A 280
| Known as: | A 280; THT 913 |
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| Cite this page as: | Gerd Carling; Adrian Musitz (translation). "A 280". In A Comprehensive Edition of Tocharian Manuscripts (CEToM). Created and maintained by Melanie Malzahn, Martin Braun, Hannes A. Fellner, and Bernhard Koller. https://cetom.univie.ac.at/?m-a280 (accessed 01 Sep. 2024). |
Edition | |
| Editor: | Gerd Carling; Adrian Musitz (translation) |
Provenience | |
| Main find spot: | Shorchuk |
| Specific find spot: | Stadthöhle |
| Expedition code: | T III Š 91.04 |
| Collection: | Berlin Turfan Collection |
Language and Script | |
| Language: | TA |
| Script: | late |
Text contents | |
| Title of the work: | Maitreyasamiti-Nāṭaka |
| Passage: | Not yet identified |
| Text genre: | Literary |
| Text subgenre: | Drama |
| Verse/Prose: | prose; verse |
| Meter: | M18 |
Object | |
| Manuscript: | M-β |
| Material: | ink on paper |
| Form: | Poṭhī |
| Number of lines: | 8 |
Transliteration
| a1 | /// lṣi – – – ryo me tra kṣiṃ sā mu dr· kā rna¯ ¯s̝ || a /// |
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| a2 | /// : me tra kṣi naṃ ca mñe mi «ṣiṃ» pra ṅ[k]i¯ ¯s yä rka¯ ¯nt ri· [w]· /// |
| a3 | /// mpa lṣi śa ṅkhe¯ ¯s ā ri¯ ¯ñcä kā tkṣa [n]tāṃ : mā yśa lma[¯] [¯ñä] /// |
| a4 | /// : sā mu dra sa tra pa ñcäṃ ko nyo pu¯ ¯k tkaṃ s̝a pta ñc·ṃ ko [nyo] /// |
| a5 | /// ne kā kma rtu ne a ni tyā ta¯ ¯cä kucä s̝pa lki¯ ¯ñcä : saṃ /// |
| a6 | /// e s̝a¯ ¯l e¯ ¯l wra ssaṃ o rtu ne ya¯ ¯l kro pna¯ ¯l pñi [ntu] /// |
| a7 | /// ¯r ā ṣtraṃ pā pṣu ne yo tsmo¯ ¯nt mro sklu ne yo lyu tā ra¯ ¯s̝ [l]· /// |
| a8 | /// kkra va rtti wä¯ ¯l ā ṣā ni kyā p[m]e – – – ·k· ṣtmä ssi ·o /// |
| b1 | /// ssi wä tka¯ ¯s̝ tmaṃ sa mma h· ·r· – – ·[l]ā¯ ¯nt pyā ka /// |
| b2 | /// śś·¯ ¯l o ka ttmāṃ śtwa rwä¯ ¯lts ā kla ṣlye sa śśä¯ ¯l ā ṣā ni kāṃ me /// |
| b3 | /// [ṣ]yā mu koṃ ñka tto ki pa rno re yo pa ñi tswā¯ ¯ts gra hä /// |
| b4 | /// śśi da kṣi na¯ ¯k pu ro hi tā śśi pu ro hi¯ ¯t lā ñcä śśi /// |
| b5 | /// śśi śā waṃ kā swo ne ytwa cpa lska¯ ¯nt wā rpa smāṃ e la¯ – /// |
| b6 | /// i ryā pa thä ntu yo a ñu mā ski [w]e yeṃ lu tka s[mā]ṃ || /// |
| b7 | /// o ktu kci ñcraṃ ye twe syo ye [tu] wā [m]pu : śä kko /// |
| b8 | /// s̝a¯ ¯k – rtwse¯ ¯ñc wä tsyā¯ ¯s : 1 śa ṅkhe ca kkra va [rtti] /// |
Transcription
| a1 | /// lṣi – – – ryo metrakṣiṃ sāmudr· kārnaṣ ॥ a /// |
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| a2 | /// : metrakṣinäṃ cam ñemiṣiṃ praṅkis yärkant ri(t)w· /// |
| a3 | /// mpalṣi śaṅkhes āriñc kātkṣantāṃ : mā yśalmañ /// |
| a4 | /// : sāmudr asaträ päñcäṃ konyo puk tkaṃ ṣäptäñc(ä)ṃ konyo /// |
| a5 | /// ne kākmärtune anityātac kucäṣ pälkiñc : saṃ /// |
| a6 | /// eṣäl el wrassaṃ ortune yal kropnal pñintu /// |
| a7 | /// r āṣträṃ pāpṣuneyo tsmont mroskluneyo lyutāräṣ l· /// |
| a8 | /// (ca)kkravartti wäl āṣānikyāp me – – – ·k· ṣtmässi ·o /// |
