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1(see § 90, down to) the intensity of our liberality and popularity highly increased. Therefore when this our boy will be born, we shall give him the fit name, attributive and conformable to his quality— Vardhamana".’ (91) , Now the Venerable Ascetic Mahavtra, out of compassion for his mother, did not move nor stir nor quiver, but remained quiet, stiff, and motionless. Then the following, &c. (see § 90, down to) idea occurred to the mind of the KshatriyA4at Trisala: ‘The fruit of my womb has been taken from me, it has died, it is fallen, it is lost. Formerly it moved, now it does not move.’ Thus with anxious thoughts and ideas, plunged in a sea of sorrow and misery, reposing her head on her hand, overcome by painful reflections, and casting her eyes on the ground she meditated. And in the palace of king Siddhartha the music of drums and stringed instruments, the clapping of hands, the dramatical performances, and the amusements of the people ceased, and mournful dejection reigned there. (92) Then the Venerable Ascetic Mahavira, knowing that such an internal, &c. (see § 90, down to) idea had occurred to the mind of his mother, he quivered a little. (93) \ 1 Le. ‘the increasing one’ not as we should expect, and Stevenson translated, the Increaser. 250 KALPA SOTRA. Feeling her child quivering, trembling, moving, and stirring, the Kshatriy4t Trisala—glad, pleased, and joyful, &c.—spoke thus: ‘ No, forsooth, the fruit of my womb has not been taken from me, it has not died, it is not fallen, it is not lost. Formerly it did not move, but now it does move.’ Thus she was glad, pleased, and joyful, &c. Then the Venerable Ascetic Mahavira, while in her womb, formed the following resolution: ‘It will not behove me, during the life of my parents, to tear out my hair, and leaving the house to enter the state of houselessness.’ (94) Bathing, making offerings tothe house-gods, performing auspicious rites and expiatory acts, and adorning herself with all ornaments, the Kshatriy4at Trisalakept off sickness, sorrow, fainting, fear, and fatigue by food and clothing, perfumes and garlands, which were not too cold nor too hot, not too bitter nor too pungent, not too astringent nor too sour nor too sweet, not too smooth nor too rough, not too wet nor too dry, but all just suiting the season. In the proper place and time she ate only such food which was good, sufficient, and healthy for the nourishment of her child. She took her walks in places which were empty and agreeable as well as delightful to the mind; her desires were laudable, fulfilled, honoured, not disregarded, but complied with and executed; she most comfortably dozed, reposed, remained, sat, and laid on unobjectionable and soft beds and seats, and thus most comfortably carried her unborn child. (95) In that period, in that age the Venerable Ascetic Mahavira '—after the lapse of nine months and
2(95) In that period, in that age the Venerable Ascetic Mahavira '—after the lapse of nine months and * The whole passage is in some disorder ; for the subject is she (Trisala) and the object is ‘boy,’ yet ‘the Venerable Ascetic Maha- LIVES OF THE GINAS. 251 seven and a half days, in the first month of summer, in the second fortnight, the dark (fortnight) of aitra, on its fourteenth day, [while all planets were . in their exaltations, the moon in her principal conjunction, and the sky in all its directions clear, bright, and pure ; while a favourable and agreeable low wind swept the earth; at the time when the fields were green and all people glad and amusing themselves]? in the middle of the night while the moon was in conjunction with the asterism Uttaraphalguni—(Trisala), perfectly healthy herself, gave birth to a perfectly healthy boy. (96)? End of the Fourth Lecture. In that night in which the Venerable Ascetic Mah4vira was born, there was a divine lustre originated by many descending and ascending gods and goddesses, and in the universe, resplendent with one light, the conflux of gods occasioned great confusion and noise. (97)? In that night in which the Venerable Ascetic Mahavira was born, many demons in Vaisramaza’s vira’ is also put in the nominative. It seems that the author or the