayatnāj* jagato* *asya mokṣaḥ ||9.56|

asti*iti ke+cit para+lokam āhur* |

mokṣasya yogaṃ* na tu varṇayanti |

agner* yathā hy* (auṣṇyam Cuṣṇam )apāṃ* dravatvaṃ* |

tadvat pravṛttau prakṛtiṃ* vadanti ||9.57|

ke+cit sva+bhāvād* iti varṇayanti |

śubha+a+śubhaṃ* ca*eva bhava+a+bhavau ca |

svābhāvikaṃ* sarvam idaṃ* ca yasmād* |

ato* *api mogho* bhavati prayatnaḥ ||9.58|

yad* indriyāṇāṃ* niyataḥ pracāraḥ |

priya+a+priyatvaṃ* viṣayeṣu ca*eva |

saṃyujyate yaj* (jarayā*ārtibhiś* Cjarayā*ārttibhiś* )ca |

kas* tatra yatno* nanu sa* sva+bhāvaḥ ||9.59|

adbhir* huta+āśaḥ śamam abhyupaiti |

tejāṃsi ca*āpo* gamayanti śoṣam |

bhinnāni bhūtāni śarīra+saṃsthāny* |

aikyaṃ* ca (gatvā Cdattvā )jagad* udvahanti ||9.60|

yat pāṇi+pāda+udara+pṛṣṭha+(mūrdhnāṃ* Cmūrdhnā )|

nirvartate garbha+gatasya bhāvaḥ |

yad* ātmanas* tasya ca tena yogaḥ |

svābhāvikaṃ* tat kathayanti taj+jñāḥ ||9.61|

kaḥ kaṇṭakasya prakaroti taikṣṇyaṃ* |

vicitra+bhāvaṃ* mṛga+pakṣiṇāṃ* vā |

sva+bhāvataḥ sarvam idaṃ* pravṛttaṃ* |

na kāma+kāro* *asti kutaḥ prayatnaḥ ||9.62|

sargaṃ* vadanti*īśvaratas* tathā*anye |

tatra prayatne puruṣaṣya ko* *arthaḥ |

ya* eva hetur* jagataḥ pravṛttau |

hetur* nivṛttau niyataḥ sa* eva ||9.63|

ke+cid* vadanty* ātma+nimittam eva |

prādur+bhavaṃ* ca*eva bhava+kṣayaṃ* ca |

prādur+bhavaṃ* tu pravadanty* a+yatnād* |

yatnena mokṣa+adhigamaṃ* bruvanti ||9.64|

naraḥ pit-ṛṇām an+ṛṇaḥ prajābhir* |

vedair* ṛṣīṇāṃ* kratubhiḥ surāṇām |

utpadyate sa+ardham ṛṇais* tribhis* tair* |

yasya*asti mokṣaḥ kila tasya mokṣaḥ ||9.65|

ity* evam etena vidhi+krameṇa mokṣaṃ* |

sa+yatnasya vadanti taj+jñāḥ |

prayatnavanto* *api hi vi+krameṇa |

mumukṣavaḥ khedam avāpnuvanti ||9.66|

tat saumya mokṣe yadi bhaktir* asti |

nyāyena sevasva vidhiṃ* yathā+uktam |

evaṃ* bhaviṣyaty* upapattir* asya |

saṃtāpa+nāśaś* ca nara+adhipasya ||9.67|

yā ca pravṛttā (tava doṣa+Cbhava+doṣa+)buddhis* |

tapo+vanebhyo* bhavanaṃ* praveṣṭum |

tatra*api cintā tava tāta mā bhūt |

pūrve *api jagmuḥ sva+(gṛhān Cgṛhaṃ* )vanebhyaḥ ||9.68|

tapo+vana+stho* *api vṛtaḥ prajābhir* |

jagāma rājā puram ambarīṣaḥ |

tathā mahīṃ* viprakṛtām an+āryais* |

tapo+vanād* etya rarakṣa rāmaḥ ||9.69|

tathā*eva śālva+adhi+patir* (druma+ākhyo* Cdruma+akṣo* )|

vanāt sa+sūnur* (nagaraṃ* viveśa Csva+puraṃ* praviśya )|

brahma+ṛṣi+bhūtaś* ca muner* (vasiṣṭhād* Cvaśiṣṭhād* )|

dadhre śriyaṃ* sāṃkṛtir* anti+devaḥ ||9.70|

evaṃ+vidhā* dharma+yaśaḥ+pradīptā* |

vanāni hitvā bhavanāny* (atīyuḥ Cabhīyuḥ )|

tasmān* na doṣo* *asti gṛhaṃ* (prayātuṃ* Cpraveṣṭuṃ* )|

tapo+vanād* dharma+nimittam eva ||9.71|

tato* vacas* tasya niśamya mantriṇaḥ |

priyaṃ* hitaṃ* ca*eva nṛ+pasya cakṣuṣaḥ |

an+ūnam a+vyastam a+saktam a+drutaṃ* |

dhṛtau sthito* rāja+suto* *abravīd* vacaḥ ||9.72|

iha*asti na*asti*iti ya* eṣa* saṃśayaḥ |

parasya vākyair* na mama*atra niścayaḥ |

avetya tattvaṃ* tapasā śamena (ca Cvā )|

svayaṃ* grahīṣyāmi yad* atra niścitam ||9.73|

na me kṣamaṃ* (saṃśaya+jaṃ* Csaṅga+śataṃ* )hi darśanaṃ* |

grahītum a+vyakta+(paras+para+āhatam Cparaṃ* para+āhatam )|

(budhaḥ Cbuddhaḥ )para+pratyayato* hi ko* vrajej* |

jano* *andha+kāre *andha* iva*andha+(deśikaḥ Cdeśitaḥ )||9.74|

a+dṛṣṭa+tattvasya sato* *api kiṃ* tu me |

śubha+a+śubhe saṃśayite śubhe matiḥ |

vṛthā*api khedo* (hi C*api )varaṃ* śubha+ātmanaḥ |

sukhaṃ* na tattve *api vigarhita+ātmanaḥ ||9.75|

imaṃ* tu dṛṣṭvā*āgamam a+vyavasthitaṃ* |

yad* uktam āptais* tad* avehi sādhv* iti |

prahīṇa+doṣatvam avehi ca*āptatāṃ* |

prahīṇa+doṣo* hy* an+ṛtaṃ* na vakṣyati ||9.76|

gṛha+praveśaṃ* prati yac* ca me bhavān |

uvāca rāma+prabhṛtīn nidarśanam |

na te pramāṇaṃ* na hi dharma+niścayeṣv* |

alaṃ* pramāṇāya parikṣata+vratāḥ ||9.77|

tad* evam apy* eva ravir* mahīṃ* pated* |

api sthiratvaṃ* himavān giris* tyajet |

a+dṛṣṭa+tattvo* viṣaya+un+mukha+indriyaḥ |

śrayeya na tv* eva gṛhān pṛthag+janaḥ ||9.78|

ahaṃ* viśeyaṃ* jvalitaṃ* huta+aśanaṃ* |

na ca*a+kṛta+arthaḥ praviśeyam ālayam |

iti pratijñāṃ* sa* cakāra garvito* |

yathā+iṣṭam utthāya ca nir+mamo* yayau ||9.79|

tataḥ sa+(bāṣpau Cvāṣpau )saciva+dvi+jāv* ubhau |

niśamya tasya sthiram eva niścayam |

viṣaṇṇa+vaktrāv* anugamya duḥkhitau |

śanair* a+gatyā puram eva jagmatuḥ ||9.80|

tat+snehād* atha nṛ+pateś* ca bhaktitas* tau |

sa+apekṣaṃ* pratiyayatuś* ca tasthatuś* ca |

dur+dharṣaṃ* ravim iva dīptam ātma+bhāsā |

taṃ* draṣṭuṃ* na hi pathi śekatur* na moktum ||9.81|

tau jñātuṃ* parama+gater* gatiṃ* tu tasya |

pracchannāṃś* cara+puruṣāñ* *chucīn vidhāya |

rājānaṃ* priya+suta+lālasaṃ* nu gatvā |

drakṣyāvaḥ katham iti jagmatuḥ kathaṃ+cit ||9.82|

[[iti (Cśrī+C)buddha+carite mahā+kāvye kumāra+anveṣaṇo* nāma navamaḥ sargaḥ |9|]]

