Nov 28, 2008

Vasubandhu - viṃśatika kārikā exercises


vijñaptimātramevedamasdadarthāvabhāsanāt|
yadvat taimirikasyāsatkeśoṇḍrakādidarśanaṁ||1||


vijñaptimātram=perception-only
eva
idam
=this
asad-artha-avabhāsanāt
=because of the apparition of inexistent object
yadvat=as
taimirikasya
=of the one with eye problems
asat-keśoṇḍraka-ādi-darśanaṁ
=the seeing of inexistent hair etc

This is "perception-only" because of the apparition of nonexistent objects,
as [in the case] of the one with eye problems the seeing of nonexistent hair etc.


na deśakālaniyamaḥ samtānāniyamo na ca |
na ca kṛtyakriyā yuktā vijñaptiryadi nārthataḥ ||2||


na = nu
deśakālaniyamaḥ = restriction of place and time
saṃtānāniyamo = non restriction of moment-series
ca = and
kṛtyakriyā = function accomplishment
yuktā = logic
vijñaptir = N. sg. the perception
nārthataḥ
= Ab. sg. because of the lack of object

No place and time restriction and no moment-series non restriction and no function accomplishment is logical if the perception is not because of [an] object.

deśādiniyamaḥ siddhaḥ svapnavat pretavatpunaḥ|
saṁtānāniyamaḥ sarvaiḥ pūyanadyādidarśane||3||

deśādiniyamaḥ = N. sg. the restriction of place etc.
siddhaḥ = demonstrated
svapnavat = like in a dream
pretavat = like pretas
punaḥ = again, once more
saṁtānāniyamaḥ = non restriction of moment-series
sarvaiḥ = by all
pūyanadyādidarśane = in the seeing of pus river etc.

The restriction of place etc. is demonstrated, like in a dream. Once more, non restriction in moment-series [is demonstrated] like pretas in the seeing of pus river by all [of them].

svapnopaghātavatkṛtyakriyā narakavatpunaḥ|
sarvaṁ narakapālādidarśane taiś ca bādhane||4||


svapna-upaghātavat = like dream pollution
kṛtyakriyā
= function accomplishment
narakavat
= like the hell
punaḥ
= once more
sarvaṁ
= all
naraka-pāla-ādi-darśane
= in the seeing of guardian of hell etc
taiś
= by that
ca
= and
bādhane
= in the torture

Like the dream pollution, the function accomplishment [is demonstrated]. Like the hell once more, all in torture by the seeing of hell-guardians etc..

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