copyists added the three words Samane Bhagavam Mahfvire because they usually followed the beginning : texam kdlenam tenam samaenam. The same disorder occurs in all corresponding passages which we shall meet with later on. 1 The passage in brackets seems to be a later addition ; for it is wanting in my oldest MS., and the commentator says that it was not seen in many books. The occurrence of the astrological term exaltation (udsa=tyopa) in this passage proves it to be inserted after 300 a.p. For about that time Greek astrology had been introduced in India, as I have shown in my dissertation: De Astrologiae Indicae ‘ Hora’ appellatae originibus, Bonn, 1872. 2 Cf. Akarfnga Sfitra II, 15, § 6. * Cf. Atdranga Stra II, 15, § 7. 252 KALPA SOTRA. service belonging to the animal world, rained down on the palace of king Siddhartha one great shower of silver, gold, diamonds, clothes, ornaments, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds, garlands, perfumes, sandal, powder, and riches. (98)? After the Bhavanapati, Vyantara, Gyotishka, and Vaimanika gods had celebrated the feast of the inauguration of the Tirthakara’s birthday, the Kshatriya Siddhartha called, at the break of the morning, together the town policemen and addressed them thus : (99)
3(98)? After the Bhavanapati, Vyantara, Gyotishka, and Vaimanika gods had celebrated the feast of the inauguration of the Tirthakara’s birthday, the Kshatriya Siddhartha called, at the break of the morning, together the town policemen and addressed them thus : (99) ‘O beloved of the gods, quickly set free all prisoners in the town of Kuzdapura, increase measures and weights, give order that the whole town of Kuzdapura with its suburbs be sprinkled with water, swept, and smeared (with cowdung, &c.) that in triangular places, in places where three or four roads meet, in courtyards, in squares, and in thoroughfares, the middle of the road and the path along the shops be sprinkled, cleaned, and swept ; that platforms be erected one above the other; that the town be decorated with variously coloured flags and banners, and adorned with painted pavilions ?; that the walls bear impressions in Gostrsha, fresh red sandal, and Dardara* of the hand with outstretched fingers; that luck-foreboding vases be put on the floor, and pots of the same kind be disposed round every door and arch; that big, round, and long garlands, wreaths, and festoons be hung low 1 Cf. Atardhga Stra II, 1g, § 8. ? According to the commentary this may also be translated: smeared (with cowdung) and whitewashed. ’ Dardara is sandal brought from Dardara. All who have travelled in India will have noticed on walls the impressions of the hand mentioned in the text. LIVES OF THE GINAS. 253 and high ; that the town be furnished with offerings, &c. (see § 32, down to) smelling box; that players, dancers, rope-dancers, wrestlers, boxers, jesters, story-tellers, ballad-singers, actors!, messengers?, pole-dancers, fruit-mongers, bag-pipers, lute-players, and many Télaéaras® be present. Erect and order to erect thousands of pillars and poles, and report on the execution of my orders.’ (100) When the family servants were thus spoken to by king Siddhartha, they—glad, pleased, and joyful, &c. (see § 58)—accepted the words of command, saying, ‘Yes, master!’ Then they set free all prisoners, &c. (see § 100, down to) pillars and poles. Having done this, they returned to king Siddhartha, and laying their hands on their heads, reported on the execution of his orders. (101) The king Siddhartha then went to the hall for gymnastic exercises, &c. (see §§ ‘60 and 61‘). (After having bathed) the king accompanied by his whole seraglio‘, and adorned with flowers, scented robes, garlands, and ornaments, held during ten days the festival in celebration of the birth of a heir to his kingdom; (it was held) under the continuous din and sound of trumpets, with great state and splendour, with a great train of soldiers, vehicles, and guests, under the sound, din, and noise of conches, 1 Lasaké bhanda. ® Arakshak4s talara, akhy4yaka va. The translation is conjectural. 5 T4lazaras are those who by clapping the hands beat the time during a performance of music,