daśamaḥ sargaḥ |10|

sa* rāja+vatsaḥ pṛthu+pīna+vakṣās* |

tau havya+mantra+adhikṛtau vihāya |

uttīrya gaṅgāṃ* pracalat+taraṃ+gāṃ* |

śrīmad+gṛhaṃ* rāja+gṛhaṃ* jagāma ||10.1|

śailaiḥ su+guptaṃ* ca vibhūṣitaṃ* ca |

dhṛtaṃ* ca pūtaṃ* ca śivais* tapo+daiḥ |

pañca+a+cala+aṅkaṃ* nagaraṃ* prapede |

śāntaḥ svayaṃ+bhūr* iva nāka+pṛṣṭham ||10.2|

gāmbhīryam ojaś* ca niśāmya tasya |

vapuś* ca dīptaṃ* puruṣān atītya |

visismiye tatra janas* tadānīṃ* |

sthānu+vratasya*iva vṛṣa+dhvajasya ||10.3|

taṃ* prekṣya yo* *anyena yayau sa* tasthau |

(yas* tatra Cyaś* ca*atra )tasthau pathi so* *anvagacchat |

drutaṃ* yayau (yaḥ sa* jagāma dhīraṃ* Csa+dayaṃ* sa+dhīraṃ* )|

yaḥ kaś+cid* āste sma sa* ca*utpapāta ||10.4|

kaś+cit tam ānarca janaḥ karābhyāṃ* |

sat+kṛtya kaś+cic* *chirasā vavande |

snigdhena kaś+cid* vacasā*abhyanandan* |

(na*enaṃ* Cna*evaṃ* )jagāma*a+pratipūjya kaś+cit ||10.5|

taṃ* jihriyuḥ prekṣya vicitra+veṣāḥ |

prakīrṇa+vācaḥ pathi maunam īyuḥ |

dharmasya sa+akṣād* iva (saṃnikarṣe Csaṃnikarṣān* )|

na kaś+cid* a+nyāya+matir* babhūva ||10.6|

anya+kriyāṇām api rāja+mārge |

strīṇāṃ* nṛṇāṃ* vā bahu+māna+pūrvam |

(taṃ* deva+kalpaṃ* Ctad* eva kalpaṃ* )nara+deva+(sūnuṃ* Csūtraṃ* )|

nirīkṣamāṇā na (tatarpa Ctu tasya )dṛṣṭiḥ ||10.7|

bhruvau lalāṭaṃ* mukham (īkṣaṇe Cīkṣaṇaṃ* )vā |

vapuḥ karau vā caraṇau gatiṃ* vā |

yad* eva yas* tasya dadarśa tatra |

tad* eva (tasya*atha babandha Ctasya*anubabandha )cakṣuḥ ||10.8|

dṛṣṭvā (ca sa+ūrṇa+Cśubha+ūrṇa+)bhruvam āyata+akṣaṃ* |

jvalac+charīraṃ* śubha+jāla+hastam |

taṃ* bhikṣu+(veṣaṃ* Cveśaṃ* )kṣiti+pālana+arhaṃ* |

saṃcukṣubhe rāja+gṛhasya lakṣmīḥ ||10.9|

śreṇyo* *atha bhartā magadha+ajirasya |

(bāhyād* Cvāhyād* )vimānād* vipulaṃ* jana+ogham |

dadarśa papraccha ca tasya hetuṃ* |

tatas* tam asmai puruṣaḥ śaśaṃsa ||10.10|

jñānaṃ* paraṃ* vā pṛthivī+śriyaṃ* vā |

viprair* ya* ukto* *adhigamiṣyati*iti |

sa* (eṣa* Ceva )śākya+adhi+pates* tanū+jo* |

nirīkṣyate pravrajito* janena ||10.11|

tataḥ śruta+artho* (manasā*a+gata+āstho* Cmanasā gata+artho* )|

rājā babhāṣe puruṣaṃ* tam eva |

vijñāyatāṃ* kva pratigacchati*iti |

tathā*ity* atha*enaṃ* puruṣo* *anvagacchat ||10.12|

a+lola+cakṣur* yuga+mātra+darśī |

nivṛtta+vāg* yantrita+manda+gāmī |

cacāra bhikṣāṃ* sa* tu bhikṣu+varyo* |

nidhāya gātrāṇi calaṃ* ca cetaḥ ||10.13|

ādāya bhaikṣaṃ* ca yathā+upapannaṃ* |

yayau gireḥ prasravaṇaṃ* viviktam |

nyāyena tatra*abhyavahṛtya ca*enan* |

mahī+dharaṃ* pāṇḍavam āruroha ||10.14|

tasmin navau lodhra+vana+upagūḍhe |

mayūra+nāda+pratipūrṇa+kuñje |

kāṣāya+vāsāḥ sa* babhau nṛ+sūryo* |

yathā+udayasya*upari bāla+sūryaḥ ||10.15|

(tatra*enam Ctatra*evam )ālokya sa* rāja+bhṛtyaḥ |

śreṇyāya rājñe kathayāṃ* cakāra |

saṃśrutya rājā sa* ca bāhumānyāt |

tatra pratasthe nibhṛta+anu+yātraḥ ||10.16|

sa* pāṇḍavaṃ* pāṇḍava+tulya+vīryaḥ |

śaila+uttamaṃ* śaila+samāna+varṣmā |

maulī+dharaḥ siṃha+gatir* nṛ+siṃhaś* |

calat+saṭaḥ siṃha* iva*āruroha ||10.17|

(tataḥ sma Ccalasya )tasya*upari śṛṅga+bhūtaṃ* |

śānta+indriyaṃ* paśyati bodhi+sattvam |

pary+aṅkam āsthāya virocamānaṃ* |

śaśa+aṅkam udyantam iva*abhra+(kuñjāt Ckūṭāt )||10.18|

taṃ* rūpa+lakṣmyā ca śamena ca*eva |

dharmasya nirmāṇam iva*upaviṣṭam |

sa+vismayaḥ praśrayavān nara+indraḥ |

svayaṃ+bhuvaṃ* śakra* iva*upatasthe ||10.19|

taṃ* nyāyato* (nyāya+vidāṃ* variṣṭhaṃ* Cnyāyavatāṃ* variṣṭhaḥ* )|

sametya papraccha ca dhātu+sāmyam |

sa* ca*apy* avocat sa+dṛśena sāmnā |

nṛ+paṃ* manaḥ+svāsthyam an+āmayaṃ* ca ||10.20|

tataḥ śucau vāraṇa+karṇa+nīle |

śilā+tale (saṃniṣasāda C*asau niṣasāda )rājā |

(upopaviśya*anumataś* Cnṛ+pa+upaviśya*anumataś* )ca tasya |

bhāvaṃ* vijijñāsur* idaṃ* babhāṣe ||10.21|

prītiḥ parā me bhavataḥ kulena |

krama+āgatā ca*eva parīkṣitā ca |

jātā vivakṣā (sva+vayo* Csuta yā )yato* me |

tasmād* idaṃ* sneha+vaco* nibodha ||10.22|

āditya+pūrvaṃ* vipulaṃ* kulaṃ* te |

navaṃ* vayo* dīptam idaṃ* vapuś* ca |

kasmād* iyaṃ* te matir* a+krameṇa |

bhaikṣākae* eva*abhiratā na rājye ||10.23|

gātraṃ* hi te lohita+candana+arhaṃ* |

kāṣāya+saṃśleṣam an+arham etat |

hastaḥ prajā+pālana+yogya* eṣa* |

bhoktuṃ* na ca*arhaḥ para+dattam annam ||10.24|

tat saumya rājyaṃ* yadi paitṛkaṃ* tvaṃ* |

snehāt pitur* na*icchasi vikrameṇa |

na ca (kramaṃ* Ckṣamaṃ* )marṣayituṃ* matis* te |

(bhuṅkṣva*ardham Cbhuktvā*ardham )asmad+viṣayasya śīghram ||10.25|

evaṃ* hi na syāt sva+jana+avamardaḥ |

kāla+krameṇa*api śama+śrayā śrīḥ |

tasmāt kuruṣva praṇayaṃ* mayi tvaṃ* |

sadbhiḥ sahīyā hi satāṃ* samṛddhiḥ ||10.26|

atha tv* idānīṃ* kula+garvitatvād* |

asmāsu viśrambha+guṇo* na te *asti |

(vyūḍhāny* anīkāni Cvyūhāny* an+ekāni )vigāhya (bāṇair* Cvāṇair* )|

mayā sahāyena (parān Cparāñ* )jigīṣa ||10.27|

tad* buddhim atra*anyatarāṃ* vṛṇīṣva |

dharma+artha+kāmān vidhivad* bhajasva |

vyatyasya (rāgād* iha Crāga+ādi ha )hi tri+vargaṃ* |

pretya*iha ca (bhraṃśam Cvibhraṃśam )avāpnuvanti ||10.28|

yo* hy* artha+dharmau paripīḍya kāmaḥ |

syād* dharma+(kāmau Ckāmye )paribhūya ca*arthaḥ |

kāma+arthayoś* ca*uparameṇa dharmas* |

tyājyaḥ sa* kṛtsno* yadi (kāṅkṣito* *arthaḥ Ckāṅkṣita+arthaḥ )||10.29|

tasmāt tri+vargasya niṣevaṇena |

tvaṃ* rūpam etat sa+phalaṃ* kuruṣva |

dharma+artha+kāma+adhigamaṃ* hy* an+ūnaṃ* |

nṛṇām an+ūnaṃ* puruṣa+artham āhuḥ ||10.30|

tan* niṣ+phalau na*arhasi kartum etau |

pīnau bhujau cāpa+vikarṣaṇa+arhau |

māndhātṛvaj* jetum imau hi yogyau |

(lokān api trīn iha Clokāni hi trīṇi hi )kiṃ* punar* gām ||10.31|

snehena khalv* etad* ahaṃ* bravīmi |

na*aiśvarya+rāgeṇa na vismayena |

imaṃ* hi dṛṣṭvā tava bhikṣu+(veṣaṃ* Cveśaṃ* )|

jāta+anukampo* *asmy* api ca*āgata+aśruḥ ||10.32|

yāvat sva+vaṃśa+prati+(rūpa rūpaṃ* Crūpa+rūpaṃ* )|

na te jarā*abhyety* abhibhūya bhūyaḥ |

tad* bhuṅkṣva bhikṣā+āśrama+kāma kāmān |

kāle *asi kartā priya+dharma dharmam 6 Pādas ab and cd are exchanged in C. ||10.33|

śaknoti jīrṇaḥ khalu dharmam āptuṃ* |

kāma+upabhogeṣv* a+gatir* jarāyāḥ |

ataś* ca yūnaḥ kathayanti kāmān |

madhyasya vittaṃ* sthavirasya dharmam ||10.34|

dharmasya ca*arthasya ca jīva+loke |

praty+arthi+bhūtāni hi yauvanāni |

saṃrakṣyamānāny* api dur+grahāṇi |

kāmā* yatas* tena (pathā Cyathā )haranti ||10.35|

vayāṃsi jīrṇāni (vimarśavanti Cvimarśayanti )|

dhīrāṇy* avasthāna+para+ayaṇāni |

alpena yatnena śama+ātmakāni |

bhavanty* a+(gatyā*eva Cgatyā*iva )ca lajjayā ca ||10.36|

ataś* ca lolaṃ* viṣaya+pradhānaṃ* |

pramattam a+kṣāntam a+dīrgha+darśi |

bahu+cchalaṃ* yauvanam abhyatītya |

nistīrya kāntāram iva*āśvasanti ||10.37|

tasmād* a+dhīraṃ* capala+pramādi |

navaṃ* vayas* tāvad* idaṃ* vyapaitu |

kāmasya pūrvaṃ* hi vayaḥ śaravyaṃ* |

na śakyate rakṣitum indriyebhyaḥ ||10.38|

atha*u cikīrṣā tava dharma* eva |

yajasva yajñaṃ* kula+dharma* eṣaḥ |

yajñair* adhiṣṭhāya hi nāka+pṛṣṭhaṃ* |

yayau marutvān api nāka+pṛṣṭham ||10.39|

su+varṇa+keyūra+vidaṣṭa+bāhavo* |

maṇi+pradīpa+ujjvala+citra+maulayaḥ |

nṛ+pa+ṛṣayas* tāṃ* hi gatiṃ* gatā* makhaiḥ |

śrameṇa yām eva mahā+ṛṣayo* yayuḥ ||10.40|

ity* evaṃ* magadha+patir* ((Cvaco* C))babhāṣe |

yaḥ samyag* vala+bhid* iva (bruvan babhāse Cdhruvaṃ* babhāṣe )|

tac* *chrutvā na sa* (vicacāla Cvicacāra )rāja+sūnuḥ |

kailāso* girir* iva na+eka+citra+sānuḥ ||10.41|

[[iti (Cśrī+C)buddha+carite mahā+kāvye *aśva+ghoṣa+kṛte śreṇya+abhigamano* nāma daśamaḥ sargaḥ |10|]]

