Udānavarga

Aśvavarga

bhadro yathāśvaḥ kaśayābhispṛṣṭa
hy ātāpinaḥ saṃvijitāś careta |
śrāddhas tathā śīlaguṇair upetaḥ
samāhito dharmaviniścayajñaḥ |
jitendriyaḥ kṣāntibalair upeto
jahāti sarvaṃ sa bhavān aśeṣān || 1

bhadro yathāśvaḥ kaśayābhitāḍita
hy ātāpinaḥ saṃvijitāś careta |
śrāddhas tathā śīlaguṇair upeta
samāhito dharmaviniścayaa jñaḥ |
saṃpannavidyācaraṇa pratismrtas
tāyī sa sarvaṃ prajahāti duḥkham || 2

yasyendriyāṇi samatāṃ gatāni
aśvo yathā sārathinā sudāntaḥ |
prahīṇadoṣāya nirāsravāya
devāpi tasmai spṛhayanti nityam || 3

apramattaḥ pramatteṣu
supteṣu bahujāgaraḥ |
abalāśva iva bhadrāśva
hitvā yāti sumedhasam || 4

hrīniṣevī hi puruṣaḥ
prājño yaḥ susamāhitaḥ |
sarvapāpaṃ jahāty eṣa
bhadrāśvo hi kaśām iva || 5

nto vai samitiṃ yāti
dāntaṃ rājādhirohati |
dāntaḥ śreṣṭho manuṣyāṇā
yo ’tivākyaṃ titīkṣati || 6

yo hy aśvaṃ damayej jānyam
yac cehāśvataraṃ damayed
ājāneyaṃ ca saindhavam |
ājanyaṃ vāpi saindhavam |
kuñjaraṃ vā mahānāgam
kuñjaraṃ vā mahānāgam
ātmā dāntas tato varam || 71
ātmadāntas tato varam || 7

na hy asau tena yānena
na hi tena sa yānena
bhūmim adhigacchati |
tāṃ bhūmim abhisaṃbhavet |
ātmanā hi sudāntena
yām ātmanā sudāntena
kṣipraṃ śānti nigacchati || 8
dānto dāntena gacchati || 8

yac cehāśvataraṃ damayed
ājanyaṃ vāpi saindhavaṃ |
kuñjaraṃ vā mahānāgaṃ
ātmadāntas tato varam || 8A

na hi tena sa yānena
tāṃ bhūmim abhisaṃbhavet |
yām atmanā sudantena
bhave duḥkhasya pāragaḥ || 8B

yac cehāśvatara damayed
ājanyaṃ vāpi saindhavaṃ |
kuñjaraṃ vā mahāgam
ātmadāntas tato varam || 8C

na hy asau tena yānena
na hi tena sa yānena
bhūmim adhigacchati |
tāṃ bhūmim abhisaṃbhavet |
ātmanā hi sudāntena
yām ātmanā sudāntena
sarvāś tyajati durgatī || 9
sarvāṃ tyajati durgatiḥ || 9

yac cehāśvataraṃ damayed
ājanyaṃ vāpi saindhavaṃ |
kuñjaraṃ vā mahānāgam
ātmadāntas tato varam|| 9A

na hy asau tena yānena
na hi tena sa yānena
bhūmim adhigacchati |
taṃ bhūmim abhisaṃbhavet |
ātmanā hi suntena
yām ātmanā sudāntena
sarvaṃ chinatti bandhanam || 10
sarvaṃ chindati bandhanam || 10

yac cehāśvataraṃ damayed
ājanyaṃ vāpi saindhavam |
kuñjaraṃ vā mahānāgam
ātmadāntas tato varam || 10A

na hy asau tena yānena
na hi tena sa yānena
bhūmim adhigacchati |
tāṃ bhūmim abhisaṃbhavet |
ātmanā hi sudāntena
yām ātmanā sudāntena
sarvaduḥkhāt pramucyate || 11
sarvaduḥkhāt pramucyate || 11

yac cehāsvataraṃ daṃayed
ājanyaṃ vāpi saindhavam |
kuñjaraṃ vā mahānāgam
ātmadāntas tato varam || 11A

na hi tena sa yānena
tāṃ bhūmim abhisaṃbhavet |
m ātmanā sudāntena
sarvāṃ jahāti saṃpadam || 11B

yac cehāśvataraṃ damayed
ājanyaṃ vāpi saindhavam |
kuñjaraṃ vā mahānāgam
ātmadāntas tato varam || 11C

na hy asau tena yānena
na hi tena sa yānena
tāṃ bhūmim adhigacchati |
tāṃ bhūmim abhisaṃbhavet |
ātmanā hi sudāntena
yām ātmana sudāntena
nirvāṇasyaiva so ’ntike || 12
nirvāṇasyaiva so ’ntike || 12

āt­mānam eva damayed
bhadrāśvam iva sārathiḥ |
ātmanā hi sudāntena
smṛtimaṃ duḥkhapāragaḥ || 13

ātmaiva hy ātmano nāthaḥ
ātmā śaraṇam ātmanaḥ |
tasmāt samyamayātmānaṃ
bhadrāśvam iva sārathiḥ || 14

|| aśvavargaḥ || ||