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1‘This place is no right halting-place for you, you ought to proceed to Mount Pizda (Pandava), there dwells a great Muni, whose name is A-lo-lam (Arada R4ma). 563 ‘He only has reached the end (of religious aims), the most excellent eye (of the law). Go therefore } Le. raising his nose to look up at the sun. II, 8. THE GENERAL GRIEF OF THE PALACE, 81 to the place where he dwells, and listen there to the true exposition of the law. 564 ‘This will make your heart rejoice, as you learn ’ to follow the precepts of his system. As for me, beholding the joy of your resolve, and fearing that I shall not obtain rest, 565 ‘I must once more let go (dismiss) those following me, and seek other disciples; straighten my head (nose) and gaze with my full eyes; anoint my lips and cleanse my teeth, 566 ‘Cover my shoulders and make bright my face, smooth my tongue and make it pliable. Thus, O excellently marked, sir! fully drinking (at the fountain of) the water you give (glorious water)!, 567 ‘I shall escape from the unfathomable depths. In the world nought is comparable to this, that which old men and Azshis have not known, that shall (I)? know and obtain.’ 568 Bodhisattva having listened to these words, left the company of the A’shis, whilst they all, turning round him to the right, returned to their place. 569 Varca 8 THe GENERAL GRIEF OF THE PALACE. Kandaka leading back the horse, opening the way for his heart’s sorrow, as he went on, lamented and wept: unable to disburthen his soul. 570 First of all with the royal prince, passing along the road for one night, but now dismissed and ordered 1 This line and the context, again, is obscure. Perhaps 24 IK is a mistake for H IK which latter expression may mean the ‘sweet dew’ (amrzta) of Bodhisattva’s doctrine. 3 Or, that (you know) and will obtain. (19) G 82 FO-SHO-HING-TSAN-KING. II, 8 to return. As the darkness of night closed on him, 571 Irresolute he wavered in mind. On the eighth day approaching the city, the noble horse pressed onwards, exhibiting all his qualities of speed; 572 But yet hesitating as he looked around and beheld not the form of the royal prince; his four members bent down with toil, his head and neck deprived of their glossy look, 573 Whinnying as he went on with grief, he refused night and day his grass and water, because he had lost his lord, the deliverer of men. Returning thus to Kapilavastu, 574 The whole country appeared withered and bare, as when one comes back to a deserted village; or as when the sun hidden behind Sumeru causes darkness to spread over the world. 575 The fountains of water sparkled no more, the flowers and fruits were withered and dead, the men and women in the streets seemed lost in grief and dismay. 576 Thus Kandaka with the white horse went on sadly and with slow advance, silent to those enquiring, wearily progressing as when accompanying a funeral; 577
2576 Thus Kandaka with the white horse went on sadly and with slow advance, silent to those enquiring, wearily progressing as when accompanying a funeral; 577 So they went on, whilst all the spectators seeing Kandaka, but not observing the royal Sakya prince, raised piteous cries of lamentation and wept; as when the charioteer returned without Rama. 578 Then one by the side of the road, with his body bent, called out to Kandaka: ‘The prince, beloved of the world, the defender of his people, 579 ‘The one you have taken away by stealth, where II, 8 THE GENERAL GRIEF OF THE PALACE, 83 dwells he now?’ Aandaka, then, with sorrowful heart, replied to the people and said: 580 ‘I with loving purpose followed after him whom I loved; ’tis not I who have deserted the prince, but by him have I been sent away; (by him) who now has given up his ordinary adornments, 581 ‘And with shaven head and religious garb, has entered the sorrow-giving grove. Then the men hearing that he had become an ascetic, were oppressed with thoughts of wondrous boding (unusual thoughts); 582 They sighed with heaviness and wept, and as their tears coursed down their cheeks, they spake thus one to the other: ‘What then shall we do (by way of expedient)?’ 583 Then they all exclaimed at once, ‘Let us haste after him in pursuit; for as when a man’s bodily functions fail, his frame dies and his spirit flees, 584 ‘So is the prince our life, and he our life gone, how shall we survive? This city, perfected with slopes and woods; those woods, that cover the slopes of the city, 585 ‘All deprived of grace, ye lie as Bharata when killed!’ Then the men and women within the town, vainly supposing the prince had come back, 586 In haste rushed out to the heads of the way, and seeing the horse returning alone, not knowing whether he (the prince) was safe or lost, began to weep and to raise every piteous sound; 587 (And said, ‘ Behold!) Kandaka advancing slowly with the horse, comes back with sighs and tears; surely he grieves because the prince is lost.’ And thus sorrow is added to sorrow! 588 Then like a captive warrior is drawn before the G2 84 FO-SHO-HING-TSAN-KING. II, 8. king his master, so did he enter the gates with tears, his eyes filled so that he said nought. 589 Then looking up to heaven he loudly groaned; and the white horse too whined piteously; then all the varied birds and beasts in the palace court, and all the horses within the stables, 590 Hearing the sad whinnying of the royal steed, replied in answer to him, thinking ‘now the prince has come back.’ But seeing him not, they ceased their cries! 591 And now the women of the after-palace, (hearing the cries of the horses, birds, and beasts,) their hair dishevelled, their faces wan and yellow, their forms sickly to look at, their mouths and lips parched, 592
3591 And now the women of the after-palace, (hearing the cries of the horses, birds, and beasts,) their hair dishevelled, their faces wan and yellow, their forms sickly to look at, their mouths and lips parched, 592 Their garments torn and unwashed, the soil and heat not cleansed from their bodies, their ornaments all thrown aside, disconsolate and sad, cheerless in face, 593 Raised their bodies, without any grace, even as the feeble (little) morning star (or stars of morning); their garments torn and knotted, soiled like the appearance of a robber, 594 Seeing Kandaka and the royal horse shedding tears instead of the hoped-for return, they all, assembled thus, uttered their cry, even as those who weep for one beloved just dead; 595 Confused and wildly they rushed about, as a herd of oxen that have lost their way. Mah4pragapati Gétamt, hearing that the prince had not returned, 596 Fell fainting on the ground, her limbs entirely deprived of strength, even as some mad tornado wind crushes the golden-colour’d plantain tree; 597 And again, hearing that her son had become a recluse, deeply sighing and with increased sadness IT, 8. THE GENERAL GRIEF OF THE PALACE. 85 she thought, ‘Alas! those glossy locks turning to the right, each hair produced from each orifice, 598 ‘Dark and pure, gracefully shining, sweeping the earth when loose!, or when so determined, bound together in a heavenly crown, and now shorn and lying in the grass! 599 ‘Those rounded shoulders and that lion step! Those eyes broad as the ox-king’s, that body shining bright as yellow gold; that square breast and Brahma voice; 600 ‘That you! possessing all these excellent qualities, should have entered on the sorrow-giving forest ; what fortune now remains for the world, losing thus _ the holy king of earth? 601 ‘That those delicate and pliant feet, pure as the lily and of the same colour, should now be torn by stones and thorns; O how can such feet tread on such ground! 602 ‘Born and nourished in the guarded palace, clad with garments of the finest texture, washed in richly-scented water, anointed with the choicest perfumes, 603 ‘And now exposed to chilling blasts and dews of night, O! where during the heat or the chilly morn can rest be found! Thou flower of all thy race! Confessed by all the most renowned! 604 ‘Thy virtuous qualities everywhere talked of and exalted, ever reverenced, without self-seeking! why hast thou unexpectedly brought thyself upon some morn to beg thy food for life! 605 ‘Thou who wert wont to repose upon a soft and ’ 1 This description of the prince’s hair seems to contradict the head arrangement of the figures of Buddha, unless the curls denote the shaven head of the recluse. 86 FO-SHO-HING-TSAN-KING. II, 8. kingly couch, and indulge in every pleasure during thy waking hours, how canst thou now endure the mountain and the forest wilds, on the bare grass to make thyself a resting-place!’ 606