ekā+daśaḥ sargaḥ |11|

atha*evam ukto* magadha+adhipena |

su+hṛn+mukhena prati+kūlam artham |

sva+stho* *a+vikāraḥ kula+śauca+śuddhaḥ |

śauddhodanir* vākyam idaṃ* jagāda ||11.1|

na*āścaryam etad* bhavato* (vidhānaṃ* C*abhidhātuṃ* )|

jātasya hary+aṅka+kule viśāle |

yan* mitra+pakṣe tava mitra+kāma |

syād* vṛttir* eṣā pariśuddha+vṛtteḥ ||11.2|

a+satsu maitrī sva+(kula+anuvṛttā Ckula+anu+rūpā )|

na tiṣṭhati śrir* iva viklaveṣu |

pūrvaiḥ kṛtāṃ* prīti+paraṃ+parābhis* |

tām eva santas* tu vivardhayanti ||11.3|

ye ca*artha+kṛcchreṣu bhavanti loke |

samāna+kāryāḥ su+hṛdāṃ* manuṣyāḥ |

mitrāṇi tāni*iti paraimi buddhyā |

sva+sthasya vṛddhiṣv* iha ko* hi na syāt ||11.4|

evaṃ* ca ye dravyam avāpya loke |

mitreṣu dharme ca niyojayanti |

avāpta+sārāṇi dhanāni teṣāṃ* |

bhraṣṭāni na*ante janayanti tāpam ||11.5|

su+hṛttayā ca*āryatayā ca rājan |

(khalv* eṣa* yo* māṃ* prati niścayas* Cvibhāvya mām eva viniścayas* )te |

atra*anuneṣyāmi su+hṛttayā*eva |

brūyām ahaṃ* na*uttaram anyad* atra ||11.6|

ahaṃ* jarā+mṛtyu+bhayaṃ* viditvā |

mumukṣayā dharmam imaṃ* prapannaḥ |

bandhūn priyān aśru+mukhān vihāya |

prāg* eva kāmān a+śubhasya hetūn ||11.7|

na*āśī+viṣebhyo* (hi C*api )tathā bibhemi |

na*eva*aśanibhyo* gaganāc* cyutebhyaḥ |

na pāvakebhyo* *anila+saṃhitebhyo* |

yathā bhayaṃ* me viṣayebhya* (eva Cebhyaḥ )||11.8|

kāmā* hy* a+nityāḥ kuśala+artha+caurā* |

riktāś* ca māyā+sa+dṛśāś* ca loke |

āśāsyamānā* api mohayanti |

cittaṃ* nṛṇāṃ* kiṃ* punar* ātma+saṃsthāḥ ||11.9|

kāma+abhibhūtā* hi na yānti śarma |

tri+piṣṭape kiṃ* (bata Cvata )martya+loke |

kāmaiḥ sa+tṛṣṇasya hi na*asti tṛptir* |

yathā*indhanair* vāta+sakhasya vahneḥ ||11.10|

jagaty* an+artho* na samo* *asti kāmair* |

mohāc* ca teṣv* eva janaḥ prasaktaḥ |

tattvaṃ* viditvā*evam an+artha+bhīruḥ |

prājñaḥ svayaṃ* ko* *abhilaṣed* an+artham ||11.11|

samudra+vastrām api gām avāpya |

pāraṃ* jigīṣanti mahā+arṇavasya |

lokasya kāmair* na vitṛptir* asti |

patadbhir* ambhobhir* iva*arṇavasya ||11.12|

devena vṛṣṭe *api hiraṇya+varṣe |

dvīpān (sam+agrāṃś* Csamudrāṃś* )caturo* *api jitvā |

śakrasya ca*ardha+āsanam apy* avāpya |

māndhātur* āsīd* viṣayeṣv* a+tṛptiḥ ||11.13|

bhuktvā*api rājyaṃ* divi devatānāṃ* |

śata+kratau vṛtra+bhayāt pranaṣṭe |

darpān* mahā+ṛṣīn api vāhayitvā |

kāmeṣv* a+tṛpto* nahuṣaḥ papāta ||11.14|

aiḍaś* ca rājā tri+divaṃ* vigāhya |

nītvā*api devīṃ* vaśam urvaśīṃ* tām |

lobhād* ṛṣibhyaḥ kanakaṃ* jihīrṣur* |

jagāma nāśaṃ* viṣayeṣv* a+tṛptaḥ ||11.15|

baler* mahā+indraṃ* nahuṣaṃ* mahā+indrād* |

indraṃ* punar* ye nahuṣād* upeyuḥ |

svarge kṣitau vā viṣayeṣu teṣu |

ko* viśvased* bhāgya+kula+ākuleṣu ||11.16|

cīra+ambarā* mūla+phala+ambu+bhakṣā* |

jaṭā* vahanto* *api bhujaṃ+ga+dīrghāḥ |

yair* (na*anya+Canya+)kāryā* munayo* *api bhagnāḥ |

kaḥ kāma+saṃjñān mṛgayeta śatrūn ||11.17|

ugra+āyudhaś* ca*ugra+dhṛta+āyudho* *api |

yeṣāṃ* kṛte mṛtyum avāpa bhīṣmāt |

cintā*api teṣām a+śivā vadhāya |

(sad+Ctad+)vṛttināṃ* kiṃ* punar* a+vratānām ||11.18|

āsvādam alpaṃ* viṣayeṣu matvā |

saṃyojana+utkarṣam a+tṛptim eva |

sadbhyaś* ca garhāṃ* niyataṃ* ca pāpaṃ* |

kaḥ kāma+saṃjñaṃ* viṣam (ādadīta Cāsasāda )||11.19|

kṛṣya+ādibhiḥ (karmabhir* arditānāṃ* Cdharmabhir* anvitānāṃ* )|

kāma+ātmakānāṃ* ca niśamya duḥkham |

svāsthyaṃ* ca kāmeṣv* a+kutūhalānāṃ* |

kāmān vihātuṃ* kṣamam ātmavadbhiḥ ||11.20|

jñeyā vipat+kāmini kāma+saṃpat* |

siddheṣu kāmeṣu madaṃ* hy* upaiti |

madād* a+kāryaṃ* kurute na kāryaṃ* |

yena kṣato* dur+gatim abhyupaiti ||11.21|

yatnena labdhāḥ parirakṣitāś* ca |

ye vipralabhya pratiyānti bhūyaḥ |

teṣv* ātmavān yācita+kopam eṣu |

kāmeṣu vidvān iha ko* rameta ||11.22|

anviṣya ca*ādāya ca jāta+tarṣā* |

yān a+tyajantaḥ pariyānti duḥkham |

loke tṛṇa+ulkā+sa+dṛśeṣu teṣu |

kāmeṣu kasya*ātmavato* ratiḥ syāt ||11.23|

an+ātmavanto* hṛdi yair* vidaṣṭā* |

vināśam archanti na yānti śarma |

kruddha+ugra+sarpa+pratimeṣu teṣu |

kāmeṣu kasya*ātmavato* ratiḥ syāt ||11.24|

asthi (kṣudhā+ārtā* Ckṣudhā+ārttā* )iva sārameyā* |

bhuktvā*api yān na*eva bhavanti tṛptāḥ |

jīrṇa+asthi+kaṅkāla+sameṣu teṣu |

kāmeṣu kasya*ātmavato* ratiḥ syāt ||11.25|

ye rāja+caura+udaka+pāvakebhyaḥ |

sādhāraṇatvāj* janayanti duḥkham |

teṣu praviddha+amiṣa+saṃnibheṣu |

kāmeṣu kasya*ātmavato* ratiḥ syāt ||11.26|

yatra sthitānām abhito* vipattiḥ |

śatroḥ sakāśād* api bāndhavebhyaḥ |

hiṃsreṣu teṣv* āyatana+upameṣu |

kāmeṣu kasya*ātmavato* ratiḥ syāt ||11.27|

girau vane ca*apsu ca sāgare ca |

(yān Cyad* )bhraṃśam (archanti vilaṅghamānāḥ Carchanty* abhilaṅghamānāḥ )|

teṣu druma+pra+agra+phala+upameṣu |

kāmeṣu kasya*ātmavato* ratiḥ syāt ||11.28|

(tīvraiḥ Ctīrthaiḥ )prayatnair* vi+vidhair* avāptāḥ |

kṣaṇena ye nāśam iha prayānti |

svapna+upabhoga+pratimeṣu teṣu |

kāmeṣu kasya*ātmavato* ratiḥ syāt 7 Verses 11.29 and 11.30 are exchanged in ed. C. ||11.29|

yān arcayitvā*api na yānti śarma |

vivardhayitvā paripālayitvā |

aṅgāra+(karṣū+Ckarṣa+)pratimeṣu teṣu |

kāmeṣu kasya*ātmavato* ratiḥ syāt ||11.30|

vināśam īyuḥ kuravo* yad+arthaṃ* |

vṛṣṇy+andhakā* (mekhala+Cmaithila+)daṇḍakāś* ca |

(sūnā+asi+Cśūla+asi+)kāṣṭha+pratimeṣu teṣu |

kāmeṣu kasya*ātmavato* ratiḥ syāt ||11.31|

sunda+upasundāv* asurau yad+artham |

anyo+anya+vaira+prasṛtau vinaṣṭau |

sauhārda+viśleṣa+kareṣu teṣu |

kāmeṣu kasya*ātmavato* ratiḥ syāt ||11.32|

(yeṣāṃ* kṛte vāriṇi pāvake Ckāma+andha+saṃjñāḥ kṛpayā va ke 8 sic )ca |

kravya+atsu (ca*ātmānam Cna*ātmānam )iha*utsṛjanti |

sa+patna+bhūteṣv* a+śiveṣu teṣu |

kāmeṣu kasya*ātmavato* ratiḥ syāt ||11.33|

(kāma+artham a+jñaḥ Ckāma+andha+saṃjñaḥ )kṛpaṇaṃ* karoti |

prāpnoti duḥkhaṃ vadha+bandhana+ādi |

kāma+artham āśā+kṛpaṇas* tapasvī |

(mṛtyuṃ* śramaṃ* ca*archati Cmṛtyu+śramaṃ* ca*arhati )jīva+(lokaḥ Cloke )||11.34|

