Patna Dharmapada

Patna Dharmapada - 63
[52 ≈ Dhp 362]
−⏑−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−¦¦−−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑− Vaitālīya x 2
hastasaṁyyato 71 pādasaṁyyato vācāsaṁyyato 72 saṁvṛtendriyo ||
−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−¦¦−−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−− Vaitālīya / Opacchandasaka
ajjhattarato samāhito eko saṁtuṣito tam āhu bhikkhuṁ |
−⏑−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−¦¦−−⏑−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑− Vetālīya
hatthasaṁyatŏ pādasaṁyato vācāya saṁyatŏ saṁyatuttamo,
−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−¦¦−−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−− Vetālīya / Opacchandasaka
ajjhattarato samāhito eko santusito tam āhu bhikkhuṁ.
[53 ≈ Dhp 378]
−⏑−−¦−⏑−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑− ravipulā
śāntakāyo śāntacitto śāntavā susamāhito ||
−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
vāntalokāmiṣo bhikkhū upaśānto ti vuccati |
−⏑−−¦−⏑−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑− ravipulā
santakāyo santavāco santavā susamāhito
−⏑−−¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
vantalokāmiso bhikkhu upasanto ti vuccati.
[54 ≈ Dhp 363]
−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
yo mukhe 73 saṁyyato bhikkhū mantābhāṣī anuddhato ||
−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
atthaṁ dhammañ ca deśeti madhuraṁ tassa bhāṣitaṁ |
−⏑⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
yo mukhasaṁyato bhikkhu mantabhāṇī anuddhato,
−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
atthaṁ dhammañ ca dīpeti madhuraṁ tassa bhāsitaṁ.
71 We need to scan both the first syllable and the end syllable as light m.c. (hăstasaṁyyatŏ) to give
the normal opening.
72 We need to scan the end syllable as light m.c. (vācāsaṁyyatŏ) to give the normal opening, this
reading is then preferable metrically to the Pāḷi which is irregular.
73 This reading avoids having short syllables in 2nd and 3rd position, as found in the Pāḷi.