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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..

Nov 15, 2008

Viṃśatikā Karikā Vṛtti

Today I've finished the input of Vasubandhu's Viṃśatikā Karikā Vṛtti. No proof read yet. This will come in the following days. Click on the link above to get to it.
gandharvanagareṇāsattvān nagarakriyā na kriyate na ca tad anyair na kriyate |

gandharvanagareṇa=(I. sg.)by gandharva city;
a-sat-tvāt=(Ab. sg.) because of inexistence;
nagarakriyā=(N. sg.) city function;
na=not;
kriyate=(3. sg. p.)is performed;
tad=(N. sg.)that;
anyair=(I. pl.)by others;

By the gandharva city, because of inexistence, the city function is not performed and not that by others not performed.