gītair* hriyante hi mṛgā* vadhāya |

rūpa+artham agnau śalabhāḥ patanti |

matsyo* giraty* āyasam āmiṣa+arthī |

tasmād* an+arthaṃ* viṣayāḥ phalanti ||11.35|

kāmās* tu bhogā* iti (yan* matiḥ Cyan* mataṃ* )syād* |

(bhogā* Cbhogyā* )na ke+cit parigaṇyamānāḥ |

vastra+ādayo* dravya+guṇā* hi loke |

duḥkha+pratīkāra* iti pradhāryāḥ ||11.36|

iṣṭaṃ* hi tarṣa+praśamāya toyaṃ* |

kṣun+nāśa+hetor* aśanaṃ* tathā*eva |

vāta+ātapa+ambv+āvaraṇāya veśma |

kaupīna+śīta+āvaraṇāya vāsaḥ ||11.37|

nidrā+vighātāya tathā*eva śayyā |

yānaṃ* tathā*adhva+śrama+nāśanāya |

tathā*āsanaṃ* sthāna+vinodanāya |

snānaṃ* mṛjā+ārogya+bala+āśrayāya ||11.38|

duḥkha+pratīkāra+nimitta+bhūtās* |

tasmāt prajānāṃ* viṣayā* na (bhogāḥ Cbhogyāḥ )|

aśnāmi bhogān iti ko* *abhyupeyāt |

prājñaḥ pratīkāra+vidhau (pravṛttaḥ Cpravṛttān )||11.39|

yaḥ pitta+dāhena vidahyamānaḥ |

śīta+kriyāṃ* bhoga* iti vyavasyet |

duḥkha+pratīkāra+vidhau pravṛttaḥ |

kāmeṣu kuryāt sa* hi bhoga+saṃjñām ||11.40|

kāmeṣv* an+aikāntikatā ca yasmād* |

ato* *api me teṣu na bhoga+saṃjñā |

yae* eva bhāvā* hi sukhaṃ* diśanti |

tae* eva duḥkhaṃ* punar* āvahanti ||11.41|

gurūṇi vāsāṃsy* agurūṇi ca*eva |

sukhāya (śīte Cgīte )hy* a+sukhāya (gharme Cdharme )|

candra+aṃśavaś* candanam eva ca*uṣṇe |

sukhāya dukhāya bhavanti śīte ||11.42|

dvaṃdvāni sarvasya yataḥ prasaktāny* |

a+lābha+lābha+prabhṛtīni loke |

ato* *api na*eka+anta+sukho* *asti kaś+cin* |

na*eka+anta+duḥkhaḥ puruṣaḥ prṭhivyām ||11.43|

dṛṣṭvā (vimiśrāṃ* C ca miśrāṃ* )sukha+duḥkatāṃ* me |

rājyaṃ* ca dāsyaṃ* ca mataṃ* samānam |

nityaṃ* hasaty* eva hi na*eva rājā |

na ca*api saṃtapyatae* eva dāsaḥ ||11.44|

ājñā nṛ+patve *abhy+adhikā*iti (yat syān* Cyasmāt )|

mahānti duḥkhāny* ata* eva rājñaḥ |

āsaṅga+kāṣṭha+pratimo* hi rājā |

lokasya hetoḥ parikhedam eti ||11.45|

rājye nṛ+pas* tyāgini (bahv+a+Cvaṅka+)mitre |

viśvāsam āgacchati ced* vipannaḥ |

atha*api viśrambham upaiti na*iha |

kiṃ* nāma saukhyaṃ* cakitasya rājñaḥ ||11.46|

yadā ca jitvā*api mahīṃ* sam+agrāṃ* |

vāsāya dṛṣṭaṃ* puram ekam eva |

tatra*api ca*ekaṃ* bhavanaṃ* niṣevyaṃ* |

śramaḥ para+arthe nanu rāja+bhāvaḥ ||11.47|

rājño* *api (vāso+yugam Cvāse yugam )ekam eva |

kṣut+saṃnirodhāya tathā*anna+mātrā |

śayyā tathā*ekā*āsanam ekam eva |

śeṣā* viśeṣā* nṛ+pater* madāya ||11.48|

tuṣṭy+artham etac* ca phalaṃ* yadi*iṣṭam |

ṛte *api rājyān* mama tuṣṭir* asti |

tuṣṭau ca satyāṃ* puruṣasya loke |

sarve viśeṣā* nanu nir+viśeṣāḥ ||11.49|

tan* na*asmi kāmān prati saṃpratāryaḥ |

(kṣemaṃ* Ckṣeme )śivaṃ* mārgam anuprapannaḥ |

smṛtvā su+hṛttvaṃ* tu punaḥ punar* māṃ* |

brūhi pratijñāṃ* khalu (pālaya*iti Cpālayanti )||11.50|

na* hy* asmy* amarṣeṇa vanaṃ* praviṣṭo* |

na śatru+bāṇair* avadhūta+mauliḥ |

kṛta+spṛho* na*api phala+adhikebhyo* |

gṛhṇāmi na*etad* vacanaṃ* yatas* te ||11.51|

yo* danda+śūkaṃ* kupitaṃ* bhujaṃ+gaṃ* |

muktvā vyavasyed* *dhi punar* grahītum |

dāha+ātmikāṃ* vā jvalitāṃ* tṛṇa+ulkāṃ* |

saṃtyajya kāmān sa* punar* bhajeta ||11.52|

andhāya yaś* ca spṛhayed* an+andho* |

baddhāya mukto* vidhanāya (ca*āḍhyaḥ Cvā*āḍhyaḥ )|

unmatta+cittāya ca kalya+cittaḥ |

spṛhāṃ* sa* kuryād* viṣaya+ātmakāya ||11.53|

(bhaikṣa+upabhogī*iti ca Cbhikṣā+upabhogī vara* )na*anukampyaḥ |

kṛtī jarā+mṛtyu+bhayaṃ* titīrṣuḥ |

iha*uttamaṃ* śānti+sukhaṃ* ca yasya |

paratra duḥkhāni ca saṃvṛtāni ||11.54|

lakṣmyāṃ* mahatyām api vartamānas* |

tṛṣṇā+abhibhūtas* tv* anukampitavyaḥ |

prāpnoti yaḥ śānti+sukhaṃ* na ca*iha |

paratra (duḥkhaiḥ Cduḥkhaṃ* )pratigṛhyate ca ||11.55|

evaṃ* tu vaktuṃ* bhavato* *anu+rūpaṃ* |

sattvasya vṛttasya kulasya ca*eva |

mama*api voḍhuṃ* sa+dṛśaṃ* pratijñāṃ* |

sattvasya vṛttasya kulasya ca*eva ||11.56|

ahaṃ* hi saṃsāra+(śareṇa Crasena )viddho* |

viniḥsṛtaḥ (śāntim Cśāntam )avāptu+kāmaḥ |

na*iccheyam āptuṃ* tri+dive *api rājyaṃ* |

nir+āmayaṃ* kiṃ* (bata Cvata )mānuṣeṣu ||11.57|

tri+varga+sevāṃ* nṛpa yat tu kṛtsnataḥ |

paro* manuṣya+artha* iti tvam āttha mām |

an+artha* ity* (eva mama*atra darśanaṃ* Cāttha mama*artha+darśanaṃ* )|

kṣayī tri+vargo* hi na ca*api tarpakaḥ ||11.58|

pade tu yasmin na jarā na (bhīr* na ruṅ* Cbhīrutā )|

na janma na*eva*uparamo* na (ca*ādhayaḥ Cvā*ādhayaḥ )|

tam eva manye puruṣa+artham uttamaṃ* |

na vidyate yatra punaḥ punaḥ kriyā ||11.59|

yad* apy* avocaḥ paripālyatāṃ* jarā |

navaṃ* vayo* gacchati vikriyām iti |

a+niścayo* *ayaṃ* capalaṃ* hi dṛśyate |

jarā*apy* a+dhīrā dhṛtimac* ca yauvanam ||11.60|

sva+karma+dakṣaś* ca (yadā*antako* Cyadā tu ko* )jagad* |

vayaḥsu (sarveṣv* a+vaśaṃ* vikarṣati Csarveṣu ca saṃvikarṣati )|

vināśa+kāle katham a+vyavasthite |

jarā pratīkṣyā viduṣā śama+īpsunā ||11.61|

jarā+āyudho* vyādhi+vikīrṇa+sāyako* |

yadā*antako* vyādha* (iva*a+śivaḥ Civa*āśritaḥ )sthitaḥ |

prajā+mṛgān bhāgya+vana+āśritāṃs* tudan |

vayaḥ+prakarṣaṃ* prati ko* mano+rathaḥ ||11.62|

(ato* Csuto* )yuvā vā sthaviro* *atha+vā śiśus* |

tathā tvarāvān iha kartum arhati |

yathā bhaved* dharmavataḥ (kṛta+ātmanaḥ Ckṛpā+ātmanaḥ )|

pravṛttir* iṣṭā vinivṛttir* eva vā ||11.63|

yad* āttha (ca*api*iṣṭa+Cvā dīpta+)phalāṃ* kula+ucitāṃ* |

kuruṣva dharmāya makha+kriyām iti |

namo* makhebhyo* na hi kāmaye sukhaṃ* |

parasya duḥkha+(kriyayā yad* iṣyate Ckriyayā*āpadiśyate )||11.64|

paraṃ* hi hantuṃ* vi+vaśaṃ* phala+īpsayā |

na yukta+rūpaṃ* karuṇā+ātmanaḥ sataḥ |

kratoḥ phalaṃ* yady* api śāśvataṃ* bhavet |

tathā*api kṛtvā kim (u yat kṣaya+ātmakam Cupakṣaya+ātmakam )||11.65|

bhavec* ca dharmo* yadi na*a+paro* vidhir* |

vratena śīlena manaḥ+śamena vā |

tathā*api na*eva*arhati sevituṃ* kratuṃ* |

viśasya yasmin param ucyate phalam ||11.66|

iha*api tāvat puruṣasya tiṣṭhataḥ |

pravartate yat para+hiṃsayā sukham |

tad* apy* an+iṣṭaṃ* sa+ghṛṇasya dhīmato* |

bhava+antare kiṃ* (bata Cvata )yan* na dṛśyate ||11.67|

na ca pratāryo* *asmi phala+pravṛttaye |

bhaveṣu rājan ramate na me manaḥ |

latā* iva*ambho+dhara+vṛṣṭi+tāḍitāḥ |

pravṛttayaḥ sarva+gatā* hi cañcalāḥ ||11.68|

iha*āgataś* ca*aham ito* didṛkṣayā |

muner* arāḍasya vimokṣa+vādinaḥ |

prayāmi ca*adya*eva nṛ+pa*astu te śivaṃ* |

vacaḥ (kṣamethā* mama tattva+Ckṣamethāḥ śama+tattva+)niṣṭhuram ||11.69|

(ava*indravad* Catha*indravad* )divy* ava śaśvad* arkavad* |

guṇair* ava śreya* iha*ava gām ava |

ava*āyur* āryair* ava sat+sutān ava |

śriyaś* ca rājann* ava dharmam ātmanaḥ ||11.70|

hima+ari+ketu+udbhava+(saṃbhava+antare Csaṃplava*antare )|

yathā dvi+jo* yāti vimokṣayaṃs* tanum |

hima+ari+(śatru+kṣaya+Cśatruṃ* kṣaya+)śatru+(ghātane Cghātinas* )|

tathā*antare yāhi (vimokṣayan Cvimocayan )manaḥ ||11.71|

nṛ+po* *abravīt sa+añjalir* āgata+spṛho* |

yathā+iṣṭam (āpnotu Cāpnoti )bhavān a+vighnataḥ |

avāpya kāle kṛta+kṛtyatām imāṃ* |

mama*api kāryo* bhavatā tv* anugrahaḥ ||11.72|

sthiraṃ* pratijñāya tathā*iti pārthive |

tataḥ sa* vaiśvaṃtaram āśramaṃ* yayau |

parivrajantaṃ* (tam udīkṣya Csamudīkṣya )vismito* |

nṛ+po* *api (vavrāja puriṃ* giri+vrajam Cca prāpur* imaṃ* giriṃ* vrajan )||11.73|

[[iti (Cśrī+C)buddha+carite mahā+kāvye (C*aśva+ghoṣa+kṛte C)kāma+vigarhaṇo*nāma*ekā+daśaḥ sargaḥ |11|]]

dvā+daśaḥ sargaḥ |12|

tataḥ śama+vihārasya |muner* ikṣvāku+candra+māḥ |

arāḍasya*āśramaṃ* bheje |vapuṣā pūrayann* iva ||12.1|

sa* kālāma+sa+gotreṇa |tena*ālokya*eva dūrataḥ |

uccaiḥ sv+āgatam ity* uktaḥ |samīpam upajagmivān ||12.2|

tāv* ubhau nyāyataḥ pṛṣṭvā |dhātu+sāmyaṃ* paras+param |

dāravyor* medhyayor* vṛṣyoḥ |śucau deśe (niṣedatuḥ Cniṣīdatuḥ )||12.3|

tam āsīnaṃ* nṛ+pa+sutaṃ* |so* *abravīn* muni+sattamaḥ |

bahu+māna+viśālābhyāṃ* |darśanābhyāṃ* pibann* iva ||12.4|

viditaṃ* me yathā saumya |niṣkrānto* bhavanād* asi |

chittvā snehamayaṃ* pāśaṃ* |pāśaṃ* dṛpta* iva dvi+paḥ ||12.5|

sarvathā dhṛtimac* ca*eva |prājñaṃ* ca*eva manas* tava |

yas* tvaṃ* prāptaḥ śriyaṃ* tyaktvā |latāṃ* viṣa+phalām iva ||12.6|

na*āścaryaṃ* jīrṇa+vayaso* |yaj* jagmuḥ pārthivā* vanam |

apatyebhyaḥ śriyaṃ* dattvā |bhukta+ucchiṣṭām iva srajam ||12.7|

idaṃ* me matam āścaryaṃ* |nave vayasi yad* bhavān |

a+bhuktvā*eva śriyaṃ* prāptaḥ |sthito* viṣaya+go+care ||12.8|

tad* vijñātum imaṃ* dharmaṃ* |paramaṃ* bhājanaṃ* bhavān |

jñāna+(plavam Cpūrvam )adhiṣṭhāya |śīghraṃ* duḥkha+arṇavaṃ* tara ||12.9|

śiṣye yady* api vijñāte |śāstraṃ* kālena (varṇyate Cvartate )|

gāmbhīryād* vyavasāyāc* ca |(na parīkṣyo* Csu+parīkṣyo* )bhavān mama ||12.10|

iti vākyam arāḍasya |vijñāya sa* (nara+ṛṣabhaḥ Cnara+adhipaḥ )|

babhūva parama+prītaḥ |provāca*uttaram eva ca ||12.11|

viraktasya*api yad* idaṃ* |saumukhyaṃ* bhavataḥ param |

a+kṛta+artho* *apy* anena*asmi |kṛta+artha* iva saṃ+prati ||12.12|

didṛkṣur* iva hi jyotir* |yiyāsur* iva daiśikam |

tvad+(darśanam Cdarśanād* )ahaṃ* manye |titīrṣur* iva ca plavam ||12.13|

tasmād* arhasi tad* vaktuṃ* |vaktavyaṃ* yadi manyase |

jarā+maraṇa+rogebhyo* |yathā*ayaṃ* parimucyate ||12.14|

ity* arāḍaḥ kumārasya |māhātmyād* eva coditaḥ |

saṃkṣiptaṃ* kathayāṃ* cakre |svasya śāstrasya niścayam ||12.15|

śrūyatām ayam asmākaṃ* |siddha+antaḥ śṛṇvatāṃ* vara |

yathā bhavati saṃsāro* |yathā (ca*eva nivartate Cvai parivartate )||12.16|

prakṛtiś* ca vikāraś* ca |janma mṛtyur* jarā*eva ca |

tat tāvat sattvam ity* uktaṃ* |sthira+sattva parehi (tat Cnaḥ )||12.17|

tatra tu (prakṛtiṃ* Cprakṛtir* )nāma |viddhi prakṛti+kovida |

pañca bhūtāny* ahaṃ+kāraṃ* |buddhim a+vyaktam eva ca ||12.18|

vikāra* iti (budhyasva Cbuddhiṃ* tu )|viṣayān indriyāṇi ca |

pāṇi+pādaṃ* ca vādaṃ* ca |pāyu+upasthaṃ* tathā manaḥ ||12.19|

asya kṣetrasya vijñānāt |kṣetra+jña* iti saṃjñi ca |

kṣetra+jña* iti ca*ātmānaṃ* |kathayanty* ātma+cintakāḥ ||12.20|

sa+śiṣyaḥ kapilaś* ca*iha |(pratibuddhir* Cpratibuddha* )iti smṛtiḥ |

sa+(putro* *a+pratibuddhas* tu Cputraḥ pratibuddhaś* ca )|prajā+patir* iha*ucyate ||12.21|

jāyate jīryate ca*eva |(bādhyate Cbudhyate )mriyate ca yat |

tad* vyaktam iti vijñeyam |a+vyaktaṃ* tu viparyayāt ||12.22|

a+jñānaṃ* karma tṛṣṇā ca |jñeyāḥ saṃsāra+hetavaḥ |

sthito* *asmiṃs* tritaye (jantus* Cyas* tu )|tat sattvaṃ* (na*ativartate Cna*abhivartate )||12.23|

vi+pratyayād* ahaṃ+kārāt |saṃdehād* abhisaṃplavāt |

a+viśeṣa+an+upāyābhyāṃ* |saṅgād* abhyavapātataḥ ||12.24|

tatra vi+pratyayo* nāma |viparītaṃ* pravartate |

anyathā kurute kāryaṃ* |mantavyaṃ* manyate *anyathā ||12.25|

bravīmy* aham ahaṃ* vedmi |gacchāmy* aham ahaṃ* sthitaḥ |

iti*iha*evam ahaṃ+kāras* tv* |an+ahaṃ+kāra vartate ||12.26|

yas* tu (bhāvān a+saṃdigdhān Cbhāvena saṃdigdhān )|ekī+bhāvena paśyati |

mṛt+piṇḍa+vad* a+saṃdeha |saṃdehaḥ sa* iha*ucyate ||12.27|

ya* eva*ahaṃ* sa* eva*idaṃ* |mano* buddhiś* ca karma ca |

yaś* (ca*eva*eṣa* Cca*evaṃ* sa* )gaṇaḥ so* *aham |iti yaḥ so* *abhisaṃplavaḥ ||12.28|

a+viśeṣaṃ* viśeṣa+jña |pratibuddha+a+prabuddhayoḥ |

prakṛtīnāṃ* ca yo* veda |so* *a+viśeṣa* iti smṛtaḥ ||12.29|

namas+kāra+vaṣaṭ+kārau |prokṣaṇa+abhyukṣaṇa+ādayaḥ |

an+upāya* iti prājñair* |upāya+jña praveditaḥ ||12.30|

sajjate yena dur+medhā* |mano+(vāg+buddhi+karmabhiḥ Cvāk+karma+buddhibhiḥ )|

viṣayeṣv* an+abhiṣvaṅga |so* *abhiṣvaṅga* iti smṛtaḥ ||12.31|

mama*idam aham asya*iti |yad* duḥkham abhimanyate |

vijñeyo* *abhyavapātaḥ sa* |saṃsāre yena pātyate ||12.32|

ity* a+(vidyāṃ* Cvidyā )hi (vidvān sa* Cvidvāṃsaḥ [??] )|pañca+(parvāṃ* Cparvā )samīhate |

