Abh-.t (nigamanakathaa)

Dear Ole,

You wrote:
<< If I can help you with the remaining verses, please let me know. If so,
perhaps you could send them to me ? >>

Yes, I think you could help with the remaining verses. I have copied and
pasted below the six concluding verses of the nigamanakathaa found at the
end of Abh-.t (Catura"ngabala). This is the CSCD/VRI  version and the only
one I have access to. We should probably start from the beginning. I think
it would be best for me to work on one verse at a time and to attempt a
translation, if possible, or failing that, to explain the problems I'm
having with the text. You (as well as other members) could then offer
solutions or translations. Is that okay with you? I believe the 6 verses can
be divided up into three parts: I) verses 1, 2; II) 3, 4, 5; III) 6. The
business about the doso (mistake) and gu.no (what does this mean?) seems to
be related to topics covered in the Subodhaala"nkaara (on rhetoric) which I
hardly know anything about. I also notice the word "subodha.m" at the end of
verse 5 and thought it might be related to this text as it's in the title.

I'll go ahead and resume the study of verse 1 and get back to you later.
Btw, I just received today in the mail my free PTS copy of K.R. Norman's A
Philological Approach to Buddhism.

Here are the verses:

nigamanakathaa

yadyatra doso.nupamaa.nasambhavo,
gu.niisu viidhimpi tathaa vigaahate.
yathaa jala.m bhojanampi jantuvaa,
catuppado vaapyacaro ka.na.nyapi..

asampavedidassanaaya bhaasite,
gu.no ca doso ca sadaa vivijjare.
tato budhaa me navadhaanataa bhava.m,
khamantu dosa.m gu.nata.m nayantu vaa..

yo siihasuuro sitaku~njarindo,
raajaadhiraajaa ahu tambadiipe.
dubbaaranaagaadijito narindo,
sukantabhiimaadigu.nopapanno..

tannaamadheyyo tadanubbaadajaato,
saddhaadiyutto catusetibhindo.
naagaadithaamo atiduppasayho,
u.laarapa~n~no dhitimaa yasassii..

tenaahamaccantamanuggahiito,
ana~n~nasaadhaara.nasa"ngahena.
sa"nkhepatokaasimima.m visuddhi-
sa.mva.n.nana.m sotuhita.m subodha.m..

raajaa paja.m rakkhatu sappaja.mva,
dhamma~nca lokaapi samaacarantu.
puurentu atthaa supakappitaa ca,
kaalena devopi pavassatuuti..

abhidhaanappadiipikaa.tiikaa ni.t.thitaa.

Best wishes,
Jim


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