Patna Dharmapada

Patna Dharmapada - 94
[140 a-d ≈ Dhp 337a-d; for ef cf. 216cd]
−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
taṁ vo vademi bhadraṁ vo yāvaṁt-ittha samāgatā |
−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑− bhavipulā
tahnāṁ samūlāṁ khaṇatha uṣīrātthī va beruṇiṁ |
−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
tahnāya khatamūlāya nāsti śokā kato bhayaṁ ||
−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
taṁ vo vadāmi bhaddaṁ vo yāvantettha samāgatā,
−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑− bhavipulā
taṇhāya mūlaṁ khaṇatha usīrattho va bīraṇaṁ,
−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
mā vo naḷaṁ va soto va māro bhañji punappunaṁ.
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−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑−¦⏑−⏑−
taṇhāya jāyatī soko taṇhāya jāyatī bhayaṁ,
−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
taṇhāya vippamuttassa natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ.
[141 ≈ Iti 15.1]
−⏑⏑⏑¦−⏑⏑−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− bhavipulā
tahnabitiyo 163 puruṣo drīgham addhāna 164 saṁsari |
−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
etthabhāvaṁñathābhāvaṁ tattha tattha punappuno 165 ||
−−⏑⏑¦−⏑⏑−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− bhavipulā
taṇhādutiyo puriso dīgham addhāna’ saṁsaraṁ,
−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
itthabhāvaññathābhāvaṁ saṁsāraṁ nātivattati.
[142 ≈ Iti 15.2]
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etam ādīnavaṁ nyāttā tahnā dukkhassa saṁbhavaṁ |
−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
vītatahno anādāno sato bhikkhū parivraje ||
−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
evam ādīnavaṁ ñatvā taṇhaṁ dukkhassa saṁbhavaṁ,
−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
vītataṇho anādāno sato bhikkhu paribbaje.
163 The opening has light syllables in 2nd and 3rd positions. Although this is sometimes tolerated,
it may be better to read: tahnābitiyo.
164 Anusvāra has been lost here m.c. to give the normal cadence.
165 I can find no exact parallel to line d in the Pāḷi texts.