tamo* mohaṃ* mahā+mohaṃ* |tāmisra+dvayam eva ca ||12.33|

tatra*ālasyaṃ* tamo* viddhi |mohaṃ* mṛtyuṃ* ca janma ca |

mahā+mohas* tv* a+saṃmoha |kāma ity* (eva gamyatām Cavagamyatām )||12.34|

yasmād* atra ca bhūtāni |pramuhyanti mahānty* api |

tasmād* eṣa* mahā+bāho |mahā+moha* iti smṛtaḥ ||12.35|

tāmisram iti ca*a+krodha |krodham eva*adhikurvate |

viṣādaṃ* ca*andha+tāmisram |a+viṣāda pracakṣate ||12.36|

anayā*a+vidyayā bālaḥ |saṃyuktaḥ pañca+parvayā |

saṃsāre duḥkha+bhūyiṣṭhe |janmasv* abhiniṣicyate ||12.37|

draṣṭā śrotā ca mantā ca |(kārya+karaṇam Ckāryaṃ* karaṇam )eva ca |

aham ity* evam āgamya |saṃsāre parivartate ||12.38|

(iha*ebhir* City* ebhir* )hetubhir* dhīman |(janma+Ctamaḥ+)srotaḥ pravartate |

hetv+a+(bhāvāt Cbhāve )phala+a+bhāva* |iti vijñātum arhasi ||12.39|

tatra (samyaṅ+Csamyag+)matir* vidyān* |mokṣa+kāma catuṣṭayam |

pratibuddha+a+prabuddhau ca |vyaktam a+vyaktam eva ca ||12.40|

yathāvad* etad* vijñāya |kṣetra+jño* hi catuṣṭayam |

(ājavaṃjavatāṃ* Cārjavaṃ* javatāṃ* )hitvā |prāpnoti padam a+kṣaram ||12.41|

ity+arthaṃ* brāhmaṇā* loke |parama+brahma+vādinaḥ |

brahma+caryaṃ* caranti*iha |brāhmaṇān vāsayanti ca ||12.42|

iti vākyam idaṃ* śrutvā |munes* tasya nṛ+pa+ātma+jaḥ |

abhyupāyaṃ* ca papraccha |padam eva ca naiṣṭhikam ||12.43|

brahma+caryam idaṃ* caryaṃ* |yathā yāvac* ca yatra ca |

dharmasya*asya ca pary+antaṃ* |bhavān vyākhyātum arhati ||12.44|

ity* arāḍo* yathā+śāstraṃ* |vispaṣṭa+arthaṃ* samāsataḥ |

tam eva*anyena kalpena |dharmam asmai vyabhāṣata ||12.45|

ayam ādau gṛhān* muktvā |bhaikṣākaṃ* liṅgam āśritaḥ |

samudācāra+vistīrṇaṃ* |śīlam ādāya vartate ||12.46|

saṃtoṣaṃ* param āsthāya |yena tena yatas* tataḥ |

viviktaṃ* sevate vāsaṃ* |nir+dvaṃdvaḥ śāstra+vit+kṛtī ||12.47|

tato* rāgād* bhayaṃ* dṛṣṭvā |vairāgyāc* ca paraṃ* śivam |

nigṛhṇann* indriya+grāmaṃ* |yatate manasaḥ (śame Cśrame )||12.48|

atha*u viviktaṃ* kāmebhyo* |vyāpāda+ādibhya* eva ca |

viveka+jam avāpnoti |pūrva+dhyānaṃ* vitarkavat ||12.49|

tac* ca (dhyāna+sukhaṃ* Cdhyānaṃ* sukhaṃ* )prāpya |tat tad* eva vitarkayan |

a+pūrva+sukha+lābhena |hriyate bāliśo* janaḥ ||12.50|

śamena*evaṃ+vidhena*ayaṃ* |kāma+dveṣa+vigarhiṇā |

brahma+lokam avāpnoti |paritoṣeṇa vañcitaḥ ||12.51|

jñātvā vidvān vitarkāṃs* tu |manaḥ+saṃkṣobha+kārakān |

tad+viyuktam avāpnoti |dhyānaṃ* prīti+sukha+anvitam ||12.52|

hriyamāṇas* tayā prītyā |yo* viśeṣaṃ* na paśyati |

sthānaṃ* bhāsvaram āpnoti |deveṣv* (ābhāsvareṣu saḥ Cābhā+sureṣv* api )||12.53|

yas* tu prīti+sukhāt tasmād |vivecayati mānasam |

tṛtīyaṃ* labhate dhyānaṃ* |sukhaṃ* prīti+vivarjitam 9 Ed. C reads 12.57 after 12.54. ||12.54|

yas* tu tasmin sukhe magno* |na viśeṣāya yatnavān |

śubha+kṛtsnaiḥ sa* sāmānyaṃ* |sukhaṃ* prāpnoti daivataiḥ ||12.55|

tā+dṛśaṃ* sukham āsādya |yo* na (rajyaty* upekṣakaḥ Crajyann* upekṣate )|

caturthaṃ* dhyānam āpnoti |sukha+duḥkha+vivarjitam ||12.56|

tatra ke+cid* vyavasyanti |mokṣa* ity* (abhimāninaḥ Capi māninaḥ )|

sukha+duḥkha+parityāgād* |a+vyāpārāc* ca cetasaḥ ||12.57|

asya dhyānasya tu phalaṃ* |samaṃ* devair* bṛhat+phalaiḥ |

kathayanti (bṛhat+kālaṃ* |bṛhat+Cvṛhat+phalaṃ* |vṛhat+)prajñā+parīkṣakāḥ ||12.58|

samādher* vyutthitas* tasmād* |dṛṣṭvā doṣāṃś* *charīriṇām |

jñānam ārohati prājñaḥ |śarīra+vinivṛttaye ||12.59|

tatas* tad* dhyānam utsṛjya |viśeṣe kṛta+niścayaḥ |

kāmebhya* iva (sa* prājño* Csat+prājño* )|rūpād* api virajyate ||12.60|

śarīre khāni yāny* asmin |tāny* ādau parikalpayan |

ghaneṣv* api tato* dravyeṣv* |ākāśam adhimucyate ||12.61|

ākāśa+(gatam Csamam )ātmānaṃ* |saṃkṣipya tv* a+paro* budhaḥ |

(tad* eva*an+Ctadā*eva*an+)antataḥ paśyan |viśeṣam adhigacchati ||12.62|

adhy+ātma+(kuśalas* tv* Ckuśaleṣv* )anyo* |nivartya*ātmānam ātmanā |

kiṃ+cin* na*asti*iti saṃpaśyann* |ākiṃcanya* iti smṛtaḥ ||12.63|

tato* muñjād* iṣīkā*iva |śakuniḥ pañjarād* iva |

kṣetra+jño* niḥsṛto* dehān* |mukta* ity* abhidhīyate ||12.64|

etat tat paramaṃ* brahma |nir+liṅgaṃ* dhruvam a+kṣaram |

yan* mokṣa* iti tattva+jñāḥ |kathayanti manīṣiṇaḥ ||12.65|

ity* upāyaś* ca mokṣaś* ca |mayā saṃdarśitas* tava |

yadi jñātaṃ* yadi (rucir* Cruci )|yathāvat pratipadyatām ||12.66|

jaigīṣavyo* *atha janako* |vṛddhaś* ca*eva parāśaraḥ |

imaṃ* panthānam āsādya |muktā* hy* anye ca mokṣiṇaḥ ||12.67|

iti tasya sa* tad* vākyaṃ* |gṛhītvā (tu Cna )vicārya ca |

pūrva+hetu+bala+prāptaḥ |praty+uttaram uvāca (ha Csaḥ )||12.68|

śrutaṃ* jñānam idaṃ* sūkṣmaṃ* |parataḥ parataḥ śivam |

(kṣetra+jñasya*a+Ckṣetreṣv* asya*a+)parityāgād* |avaimy* etad* a+naiṣṭhikam ||12.69|

vikāra+prakṛtibhyo* hi |kṣetra+jñaṃ* muktam apy* aham |

manye prasava+dharmāṇaṃ* |(bīja+Cvīja+)dharmāṇam eva ca ||12.70|

viśuddho* yady* api hy* ātmā |nirmukta* iti kalpyate |

((Cbhūyaḥ pratyaya+sad+bhāvād* |a+muktaḥ sa* bhaviṣyati C)) ||12.71|

((Cṛtu+bhūmy+ambu+virahād* |yathā bījaṃ* na rohati | C))

((Crohati pratyayais* tais* tais* |tadvat so* *api mato* mama C))||12.72|

((Cyat karma+a+jñāna+tṛṣṇānāṃ* |tyāgān* mokṣaś* ca kalpyate | C))

aty+antas* tat+parityāgaḥ |saty* ātmani na vidyate ||12.73|

hitvā hitvā trayam idaṃ* |viśeṣas* tu*upalabhyate |

ātmanas* tu sthitir* yatra |tatra sūkṣmam idaṃ* trayam ||12.74|

sūkṣmatvāc* ca*eva doṣāṇām |a+vyāpārāc* ca cetasaḥ |

dīrghatvād* āyuṣaś* ca*eva |mokṣas* tu parikalpyate ||12.75|

ahaṃ+kāra+parityāgo* |yaś* ca*eṣa* parikalpyate |

saty* ātmani parityāgo* |na*ahaṃ+kārasya vidyate ||12.76|

saṃkhyā+ādibhir* a+muktaś* ca |nir+guṇo* na bhavaty* ayam |

tasmād* a+sati nairguṇye |na*asya mokṣo* *abhidhīyate ||12.77|

guṇino* hi guṇānāṃ* ca |vyatireko* na vidyate |

rūpa+uṣṇābhyāṃ* virahito* |na hy* agnir* upalabhyate ||12.78|

prāg* dehān* na bhaved* dehī |prāg* guṇebhyas* tathā guṇī |

(tasmād* Ckasmād* )ādau vimuktaḥ (san Csañ* )|śarīrī badhyate punaḥ ||12.79|

kṣetra+jño* vi+śarīraś* ca |jño* vā syād* a+jña* eva vā |

yadi jño* jñeyam asya*asti |jñeye sati na mucyate ||12.80|

atha*a+jña* iti siddho* vaḥ |kalpitena kim ātmanā |

vinā*api hy* ātmanā*a+jñānaṃ* |prasiddhaṃ* kāṣṭha+kuḍyavat ||12.81|

parataḥ paratas* tyāgo* |yasmāt tu guṇavān smṛtaḥ |

tasmāt sarva+parityāgān* |manye kṛtsnāṃ* kṛta+arthatām ||12.82|

iti dharmam arāḍasya |viditvā na tutoṣa saḥ |

a+kṛtsnam iti vijñāya |tataḥ pratijagāma ha ||12.83|

viśeṣam atha śuśrūṣur* |udrakasya*āśramaṃ* yayau |

ātma+grāhāc* ca tasya*api |jagṛhe na sa* darśanam ||12.84|

saṃjñā+saṃjñitvayor* doṣaṃ* |jñātvā hi munir* udrakaḥ |

ākiṃcinyāt paraṃ* lebhe |(*a+saṃjñā+a+saṃjñā+ātmikāṃ* Csaṃjñā+a+saṃjñā+ātmikāṃ* )gatim ||12.85|

yasmāc* ca*ālambane sūkṣme |saṃjñā+a+saṃjñe tataḥ param |

na+a+saṃjñī na*eva saṃjñī*iti |tasmāt (tatra+gata+Ctatra gata+)spṛhaḥ ||12.86|

yataś* ca buddhis* tatra*eva |sthitā*anyatra*a+pracāriṇī |

(sūkṣmā*a+paṭvī Csūkṣmā*apādi )tatas* tatra |na*a+saṃjñitvaṃ* na saṃjñitā ||12.87|

yasmāc* ca (tad* Ctam )api prāpya |punar* āvartate jagat |

bodhi+sattvaḥ paraṃ* prepsus* |tasmād* udrakam atyajat ||12.88|

tato* hitvā*āśramaṃ* tasya |śreyo+arthī kṛta+niścayaḥ |

bheje gayasya rāja+ṛṣer* |nagarī+saṃjñam āśramam ||12.89|

atha nairañjanā+tīre |śucau śuci+parākramaḥ |

cakāra vāsam eka+anta+ |(vihāra+abhiratir* C(vihāra+abhivratī )muniḥ ||12.90|

((C[[xxx]] tat+pūrvaṃ* |pañca+indriya+vaśa+uddhatān | C))