| b1 | /// ssi wätkäṣ tmaṃ säm mah(āp)r(aṇādes) lānt pyākä /// |
| b2 | /// śś(a)l okät tmāṃ śtwar wälts ākläṣlyesaśśäl āṣānikāṃ me /// |
| b3 | /// ṣ yāmu koṃ-ñkätt oki parnoreyo pañitswāts grahä /// |
| b4 | /// (dakṣinakä)śśi dakṣinak purohitāśśi purohit lāñcäśśi (wäl) /// |
| b5 | /// śśi śāwaṃ kāswoneytwac pälskant wārpäsmāṃ ela – /// |
| b6 | /// iryāpathäntuyo añumāski weyeṃ lutkäsmāṃ ॥ /// |
| 1a | 18σ |
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| 1b | b7 7σ /// ; oktuk ciñcraṃ ; yetwesyo ; yetu wāmpu : |
| 1c | śäkk o /// 16σ |
| 1d | b8 13σ /// (e)ṣäk ; (spā)rtwseñc wätsyās : 1 |
| śaṅkhe cakkravartti /// |
Translation
| a1 | ... descends into the ocean of Maitreya... |
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| a1+ | ... they connect honors for the jewel-island that is Maitreya... |
| a3+ | ... making glad the heart of the lawful Śaṅkha... the desires... not... |
| a4 | the ocean dries out during the fifth day, the whole earth during the seventh day... |
| a5 | ... the lordship to instability... Why do they appear... ? |
| a6 | ... gifts are to be given... One has to make friendship with the beings. One has to accumulate virtues... |
| a7 | ... by pure behavior (and) by great aversion for the world, more than more... |
| a8 | ... the Cakravartin-king... to establish for the worthy Maitreya... |
| b1 | ... orders to... There, the piller of king Mahāpraṇāde... |
| b2 | ... with... together with 84 000 students, the worthy Maitreya... |
| b3 | ... having done... like the sun, shining in glory (among the) planets... |
| b4 | ...venerable one of venerable ones, priest of priest, king of kings... |
| b5+ | ... urging the thoughts towards great virtues, (giving) gifts... turning (people) astonished and amazed through his movements. |
| b7 | ... adorned and decorated with 80 lovely ornaments... |
| b8 | ... they turn the assemblies... above... The Cakravartin-king Śaṅkha... |
Other
| a4 | Der Ozean trocknet aus im Verlauf des fünften Tages, die ganze Erde im Verlauf des siebenten Tages... (Schmidt 1974: 100) |
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Commentary
Remarks
| Transcription and references have been transferred from the "Text and Reference Database of the Tocharian A Language" (Gerd Carling Lund University) (funded by the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation and SCAS). | |
| Transcription and translation are based on Carling et al. 2009. | |
| Fragment of a manuscript which includes A 251 - A 294 (cf. Geng et al. 2004a: 64-65). |
References
Online access
Edition
Sieg and Siegling 1921: 147; Sieg and Siegling 1921 p. 147
Translations
Carling 2000: a4 (299, 302); Knoll 1996: a2 (137), b6 (29, 45); Kölver 1965: a4 (24), a6 (125), b5 (90), b7 (22); Schmidt 1974: a4 (100); Thomas 1952: a6 (24); Thomas 1958a: b4 (160); Thomas 1969: a4 (254); Thomas 1969c: a4 (204)
Bibliography
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