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6. Renunciation of Temptation (Suyagada 13.)
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1. He [one] regards himself [oneself] as a hero as long as he does not see him whom he wants to defeat, like Sisupäla [did before he had seen] the fighter, the pious one," great warrior [Krsna]. 2. The heroes stride first in the front lines [but] when the fight flares up, [where] a mother does not recognize [her son]," he [such a one] will be wounded by him whom he wanted to conquer. 3. So, too, a student who is not [yet] affected [by difficulties], who has not [yet] become acquainted with the rounds for alms, regards himself as a hero as long as he does not know the rigours [of monastic life] (read: mannaí).
4. When [however,] in winter the penetrating cold' touches him then all these here, the indolent ones, become despondent, like warriors who have lost their empire. 5. Touched by the summer heat, dejected [and] thirsty," all these indolent ones will be despondent, like fish in little water (read: va).
6. The constant asking for voluntary donation is unpleasant, [but] the request is difficult (6) to refuse; "[these monks are] tormented by the effect of their deeds [and are] unhappy": so the people say, sometimes here, sometimes there. 7. Since they cannot bear these words [which are used] in a village or city, then these indolent ones there will become despondent, like cowards in a battle. 8. It also happens' that [people] have a hungry monk bitten by furious dogs; then the indolent ones will be despondent, like beings who come in touch with fire. 9.
See Appendix 4 for dadha-dhammanṇam, "pious ones". Schubring's brackets must be an error here (WB).
3 Another variant: "cold with wind".
4 Singulars in the original.
Cf. Brhatkalpabhäşya 4801-9 (WB).
6 Jacobi 1895, p. 262 has 'they will not work' and Bollée 1988, p. 89 has 'for whom work is a torment' (WB). (For the rest of the sentence see Appendix 4.)
app-ege does not fit in with suni, but only with dasanti, for which, however, the MSS and Sil. have ḍasa(t)i; damsenti is to be read, suni is fem. acc. pl, to which of course, again, lusae masc. acc. pl. does not fit in. (See Appendix 4 for "monk bitten by furious dogs".)
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