((Ctapaḥ [[xx]] vratino* bhikṣūn pañca niraikṣata C))||12.91|

(te ca*upatasthur* Cpañca*upatasthur* )dṛṣṭvā*atra |bhikṣavas* taṃ* mumukṣavaḥ |

puṇya+arjita+dhana+ārogyam |indriya+arthā* iva*īśvaram ||12.92|

saṃpūjyamānas* taiḥ prahvair* |(vinayād* anuvartibhiḥ Cvinaya+ānata+mūrtibhiḥ )|

tad+vaśa+sthāyibhiḥ śiṣyair* |lolair* mana* iva*indriyaiḥ ||12.93|

mṛtyu+janma+anta+karaṇe |syād* upāyo* *ayam ity* atha |

duṣ+karāṇi samārebhe |tapāṃsy* an+aśanena saḥ ||12.94|

upavāsa+vidhīn na+ekān |kurvan nara+dur+ācarān |

varṣāṇi ṣaṭ (śama+Ckarma+)prepsur* |akarot kārśyam ātmanaḥ ||12.95|

anna+kāleṣu ca*eka+ekaiḥ |(sa* kola+Csa+kola+)tila+taṇḍulaiḥ |

a+pāra+pāra+saṃsāra+ |pāraṃ* prepsur* apārayat ||12.96|

dehād* apacayas* tena |tapasā tasya yaḥ kṛtaḥ |

sa* eva*upacayo* bhūyas* |tejasā*asya kṛto* *abhavat ||12.97|

kṛśo* *apy* a+kṛśa+kīrti+śrīr* |hlādaṃ* cakre *anya+(cakṣuṣām Ccakṣuṣam )|

kumudānām iva śarac+ |chukla+pakṣa+ādi+candra+māḥ ||12.98|

tvag+asthi+śeṣo* niḥ+śeṣair* |medaḥ+piśita+śoṇitaiḥ |

kṣīṇo* *apy* a+kṣīṇa+gāmbhīryaḥ |samudra* iva sa* vyabhāt ||12.99|

atha kaṣṭa+tapaḥ+spaṣṭa+ |vy+artha+kliṣṭa+tanur* muniḥ |

bhava+bhīrur* imāṃ* cakre |buddhim buddhatva+kāṅkṣayā ||12.100|

na*ayaṃ* dharmo* virāgāya |na bodhāya na muktaye |

jambu+mūle mayā prāpto* |yas* tadā sa* vidhir* dhruvaḥ ||12.101|

na ca*asau dur+balena*āptuṃ* |śakyam ity* āgata+ādaraḥ |

śarīra+bala+vṛddhy+artham |idaṃ* bhūyo* *anvacintayat ||12.102|

kṣut+pipāsā+śrama+klāntaḥ |śramād* a+sva+stha+mānasaḥ |

prāpnuyān* manasā*avāpyaṃ* |phalaṃ* katham a+nirvṛtaḥ ||12.103|

nirvṛtiḥ prāpyate samyak |satata+indriya+tarpaṇāt |

saṃtarpita+indriyatayā |manaḥ+svāsthyam avāpyate ||12.104|

sva+stha+prasanna+manasaḥ |samādhir* upapadyate |

samādhi+yukta+cittasya |dhyāna+yogaḥ pravartate ||12.105|

dhyāna+pravartanād* dharmāḥ |prāpyante yair* avāpyate |

dur+labhaṃ* śāntam a+jaraṃ* |paraṃ* tad* a+mṛtaṃ* padam ||12.106|

tasmād* āhāra+mūlo* *ayam |upāya* iti+niścayaḥ |

(āhāra+Casūri+)karaṇe dhīraḥ |kṛtvā*a+mita+matir* matim ||12.107|

snāto* nairañjanā+tīrād* |uttatāra śanaiḥ kṛśaḥ |

bhaktyā*avanata+śākha+agrair* |datta+hastas* taṭa+drumaiḥ ||12.108|

atha go+pa+adhipa+sutā |daivatair* abhicoditā |

udbhūta+hṛdaya+ānandā |tatra nanda+balā*āgamat ||12.109|

sita+śaṅkha+ujjvala+bhujā |nīla+kambala+vāsinī |

sa+phena+mālā+nīla+ambur* |yamunā*iva sarid+varā ||12.110|

sā (śrāddha+āvardhita+Cśraddhā+vardhita+)prītir* |vikasal+locana+utpalā |

śirasā praṇipatya*enaṃ* |grāhayām āsa pāyasam ||12.111|

kṛtvā tad+upabhogena |prāpta+janma+phalāṃ* sa* tām |

bodhi+prāptau sam+artho* *abhūt |saṃtarpita+ṣaḍ+indriyaḥ ||12.112|

paryāpta+āpyāna+(mūrtiś* Cmūrtaś* )ca |(sa+arthaṃ* sva+Csa+ardhaṃ* su+)yaśasā muniḥ |

kānti+(dhairye babhāra*ekaḥ |śaśa+aṅka+arṇavayor* dvayoḥ Cdhairya+eka+bhāra+ekaḥ |śaśa+aṅka+arṇavaval* babhau )||12.113|

āvṛtta* iti vijñāya |taṃ* jahuḥ (pañca bhikṣavaḥ Cpañca+bhikṣavaḥ )|

manīṣiṇam iva*ātmānaṃ* |nirmuktaṃ* (pañca dhātavaḥ Cpañca+dhātavaḥ )||12.114|

vyavasāya+dvitīyo* *atha |śādvalās* tīrṇa+bhū+talam |

so* *aśvattha+mūlaṃ* prayayau |bodhāya kṛta+niścayaḥ ||12.115|

tatas* tadānīṃ* gaja+rāja+vikramaḥ |

pada+svanena*an+upamena bodhitaḥ |

mahā+muner* āgata+bodhi+niścayo* |

jagāda kālo* bhuja+ga+uttamaḥ stutim ||12.116|

yathā mune tvac+caraṇa+avapīḍitā |

muhur* muhur* niṣṭanati*iva medinī |

yathā ca te rājati sūryavat prabhā |

dhruvaṃ* tvam iṣṭaṃ* phalam adya bhokṣyase ||12.117|

yathā bhramantyo* divi (cāṣa+Cvāya+)paṅktayaḥ |

pra+dakṣiṇaṃ* tvāṃ* kamala+akṣa kurvate |

yathā ca saumyā* divi vānti vāyavas* |

tvam adya buddho* niyataṃ* bhaviṣyasi ||12.118|

tato* bhujaṃ+ga+pravareṇa saṃstutas* |

tṛṇāny* upādāya śucīni lāvakāt |

kṛta+pratijño* niṣasāda bodhaye |

mahā+taror* mūlam upāśritaḥ śuceḥ ||12.119|

tataḥ sa* pary+aṅkam a+kampyam uttamaṃ* |

babandha supta+ura+ga+bhoga+piṇḍitam |

bhinadmi tāvad* bhuvi na*etad* āsanaṃ* |

na yāmi yāvat kṛta+kṛtyatām iti ||12.120|

tato* yayur* mudam a+tulāṃ* diva+okaso* |

(vavāśire Cvavāsire )na mṛga+(gaṇāḥ Cgaṇā* 10 Wrong sandhi in ed. EJH.)na pakṣiṇaḥ |

na sasvanur* vana+taravo* *anila+āhatāḥ |

kṛta+āsane bhagavati (niścita+ātmani Cniś+cala+ātmani )||12.121|

[[iti (Cśrī+C)buddha+carite mahā+kāvye (C*aśva+ghoṣa+kṛte C)*arāḍa+darśano* nāma dvā+daśaḥ sargaḥ |12|]]

