Sambodhi 1980 Vol 09

Author(s): Dalsukh Malvania, H C Bhayani, Nagin J Shah
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

Page 71

A NOTE ON ĀYĀRANGA-SUTTA I. 2. 6. 3.*
Michihiko Yajima (A śloka line from Āyāramga sutta is reinterpreted in this paper with the help of its parallel verse seen in a Pāli canon.)
While reading the first Śrutaskandha of Ācāränga sūtra ( or Āyāramgasutta, critically ed. by W. Schubring ), we come across the following line :
nâraim sahae vire vīre no sahae raim (Āy. I. 2. 6. 3; p. 12 1. 11) The editor gives some variant readings in his foot note : sahai twice BGbß, dhire twice A, na BGb, rai ADG. The line has been translated by Jacobi as :
“The hero does not tolerate discontents.
The hero does not tolerate lust." (SBE XXII p.26 )' and also by Schubring as :
“Der Tapfere duldet [bei sich] nicht Unlust [am Mönchtum), der Tapfer duldet [bei sich) nicht Lust ( an weltlichen Dingen)"
(WM. p. 80) It is to be noticed that the verb sah with indeclinable na is used bere in the sense of 'not to tolerate" (Jacobi) or "nicht zu dulden" (Schurbing), in other words, in the sense of “not to suffer, not to undergo, not to allow, not to be resigned to."2 Though both Jacobi and Schubring have not given any remark on this line, the usage of the verb v sah in the above sense seems to be peculiar and somewhat unique as far as Jaina and Buddhist canonical texts are concerned.3
To show this clearly, we shall see below in brief how the verb is used in both the canonical texts. And, side by side we shall see what is said about arai (arati) and rai (rati), too.
Pali sah, first, is usually used in the sense of “to conquer, defeat overcome". As far as old canonical texts are concerned, it may be possible to say that Vedic sah ("to prevail, be victorious; to overcome, vanquish conquer, defeat (enemies), etc.” MW) has been still wel preserved in Pali. But there, unlike in the Vedic literature, the objects of conquering or defeating are usually such passions like tanhā, rāga, etc., not actaul enemics or foemen in the battle.
It is sometimes said that tanhà, lobha and other passions conquer men, where the verb takes those passions as its subjects. In Pali canons, we