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(see § 90, down to) the intensity of our liberality and popularity highly increased. Therefore when this our boy will be born, we shall give him the fit name, attributive and conformable to his quality— Vardhamana".’ (91) , Now the Venerable Ascetic Mahavtra, out of compassion for his mother, did not move nor stir nor quiver, but remained quiet, stiff, and motionless. Then the following, &c. (see § 90, down to) idea occurred to the mind of the KshatriyA4at Trisala: ‘The fruit of my womb has been taken from me, it has died, it is fallen, it is lost. Formerly it moved, now it does not move.’ Thus with anxious thoughts and ideas, plunged in a sea of sorrow and misery, reposing her head on her hand, overcome by painful reflections, and casting her eyes on the ground she meditated. And in the palace of king Siddhartha the music of drums and stringed instruments, the clapping of hands, the dramatical performances, and the amusements of the people ceased, and mournful dejection reigned there. (92) Then the Venerable Ascetic Mahavira, knowing that such an internal, &c. (see § 90, down to) idea had occurred to the mind of his mother, he quivered a little. (93) \ 1 Le. ‘the increasing one’ not as we should expect, and Stevenson translated, the Increaser. 250 KALPA SOTRA. Feeling her child quivering, trembling, moving, and stirring, the Kshatriy4t Trisala—glad, pleased, and joyful, &c.—spoke thus: ‘ No, forsooth, the fruit of my womb has not been taken from me, it has not died, it is not fallen, it is not lost. Formerly it did not move, but now it does move.’ Thus she was glad, pleased, and joyful, &c. Then the Venerable Ascetic Mahavira, while in her womb, formed the following resolution: ‘It will not behove me, during the life of my parents, to tear out my hair, and leaving the house to enter the state of houselessness.’ (94) Bathing, making offerings tothe house-gods, performing auspicious rites and expiatory acts, and adorning herself with all ornaments, the Kshatriy4at Trisalakept off sickness, sorrow, fainting, fear, and fatigue by food and clothing, perfumes and garlands, which were not too cold nor too hot, not too bitter nor too pungent, not too astringent nor too sour nor too sweet, not too smooth nor too rough, not too wet nor too dry, but all just suiting the season. In the proper place and time she ate only such food which was good, sufficient, and healthy for the nourishment of her child. She took her walks in places which were empty and agreeable as well as delightful to the mind; her desires were laudable, fulfilled, honoured, not disregarded, but complied with and executed; she most comfortably dozed, reposed, remained, sat, and laid on unobjectionable and soft beds and seats, and thus most comfortably carried her unborn child. (95) In that period, in that age the Venerable Ascetic Mahavira '—after the lapse of nine months and
2(95) In that period, in that age the Venerable Ascetic Mahavira '—after the lapse of nine months and * The whole passage is in some disorder ; for the subject is she (Trisala) and the object is ‘boy,’ yet ‘the Venerable Ascetic Maha- LIVES OF THE GINAS. 251 seven and a half days, in the first month of summer, in the second fortnight, the dark (fortnight) of aitra, on its fourteenth day, [while all planets were . in their exaltations, the moon in her principal conjunction, and the sky in all its directions clear, bright, and pure ; while a favourable and agreeable low wind swept the earth; at the time when the fields were green and all people glad and amusing themselves]? in the middle of the night while the moon was in conjunction with the asterism Uttaraphalguni—(Trisala), perfectly healthy herself, gave birth to a perfectly healthy boy. (96)? End of the Fourth Lecture. In that night in which the Venerable Ascetic Mah4vira was born, there was a divine lustre originated by many descending and ascending gods and goddesses, and in the universe, resplendent with one light, the conflux of gods occasioned great confusion and noise. (97)? In that night in which the Venerable Ascetic Mahavira was born, many demons in Vaisramaza’s vira’ is also put in the nominative. It seems that the author or the copyists added the three words Samane Bhagavam Mahfvire because they usually followed the beginning : texam kdlenam tenam samaenam. The same disorder occurs in all corresponding passages which we shall meet with later on. 1 The passage in brackets seems to be a later addition ; for it is wanting in my oldest MS., and the commentator says that it was not seen in many books. The occurrence of the astrological term exaltation (udsa=tyopa) in this passage proves it to be inserted after 300 a.p. For about that time Greek astrology had been introduced in India, as I have shown in my dissertation: De Astrologiae Indicae ‘ Hora’ appellatae originibus, Bonn, 1872. 