trayo+daśaḥ sargaḥ |13|

tasmin vimokṣāya kṛta+pratijñe |

rāja+ṛṣi+vaṃśa+prabhave mahā+ṛṣau |

tatra*upaviṣṭe prajaharṣa lokas* |

tatrāsa sad+dharma+ripus* tu māraḥ ||13.1|

yaṃ* kāma+devaṃ* pravadanti loke |

citra+āyudhaṃ* puṣpa+śaraṃ* tathā*eva |

kāma+pracāra+adhi+patiṃ* tam eva |

mokṣa+dviṣaṃ* māram udāharanti ||13.2|

tasya+ātma+jā* vibhrama+harṣa+darpās* |

tisro* (*a+rati+Crati+)prīti+tṛṣaś* ca kanyāḥ |

papracchur* enaṃ* manaso* vikāraṃ* |

sa* tāṃś* ca tāś* ca*eva vaco* (*abhyuvāca Cbabhāṣe )||13.3|

asau munir* niścaya+varma bibhrat |

sattva+āyudhaṃ* buddhi+śaraṃ* vikṛṣya |

jigīṣur* āste viṣayān madīyān |

tasmād* ayaṃ* me manaso* viṣādaḥ ||13.4|

yadi hy* asau mām abhibhūya yāti |

lokāya ca*ākhyāty* apavarga+mārgam |

śūnyas* tato* *ayaṃ* viṣayo* mama*adya |

vṛttāc* cyutasya*iva videha+bhartuḥ ||13.5|

tad* yāvad* eva*eṣa* na labdha+cakṣur* |

mad+go+care tiṣṭhati yāvad* eva |

yāsyāmi tāvad* vratam asya bhettuṃ* |

setuṃ* nadī+vega* (iva*ati+vṛddhaḥ Civa*abhivṛddhaḥ )||13.6|

tato* dhanuḥ puṣpamayaṃ* gṛhītvā |

(śarān jagan+moha+Cśarāṃs* tathā moha+)karāṃś* ca pañca |

so* *aśva+ttha+mūlaṃ* sa+suto* *abhyagacchad* |

a+svāsthya+kārī manasaḥ prajānām ||13.7|

atha praśāntaṃ* munim āsana+sthaṃ* |

pāraṃ* titīrṣuṃ* bhava+sāgarasya |

viṣajya savyaṃ* karam āyudha+agre |

(krīḍan Ckrīḍañ* )śareṇa*idam uvāca māraḥ ||13.8|

uttiṣṭha bhoḥ kṣatriya mṛtyu+bhīta |

(cara sva+dharmaṃ* Cvarasva dharmaṃ* )tyaja mokṣa+dharmam |

(bāṇaiś* Cvāṇaiś* )ca (yajñaiś* ca C[[xxx]] )vinīya (lokaṃ* Clokān )|

(lokāt padaṃ* Clokān parān )prāpnuhi vāsavasya ||13.9|

panthā hi niryātum ayaṃ* yaśasyo* |

yo* vāhitaḥ pūrvatamair* nara+indraiḥ |

jātasya rāja+ṛṣi+kule viśāle |

bhaikṣākam a+ślāghyam idaṃ* prapattum ||13.10|

atha*adya na*uttiṣṭhasi (niścita+ātman Cniścita+ātmā )|

bhava sthiro* mā vimucaḥ pratijñām |

mayā*udyato* hy* eṣa* śaraḥ sa* eva |

yaḥ (śūrpake Csūryake )mīna+ripau vimuktaḥ ||13.11|

(spṛṣṭaḥ Cpṛṣṭaḥ )sa* ca*anena kathaṃ+cid* aiḍaḥ |

somasya naptā*apy* abhavad* vi+cittaḥ |

sa* ca*abhavac* (*chaṃ+tanur* C*chāṃtanur* )a+sva+tantraḥ |

kṣīṇe yuge kiṃ* (bata Cvata )dur+balo* *anyaḥ ||13.12|

tat kṣipram uttiṣṭha labhasva saṃjñāṃ* |

(bāṇo* Cvāṇo* )hy* ayaṃ* tiṣṭhati lelihānaḥ |

priyā+vidheyeṣu rati+priyeṣu |

yaṃ* cakra+vākeṣv* (iva Capi )na*utsṛjāmi ||13.13|

ity* evam ukto* *api yadā nir+āstho* |

na*eva*āsanaṃ* śākya+munir* bibheda |

śaraṃ* tato* *asmai visasarja māraḥ |

kanyāś* ca kṛtvā purataḥ sutāṃś* ca ||13.14|

tasmiṃs* tu (bāṇe Cvāṇe )*api sa* vipramukte |

cakāra na*āsthāṃ* na dhṛteś* cacāla |

dṛṣṭvā tathā*enaṃ* viṣasāda māraś* |

cintā+parītaś* ca śanair* jagāda ||13.15|

śaila+indra+putrīṃ* prati yena viddho* |

devo* *api śaṃ+bhuś* calito* babhūva |

na cintayaty* eṣa* tam eva (bāṇaṃ* Cvāṇaṃ* )|

kiṃ* syād* a+citto* na śaraḥ sa* eṣaḥ ||13.16|

tasmād* ayaṃ* na*arhati puṣpa+(bāṇaṃ* Cvāṇaṃ* )|

na harṣaṇaṃ* na*api rater* niyogam |

arhaty* ayaṃ* bhūta+gaṇair* a+(saumyaiḥ Cśeṣaiḥ )|

saṃtrāsana+ātarjana+tāḍanāni ||13.17|

sasmāra māraś* ca tataḥ sva+sainyaṃ* |

(vighnaṃ* śame Cvidhvaṃsanaṃ* )śākya+muneś* cikīrṣan |

nānā+āśrayāś* ca*anucarāḥ parīyuḥ |

(śala+Cśara+)druma+prāsa+gadā+asi+hastāḥ ||13.18|

varāha+mīna+aśva+khara+uṣṭra+vaktrā* |

vyāghra+ṛkṣa+siṃha+dvi+rada+ānanāś* ca |

eka+īkṣaṇā* na+eka+mukhās* tri+śīrṣā* |

lamba+udarāś* ca*eva pṛṣa+udarāś* ca ||13.19|

(a+jānu+sakthā* Cajāsu saktā* )ghaṭa+jānavaś* ca |

daṃṣṭra+āyudhāś* ca*eva nakha+āyudhāś* ca |

(karaṅka+vaktrā* Ckabandhu+hastā* )bahu+mūrtayaś* ca |

bhagna+ardha+vaktrāś* ca mahā+mukhāś* ca ||13.20|

(bhasma+aruṇā* Ctāmra+aruṇā* )lohita+(bindu+Cvindu+)citrāḥ |

khaṭvā+aṅga+hastā* hari+dhūmra+keśāḥ |

lamba+srajo* vāraṇa+lamba+karṇāś* |

carma+ambarāś* ca*eva nir+ambarāś* ca ||13.21|

śveta+ardha+vaktrā* harita+ardha+kāyās* |

tāmrāś* ca dhūmrā* harayo* *asitāś* ca |

(vyāla+uttara+āsaṅga+Cvyāḍa+uttara+āsaṅga+)bhujās* tathā*eva |

praghuṣṭa+ghaṇṭa+ākula+mekhalāś* ca ||13.22|

tāla+pramāṇāś* ca gṛhīta+śūlā* |

daṃṣṭra+ākarālāś* ca śiśu+pramāṇāḥ |

urabhra+vaktrāś* ca vihaṃ+(gama+ākṣā* Cgamāś* ca )|

mārjāra+vaktrāś* ca manuṣya+kāyāḥ ||13.23|

prakīrṇa+keśāḥ śikhino* *ardha+muṇḍā* |

(rakta+ambarā* Crajjv+ambarā* )vyākula+veṣṭanāś* ca |

prahṛṣṭa+vaktrā* bhṛ+kuṭī+mukhāś* ca |

tejo+harāś* ca*eva mano+harāś* ca ||13.24|

ke+cid* vrajanto* bhṛśam āvavalgur* |

anyo+anyam āpupluvire tathā*anye |

cikrīḍur* ākāśa+gatāś* ca ke+cit |

ke+cic* ca cerus* taru+mastakeṣu ||13.25|

nanarta kaś+cid* bhramayaṃs* tri+śūlaṃ* |

kaś+(cid* vipusphūrja Ccid* *dha pusphūrja )gadāṃ* vikarṣan |

harṣeṇa kaś+cid* vṛṣavan* (nanarda Cnanarta )|

kaś+cit prajajvāla tanū+ruhebhyaḥ ||13.26|

evaṃ+vidhā* bhūta+gaṇāḥ sam+antāt |

tad* bodhi+mūlaṃ* parivārya tasthuḥ |

jighṛkṣavaś* ca*eva jighāṃsavaś* ca |

bhartur* niyogaṃ* paripālayantaḥ ||13.27|

taṃ* prekṣya mārasya ca pūrva+rātre |

śākya+ṛṣabhasya*eva ca yuddha+kālam |

na dyauś* cakāśe pṛthivī cakampe |

prajajvaluś* ca*eva diśaḥ sa+śabdāḥ ||13.28|

(viṣvag* Cviśvag* )vavau vāyur* udīrṇa+vegas* |

tārā* na rejur* na babhau śaśa+aṅkaḥ |

tamaś* ca bhūyo* (vitatāna rātriḥ Cvitatāra rātreḥ )|

sarve ca saṃcukṣubhire samudrāḥ ||13.29|

mahī+bhṛto* dharma+parāś* ca nāgā* |

mahā+muner* vighnam a+mṛṣyamāṇāḥ |

māraṃ* prati krodha+vivṛtta+netrā* |

niḥśaśvasuś* ca*eva jajṛmbhire ca ||13.30|

śuddha+adhivāsā* vibudha+ṛṣayas* tu |

sad+dharma+siddhy+artham (abhipravṛttāḥ Civa pravṛttāḥ )|

māre *anukampāṃ* manasā pracakrur* |

vi+rāga+bhāvāt tu na roṣam īyuḥ ||13.31|

tad* bodhi+mūlaṃ* samavekṣya kīrṇaṃ* |

hiṃsā+ātmanā māra+balena tena |

dharma+ātmabhir* loka+vimokṣa+kāmair* |

babhūva hāhā+kṛtam (antarīkṣe Cantarīkṣam )||13.32|

(upaplavaṃ* Cupaplutaṃ* )dharma+(vidhes* Cvidas* )tu tasya |

dṛṣṭvā sthitaṃ* māra+balaṃ* mahā+ṛṣiḥ |

na cukṣubhe na*api yayau vikāraṃ* |

madhye gavāṃ* siṃha* iva*upaviṣṭaḥ ||13.33|

māras* tato* bhūta+camūm udīrṇām |

ājñāpayām āsa bhayāya tasya |

svaiḥ svaiḥ prabhāvair* atha sā*asya senā |

tad+dhairya+bhedāya matiṃ* cakāra ||13.34|

ke+cic* calan na+eka+vilambi+jihvās* |

(tīkṣṇa+agra+Ctīkṣṇa+ugra+)daṃṣṭrā* hari+maṇḍala+akṣāḥ |

vidārita+āsyāḥ sthira+śaṅku+karṇāḥ |

saṃtrāsayantaḥ kila nāma tasthuḥ ||13.35|

tebhyaḥ sthitebhyaḥ sa* tathā+vidhebhyaḥ |

rūpeṇa bhāvena ca dāruṇebhyaḥ |

na vivyathe na*udvivije mahā+ṛṣiḥ |

(krīḍat+su+Ckrīḍan su+)bālebhya* iva*uddhatebhyaḥ ||13.36|

kaś+cit tato* (roṣa+Craudra+)vivṛtta+dṛṣṭis* |

tasmai gadām udyamayāṃ* cakāra |

tastambha bāhuḥ sa+gadas* tato* *asya |

puraṃ+darasya*iva purā sa+vajraḥ ||13.37|

ke+cit samudyamya śilās* tarūṃś* ca |

viṣehire na*eva munau vimoktum |

petuḥ sa+vṛkṣāḥ sa+śilās* tathā*eva |

vajra+avabhagnā* iva vindhya+pādāḥ ||13.38|

kaiś+cit samutpatya nabho* vimuktāḥ |

śilāś* ca vṛkṣāś* ca paraśvadhāś* ca |

tasthur* nabhasy* eva na ca*avapetuḥ |

saṃdhyā+abhra+pādā* iva na+eka+varṇāḥ ||13.39|

cikṣepa tasya*upari dīptam anyaḥ |

kaḍaṅgaraṃ* parvata+śṛṅga+mātram |

yan* mukta+mātraṃ* gagana+stham eva |

tasya*anubhāvāc* *chatadhā (paphāla Cbabhūva )||13.40|

kaś+cij* jalann* arka* iva*uditaḥ khād* |

aṅgāra+varṣaṃ* mahad* utsasarja |

cūṛnāni cāmīkara+kandarāṇāṃ* |

kalpa+atyaye merur* iva pradīptaḥ ||13.41|

tad* bodhi+mūle pravikīryamāṇam |

aṅgāra+varṣaṃ* tu sa+visphuliṅgam |

maitrī+vihārād* ṛṣi+sattamasya |

babhūva rakta+utpala+(pattra+Cpatra+)varṣaḥ ||13.42|

śarīra+citta+vyasana+ātapais* tair* |

evaṃ+vidhais* taiś* ca nipātyamānaiḥ |

na*eva*āsanāc* *chaākya+muniś* cacāla |

(sva+niścayaṃ* Csvaṃ* niścayaṃ* )bandhum iva*upaguhya ||13.43|

atha*a+pare (nirjigilur* Cnirjagalur* )mukhebhyaḥ |

sarpān vijīrṇebhya* iva drumebhyaḥ |

te mantra+baddhā* iva tat+samīpe |

na śaśvasur* (na*utsasṛpur* Cnal*utsasṛjur* )na celuḥ ||13.44|

bhūtvā*a+pare vāri+dharā* (bṛhantaḥ Cvṛhantaḥ )|

sa+vidyutaḥ sa+aśani+caṇḍa+ghoṣāḥ |

tasmin drume tatyajur* aśma+varṣaṃ* |

tat puṣ.pa+varṣaṃ* ruciraṃ* babhūva ||13.45|

cāpe *atha (bāṇo* Cvāṇo* )nihito* *a+pareṇa |

jajvāla tatra*eva na niṣpapāta |

an+īśvarasya*ātmani (dhūyamāno* Cdhūryamāṇo* )|

dur+marṣaṇasya*iva narasya manyuḥ ||13.46|

pañca*iṣavo* *anyena tu vipramuktās* |

tasthur* (nabhasy* Cnayaty* )eva munau na petuḥ |

saṃsāra+bhīror* viṣaya+pravṛttau |

pañca*indriyāṇi*iva parīkṣakasya ||13.47|

jighāṃsayā*anyaḥ prasasāra ruṣṭo* |

gadāṃ* gṛhītvā*abhi+mukho* mahā+ṛṣeḥ |

so* *a+prāpta+(kāmo* Ckālo* )vi+vaśaḥ papāta |

doṣeṣv* iva*an+artha+kareṣu lokaḥ ||13.48|

strī megha+kālī tu kapāla+hastā |

kartuṃ* mahā+ṛṣeḥ kila (citta+moham Cmoha+cittam )|

babhrāma tatra*a+niyataṃ* na tasthau |

cala+ātmano* buddhir* iva*āgameṣu ||13.49|

kaś+cit pradīptaṃ* praṇidhāya cakṣur* |

netra+agninā*āśī+viṣavad* didhakṣuḥ |

tatra*eva (na*āsīnam Cna*asīt taṃ* )ṛṣiṃ* dadarśa |