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1‘This place is no right halting-place for you, you ought to proceed to Mount Pizda (Pandava), there dwells a great Muni, whose name is A-lo-lam (Arada R4ma). 563 ‘He only has reached the end (of religious aims), the most excellent eye (of the law). Go therefore } Le. raising his nose to look up at the sun. II, 8. THE GENERAL GRIEF OF THE PALACE, 81 to the place where he dwells, and listen there to the true exposition of the law. 564 ‘This will make your heart rejoice, as you learn ’ to follow the precepts of his system. As for me, beholding the joy of your resolve, and fearing that I shall not obtain rest, 565 ‘I must once more let go (dismiss) those following me, and seek other disciples; straighten my head (nose) and gaze with my full eyes; anoint my lips and cleanse my teeth, 566 ‘Cover my shoulders and make bright my face, smooth my tongue and make it pliable. Thus, O excellently marked, sir! fully drinking (at the fountain of) the water you give (glorious water)!, 567 ‘I shall escape from the unfathomable depths. In the world nought is comparable to this, that which old men and Azshis have not known, that shall (I)? know and obtain.’ 568 Bodhisattva having listened to these words, left the company of the A’shis, whilst they all, turning round him to the right, returned to their place. 569 Varca 8 THe GENERAL GRIEF OF THE PALACE. Kandaka leading back the horse, opening the way for his heart’s sorrow, as he went on, lamented and wept: unable to disburthen his soul. 570 First of all with the royal prince, passing along the road for one night, but now dismissed and ordered 1 This line and the context, again, is obscure. Perhaps 24 IK is a mistake for H IK which latter expression may mean the ‘sweet dew’ (amrzta) of Bodhisattva’s doctrine. 3 Or, that (you know) and will obtain. (19) G 82 FO-SHO-HING-TSAN-KING. II, 8 to return. As the darkness of night closed on him, 571 Irresolute he wavered in mind. On the eighth day approaching the city, the noble horse pressed onwards, exhibiting all his qualities of speed; 572 But yet hesitating as he looked around and beheld not the form of the royal prince; his four members bent down with toil, his head and neck deprived of their glossy look, 573 Whinnying as he went on with grief, he refused night and day his grass and water, because he had lost his lord, the deliverer of men. Returning thus to Kapilavastu, 574 The whole country appeared withered and bare, as when one comes back to a deserted village; or as when the sun hidden behind Sumeru causes darkness to spread over the world. 575 The fountains of water sparkled no more, the flowers and fruits were withered and dead, the men and women in the streets seemed lost in grief and dismay. 576 Thus Kandaka with the white horse went on sadly and with slow advance, silent to those enquiring, wearily progressing as when accompanying a funeral; 577
2576 Thus Kandaka with the white horse went on sadly and with slow advance, silent to those enquiring, wearily progressing as when accompanying a funeral; 577 So they went on, whilst all the spectators seeing Kandaka, but not observing the royal Sakya prince, raised piteous cries of lamentation and wept; as when the charioteer returned without Rama. 578 Then one by the side of the road, with his body bent, called out to Kandaka: ‘The prince, beloved of the world, the defender of his people, 579 ‘The one you have taken away by stealth, where II, 8 THE GENERAL GRIEF OF THE PALACE, 83 dwells he now?’ Aandaka, then, with sorrowful heart, replied to the people and said: 580 ‘I with loving purpose followed after him whom I loved; ’tis not I who have deserted the prince, but by him have I been sent away; (by him) who now has given up his ordinary adornments, 581 ‘And with shaven head and religious garb, has entered the sorrow-giving grove. Then the men hearing that he had become an ascetic, were oppressed with thoughts of wondrous boding (unusual thoughts); 582 They sighed with heaviness and wept, and as their tears coursed down their cheeks, they spake thus one to the other: ‘What then shall we do (by way of expedient)?’ 583 Then they all exclaimed at once, ‘Let us haste after him in pursuit; for as when a man’s bodily functions fail, his frame dies and his spirit flees, 584 ‘So is the prince our life, and he our life gone, how shall we survive? This city, perfected with slopes and woods; those woods, that cover the slopes of the city, 585 ‘All deprived of grace, ye lie as Bharata when killed!’ Then the men and women within the town, vainly supposing the prince had come back, 586 In haste rushed out to the heads of the way, and seeing the horse returning alone, not knowing whether he (the prince) was safe or lost, began to weep and to raise every piteous sound; 587 (And said, ‘ Behold!) Kandaka advancing slowly with the horse, comes back with sighs and tears; surely he grieves because the prince is lost.’ And thus sorrow is added to sorrow! 588 Then like a captive warrior is drawn before the G2 84 FO-SHO-HING-TSAN-KING. II, 8. king his master, so did he enter the gates with tears, his eyes filled so that he said nought. 589 Then looking up to heaven he loudly groaned; and the white horse too whined piteously; then all the varied birds and beasts in the palace court, and all the horses within the stables, 590 Hearing the sad whinnying of the royal steed, replied in answer to him, thinking ‘now the prince has come back.’ But seeing him not, they ceased their cries! 591 And now the women of the after-palace, (hearing the cries of the horses, birds, and beasts,) their hair dishevelled, their faces wan and yellow, their forms sickly to look at, their mouths and lips parched, 592
3591 And now the women of the after-palace, (hearing the cries of the horses, birds, and beasts,) their hair dishevelled, their faces wan and yellow, their forms sickly to look at, their mouths and lips parched, 592 Their garments torn and unwashed, the soil and heat not cleansed from their bodies, their ornaments all thrown aside, disconsolate and sad, cheerless in face, 593 Raised their bodies, without any grace, even as the feeble (little) morning star (or stars of morning); their garments torn and knotted, soiled like the appearance of a robber, 594 Seeing Kandaka and the royal horse shedding tears instead of the hoped-for return, they all, assembled thus, uttered their cry, even as those who weep for one beloved just dead; 595 Confused and wildly they rushed about, as a herd of oxen that have lost their way. Mah4pragapati Gétamt, hearing that the prince had not returned, 596 Fell fainting on the ground, her limbs entirely deprived of strength, even as some mad tornado wind crushes the golden-colour’d plantain tree; 597 And again, hearing that her son had become a recluse, deeply sighing and with increased sadness IT, 8. THE GENERAL GRIEF OF THE PALACE. 85 she thought, ‘Alas! those glossy locks turning to the right, each hair produced from each orifice, 598 ‘Dark and pure, gracefully shining, sweeping the earth when loose!, or when so determined, bound together in a heavenly crown, and now shorn and lying in the grass! 599 ‘Those rounded shoulders and that lion step! Those eyes broad as the ox-king’s, that body shining bright as yellow gold; that square breast and Brahma voice; 600 ‘That you! possessing all these excellent qualities, should have entered on the sorrow-giving forest ; what fortune now remains for the world, losing thus _ the holy king of earth? 601 ‘That those delicate and pliant feet, pure as the lily and of the same colour, should now be torn by stones and thorns; O how can such feet tread on such ground! 602 ‘Born and nourished in the guarded palace, clad with garments of the finest texture, washed in richly-scented water, anointed with the choicest perfumes, 603 ‘And now exposed to chilling blasts and dews of night, O! where during the heat or the chilly morn can rest be found! Thou flower of all thy race! Confessed by all the most renowned! 604 ‘Thy virtuous qualities everywhere talked of and exalted, ever reverenced, without self-seeking! why hast thou unexpectedly brought thyself upon some morn to beg thy food for life! 605 ‘Thou who wert wont to repose upon a soft and ’ 1 This description of the prince’s hair seems to contradict the head arrangement of the figures of Buddha, unless the curls denote the shaven head of the recluse. 86 FO-SHO-HING-TSAN-KING. II, 8. kingly couch, and indulge in every pleasure during thy waking hours, how canst thou now endure the mountain and the forest wilds, on the bare grass to make thyself a resting-place!’ 606
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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