2 Cf. Akarfnga Sfitra II, 15, § 6. * Cf. Atdranga Stra II, 15, § 7. 252 KALPA SOTRA. service belonging to the animal world, rained down on the palace of king Siddhartha one great shower of silver, gold, diamonds, clothes, ornaments, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds, garlands, perfumes, sandal, powder, and riches. (98)? After the Bhavanapati, Vyantara, Gyotishka, and Vaimanika gods had celebrated the feast of the inauguration of the Tirthakara’s birthday, the Kshatriya Siddhartha called, at the break of the morning, together the town policemen and addressed them thus : (99)
3(98)? After the Bhavanapati, Vyantara, Gyotishka, and Vaimanika gods had celebrated the feast of the inauguration of the Tirthakara’s birthday, the Kshatriya Siddhartha called, at the break of the morning, together the town policemen and addressed them thus : (99) ‘O beloved of the gods, quickly set free all prisoners in the town of Kuzdapura, increase measures and weights, give order that the whole town of Kuzdapura with its suburbs be sprinkled with water, swept, and smeared (with cowdung, &c.) that in triangular places, in places where three or four roads meet, in courtyards, in squares, and in thoroughfares, the middle of the road and the path along the shops be sprinkled, cleaned, and swept ; that platforms be erected one above the other; that the town be decorated with variously coloured flags and banners, and adorned with painted pavilions ?; that the walls bear impressions in Gostrsha, fresh red sandal, and Dardara* of the hand with outstretched fingers; that luck-foreboding vases be put on the floor, and pots of the same kind be disposed round every door and arch; that big, round, and long garlands, wreaths, and festoons be hung low 1 Cf. Atardhga Stra II, 1g, § 8. ? According to the commentary this may also be translated: smeared (with cowdung) and whitewashed. ’ Dardara is sandal brought from Dardara. All who have travelled in India will have noticed on walls the impressions of the hand mentioned in the text. LIVES OF THE GINAS. 253 and high ; that the town be furnished with offerings, &c. (see § 32, down to) smelling box; that players, dancers, rope-dancers, wrestlers, boxers, jesters, story-tellers, ballad-singers, actors!, messengers?, pole-dancers, fruit-mongers, bag-pipers, lute-players, and many Télaéaras® be present. Erect and order to erect thousands of pillars and poles, and report on the execution of my orders.’ (100) When the family servants were thus spoken to by king Siddhartha, they—glad, pleased, and joyful, &c. (see § 58)—accepted the words of command, saying, ‘Yes, master!’ Then they set free all prisoners, &c. (see § 100, down to) pillars and poles. Having done this, they returned to king Siddhartha, and laying their hands on their heads, reported on the execution of his orders. (101) The king Siddhartha then went to the hall for gymnastic exercises, &c. (see §§ ‘60 and 61‘). (After having bathed) the king accompanied by his whole seraglio‘, and adorned with flowers, scented robes, garlands, and ornaments, held during ten days the festival in celebration of the birth of a heir to his kingdom; (it was held) under the continuous din and sound of trumpets, with great state and splendour, with a great train of soldiers, vehicles, and guests, under the sound, din, and noise of conches, 1 Lasaké bhanda. ® Arakshak4s talara, akhy4yaka va. The translation is conjectural. 5 T4lazaras are those who by clapping the hands beat the time during a performance of music,
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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