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SOME GUIDE LINES FOR HAPPY MEANINGFUL AND
SUCCESSFUL LIFE FOUND IN THE UTTARADYAYANA SUTRA
(Gleaned and Translated)
B. K. KHADABADI
(१) चत्तारि परमंगाणि दुल्लहाणीह जतुंणो।
माणुसत्तं सुई सद्धा संजमंमि वीरियं ॥ (३१)*
In this world, for living beings four important units are difficult to get : human life, canonical knowledge, faith and strength in selfrestraint. (२) जहा लाहो तहा लोहो लाहा लोहो पवढई।
दोमासकयं कज्जं कोडीए वि न निट्ठियं ।। (८।१७)
As one gets (more) profit, one's greed increases. Thus a work that can be done with two grams of gold, cannot be accomplished even by a crore of grams of gold. :, (३) जो सहस्सं सहस्साणं संगामे दुज्जए जिणे ।
एगं जिणेज्ज अप्पाणं एस से परमो जओ।। (९।३४)
One who wins victory over a million soldiers in an unconquerable battle, should win victory over his own self. That would be his true victory. (४) पंचिदियाणि कोहं माणं मायं तहेव लोहं च ।
दुज्जयं चेव अप्पाणं सव्वं अप्पे जिए जियं ।। (९।३६)
Five senses, anger, pride, deceit, greed and mind-these are difficult to win. (Hence) If one wins his own self, he would win all these. (५) जो सहस्सं सहस्साणं मासे मासे गवं दए। __ तस्सावि संजमो सेओ अदितस्स वि किंचण ॥ (९।४०)
Self-restraint is better than giving a gift of a million cows every month. Then one need not give anything as gift. (६) मासे मासे तु जो बालो कुसग्गेण तु भुंजए ।
न सो सुयक्खायधम्मस्स कलं अग्घइ सोलसि ॥ (९।४४) *The first number refers to the chapter and the second to the gäbā.
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