kāma+ātmakaḥ śreya* iva*upadiṣṭam ||13.50|

gurvīṃ* śilām udyamayaṃs* tathā*anyaḥ |

śaśrāma moghaṃ* vihata+prayatnaḥ |

niḥ+śreyasaṃ* jñāna+samādhi+gamyaṃ* |

kāya+klamair* dharmam iva*āptu+kāmaḥ ||13.51|

tarakṣu+siṃha+ākṛtayas* tathā*anye |

praṇedur* uccair* mahataḥ praṇādān |

sattvāni yaiḥ saṃcukucuḥ sam+antād* |

vajra+āhatā* dyauḥ phalati*iti matvā ||13.52|

mṛgā* gajāś* (ca*ārta+Cca*ārtta+)ravān sṛjanto* |

vidudruvuś* ca*eva nililyire ca |

rātrau ca tasyām ahani*iva digbhyaḥ |

kha+gā* ruvantaḥ paripetur* (ārtāḥ Cārttāḥ )||13.53|

teṣāṃ* praṇādais* tu tathā+vidhais* taiḥ |

sarveṣu bhūteṣv* api kampiteṣu |

munir* na tatrāsa na saṃcukoca |

ravair* garutmān iva vāyasānām ||13.54|

bhaya+āvahebhyaḥ pariṣad+gaṇebhyo* |

yathā yathā na*eva munir* bibhāya |

tathā tathā dharma+bhṛtāṃ* sa+patnaḥ |

śokāc* ca roṣāc* ca (sasāda Csasāra )māraḥ ||13.55|

bhūtaṃ* tataḥ kiṃ+cid* a+dṛśya+rūpaṃ* |

viśiṣṭa+(bhūtaṃ* Crūpaṃ* )gagana+stham eva |

dṛṣṭvā*ṛṣaye drugdham a+vaira+ruṣṭaṃ* |

māraṃ* babhāṣe mahatā svareṇa ||13.56|

moghaṃ* śramaṃ* na*arhasi māra kartuṃ* |

hiṃsrā+ātmatām utsṛja gaccha śarma |

na*eṣa* tvayā kampayituṃ* hi śakyo* |

mahā+girir* merur* iva*anilena ||13.57|

apy* uṣṇa+bhāvaṃ* jvalanaḥ prajahyād* |

āpo* dravatvaṃ* pṛthivī sthiratvam |

an+eka+kalpa+ācita+puṇya+karmā |

na tv* eva jahyād* vyavasāyam eṣaḥ ||13.58|

yo* niścayo* hy* asya parākramaś* ca |

tejaś* ca yad* yā ca dayā prajāsu |

a+prāpya na*utthāsyati tattvam eṣa* |

tamāṃsy* a+hatvā*iva sahasra+raśmiḥ ||13.59|

kāṣṭhaṃ* hi mathnan labhate huta+āśaṃ* |

bhūmiṃ* khanan vindati ca*api toyam |

nirbandhinaḥ kiṃ+(cana na*asty* a+sādhyaṃ* Cca na na*asya sādhyaṃ* )|

nyāyena yuktaṃ* ca kṛtaṃ* ca sarvam ||13.60|

tal* lokam (ārtaṃ* Cārttaṃ* )karuṇāyamāno* |

rogeṣu rāga+ādiṣu vartamānam |

mahā+(bhiṣaṅ* Cbhiṣag* )na*arhati vighnam eṣa* |

jñāna+auṣadha+arthaṃ* parikhidyamānaḥ ||13.61|

hṛte ca loke bahubhiḥ ku+mārgaiḥ |

san+mārgam anvicchati yaḥ śrameṇa |

sa* daiśikaḥ kṣobhayituṃ* na yuktaṃ* |

su+deśikaḥ sārthae* iva pranaṣṭe ||13.62|

sattveṣu naṣṭeṣu mahā+andha+(kāre Ckārair* )|

jñāna+pradīpaḥ kriyamāṇa* eṣaḥ |

āryasya nirvāpayituṃ* na sādhu |

prajvālyamānas* tamasi*iva dīpaḥ ||13.63|

dṛṣṭvā ca saṃsāramaye mahā+oghe |

magnaṃ* jagat pāram a+vindamānam |

yaś* ca*idam uttārayituṃ* pravṛttaḥ |

(kaś* cintayet Ckaś+cin* nayet )tasya tu pāpam āryaḥ ||13.64|

kṣamā+śipho* dhairya+vigāḍha+mūlaś* |

cāritra+puṣpaḥ smṛti+buddhi+śākhaḥ |

jñāna+drumo* dharma+phala+pradātā |

na*utpāṭanaṃ* hy* arhati vardhamānaḥ ||13.65|

baddhāṃ* dṛḍhaiś* cetasi moha+pāśair* |

yasya prajāṃ* mokṣayituṃ* manīṣā |

tasmin jighāṃsā tava na*upapannā |

śrānte jagad+bandhana+mokṣa+hetoḥ ||13.66|

bodhāya karmāṇi hi yāny* anena |

kṛtāni teṣāṃ* niyato* *adya kālaḥ |

sthāne tathā*asminn* upaviṣṭa* eṣa* |

yathā*eva pūrve munayas* tathā*eva ||13.67|

eṣā hi nābhir* vasu+dhā+talasya |

kṛtsnena yuktā parameṇa dhāmnā |

bhūmer* ato* *anyo* *asti hi na pradeśo* |

(vegaṃ* Cveśaṃ* )samādher* (viṣaheta yo* *asya Cviṣayo* hitasya )||13.68|

tan* mā kṛthāḥ śokam upehi śāntiṃ* |

mā bhūn* mahimnā tava māra mānaḥ |

viśrambhituṃ* na kṣamam a+dhruvā śrīś* |

cale pade (vismayam Ckiṃ* padam )abhyupaiṣi ||13.69|

tataḥ sa* saṃśrutya ca tasya tad* vaco* |

mahā+muneḥ prekṣya ca niṣ+prakampatām |

jagāma māro* vi+(mano* Cmanā* )hata+udyamaḥ |

śarair* jagac+cetasi yair* (vihanyate Cvihanyase )||13.70|

gata+praharṣā vi+phalī+kṛta+śramā |

praviddha+pāṣāṇa+kaḍaṅgara+drumā |

diśaḥ pradudrāva tato* *asya sā camūr* |

hata+āśrayā*iva dviṣatā dviṣac+camūḥ ||13.71|

dravati sa+(paripakṣe Cpara+pakṣe )nirjite puṣpa+ketau |

jayati jita+tamaske nīrajaske mahā+ṛṣau |

yuvatir* iva sa+hāsā dyauś* cakāśe sa+candrā |

su+rabhi ca jala+garbhaṃ* puṣpa+varṣaṃ* papāta ||13.72|

X(Ctathā*api pāpīyasi nirjite gate |

Xdiśaḥ praseduḥ prababhau niśā+karaḥ |

Xdivo* nipetur* bhuvi puṣpa+vṛṣṭayo* |

Xrarāja yoṣā*iva vi+kalmaṣā niśā | C)

[[iti (Cśrī+C)buddha+carite mahā+kāvye *aśva+ghoṣa+kṛte māra+vijayo* nāma trayo+daśaḥ sargaḥ |13|]]

caturdaśaḥ sargaḥ |14|

tato* māra+balaṃ* jitvā |dhairyeṇa ca śamena ca |

parama+arthaṃ* vijijñāsuḥ |sa* dadhyau dhyāna+kovidaḥ ||14.1|

sarveṣu dhyāna+vidhiṣu |prāpya ca*aiśvaryam uttamam |

sasmāra prathame yāme |pūrva+janma+paraṃparām ||14.2|

amutra*aham ayaṃ* nāma |cyutas* tasmād* iha*āgataḥ |

iti janma+sahasrāṇi |sasmāra*anubhavann* iva ||14.3|

smṛtvā janma ca mṛtyuṃ* ca |tāsu tāsu*upapattiṣu |

tataḥ sattveṣu kāruṇyaṃ* |cakāra karuṇa+ātmakaḥ ||14.4|

kṛtvā*iha sva+jana+utsargaṃ* |punar* anyatra ca kriyāḥ |

a+trāṇaḥ khalu loko* *ayaṃ* |paribhramati cakravat ||14.5|

ity* evaṃ* smaratas* tasya |babhūva niyata+ātmanaḥ |

kadalī+garbha+niḥ+sāraḥ |saṃsāra* iti niścayaḥ ||14.6|

dvitīye tv* āgate yāme |so* *a+dvitīya+parākramaḥ |

divyaṃ* (lebhe Ccakṣuḥ )paraṃ* (cakṣuḥ Clebhe )|sarva+cakṣuṣmatāṃ* varaḥ ||14.7|

tatas* tena sa* divyena |pariśuddhena cakṣuṣā |

dadarśa nikhilaṃ* lokam |ādarśae* iva nir+male ||14.8|

sattvānāṃ* paśyatas* tasya |nikṛṣṭa+utkṛṣṭa+karmaṇām |

pracyutiṃ* ca*upapattiṃ* ca |vavṛdhe karuṇa+ātmatā ||14.9|

ime duṣ+kṛta+karmāṇaḥ |prāṇino* yānti dur+gatim |

ime *anye śubha+karmāṇaḥ |pratiṣṭhante tri+piṣṭape ||14.10|

upapannāḥ pratibhaye |narake bhṛśa+dāruṇe |

amī duḥkhair* bahu+vidhaiḥ |pīḍyante kṛpaṇaṃ* (bata Cvata )||14.11|

pāyyante kvathitaṃ* ke+cid* |agni+varṇam ayo+rasam |

āropyante ruvanto* *anye |niṣṭapta+stambham āyasam ||14.12|

pacyante piṣṭavat ke+cid* |ayas+kumbhīṣv* avāṅ+mukhāḥ |

dahyante karuṇaṃ* ke+cid* |dīpteṣv* aṅgāra+rāśiṣu ||14.13|

ke+cit tīkṣṇair* ayo+daṃṣṭrair* |bhakṣyante dāruṇaiḥ śvabhiḥ |

ke+cid* dhṛṣṭair* ayas+tuṇḍair* |vāyasair* āyasair* iva ||14.14|

ke+cid* dāha+pariśrāntāḥ |śīta+cchāyā+abhikāṅkṣiṇaḥ |

asi+(pattra+vanaṃ* Cpatraṃ* vanaṃ* )nīlaṃ* |baddhā* iva viśanty* amī ||14.15|

pāṭyante dāruvat ke+cit |kuṭhārair* (baddha+Cbahu+)bāhavaḥ |

duḥkhe *api na (vipacyante Cvipadyante )|karmabhir* dhārita+asavaḥ ||14.16|

sukhaṃ* syād* iti yat karma |kṛtaṃ* duḥkha+nivṛttaye |

phalaṃ* tasya*idam a+vaśair* |duḥkham eva*upabhujyate ||14.17|

sukha+artham a+śubhaṃ* kṛtvā |yae* ete bhṛśa+duḥkhitāḥ |

āsvādaḥ sa* kim eteṣāṃ* |karoti sukham aṇv* api ||14.18|

hasadbhir* yat kṛtaṃ* karma |kaluṣaṃ* kaluṣa+ātmabhiḥ |

etat pariṇate kāle |krośadbhir* anubhūyate ||14.19|

yady* (evaṃ* Ceva )pāpa+karmāṇaḥ |paśyeyuḥ karmaṇāṃ* phalam |

vameyur* (uṣṇaṃ* rudhiraṃ* Cuṣṇa+rudhiraṃ* )|marmasv* abhihatā* iva ||14.20|

X(Cśārīrebhyo* *api duḥkhebhyo* |nārakebhyo* manasvinaḥ |

Xan+āryaiḥ saha saṃvāso* |mama kṛcchramatamo* mataḥ 11 Printed as spurious verse in a footnote in ed. EHJ. | C)

ime *anye karmabhiś* citraiś* |citta+vispanda+saṃbhavaiḥ |

tiryag+yonau vicitrāyām |upapannās* tapasvinaḥ ||14.21|

māṃsa+tvag+bāla+danta+arthaṃ* |vairād* api madād* api |

hanyante (kṛpaṇaṃ* Ckṛpaṇā* )yatra |bandhūnāṃ* paśyatām api ||14.22|

a+śaknuvanto* *apy* a+vaśāḥ |kṣut+tarṣa+śrama+pīḍitāḥ |

go+aśva+bhūtāś* ca vāhyante |pratoda+kṣata+mūrtayaḥ ||14.23|

vāhyante gaja+bhūtāś* ca |balīyāṃso* *api dur+balaiḥ |

aṅkuśa+kliṣṭa+mūrdhānas* |tāḍitāḥ pāda+pārṣṇibhiḥ ||14.24|

satsv* apy* anyeṣu duḥkheṣu |duḥkhaṃ* yatra viśeṣataḥ |

paras+para+virodhāc* ca |parādhīnatayā*eva ca ||14.25|

kha+sthāḥ kha+sthair* hi bādhyante |jala+sthā* jala+cāribhiḥ |

sthala+sthāḥ sthala+saṃsthaiś* (ca |prāpya ca*eva*itara+itaraiḥ Ctu |prāpyante ca*itara+itaraiḥ )||14.26|

upapannās* tathā ca*ime |mātsarya+ākrānta+cetasaḥ |

pitṛ+loke nir+āloke |kṛpaṇaṃ* bhuñjate phalam ||14.27|

sūcī+chidra+upama+mukhāḥ |parvata+upama+kukṣayaḥ |

kṣut+tarṣa+janitair* duḥkhaiḥ |pīḍyante duḥkha+bhāginaḥ ||14.28|

āśayā (samatikrāntā* Csamabhikrāntā* )|dhāryamāṇāḥ sva+karmabhiḥ |

labhante na hy* amī bhoktuṃ* |praviddhāny* a+śucīny* api 12 This verse is placed after 14.30 in ed. C. ||14.29|

puruṣo* yadi jānīta |mātsaryasya*ī+dṛśaṃ* phalam |

sarvathā (śibivad* Cśivivad* )dadyāc* |*charīra+avayavān api ||14.30|

ime *anye (naraka+prakhye Cnarakaṃ* prāpya )|garbha+saṃjñe *a+śuci+hrade |

upapannā* manuṣyeṣu |duḥkham archanti jantavaḥ ||14.31|

[[xxxxxx]] 13 Ed. C continues with chapter 14 till 14.91, and chapters 15--17.

Notes

1 | Verse 1.9 corresponds to 1.25 in ed. Cowell. Return
2 | sic; wrong sandhi in EHJ Return
3 | Wrong sandhi in EHJ?? Return
4 | sic Return
5 | sic Return
6 | Pādas ab and cd are exchanged in C. Return
7 | Verses 11.29 and 11.30 are exchanged in ed. C. Return
8 | sic Return
9 | Ed. C reads 12.57 after 12.54. Return
10 | Wrong sandhi in ed. EJH. Return
11 | Printed as spurious verse in a footnote in ed. EHJ. Return
12 | This verse is placed after 14.30 in ed. C. Return
13 | Ed. C continues with chapter 14 till 14.91, and chapters 15--17. Return