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A 463
| Known as: | A 463; THT 1097 |
| Cite this page as: | Gerd Carling. "A 463". 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-a463 (accessed 12 Jun. 2026). |
Edition |
| Editor: | Gerd Carling |
Provenience |
| Main find spot: | Kocho |
| Expedition code: | T I D 13 |
| Collection: | Berlin Turfan Collection |
Language and Script |
| Language: | Skt.; TA |
| Script: | late |
Text contents |
| Text genre: | Literary |
Object |
| Manuscript: | A 460-466 |
| Material: |
ink
on paper |
| Form: | Poṭhī |
| Number of lines: | 5 |
Transliteration
| a1 | /// nu || ka – – – – • ri t[i] – [¯r] || ni – sta ka sa pya /// |
| a2 | /// s· mā yi kā – – – – ṣi pe nu || vai na yi /// |
| a3 | /// yā mi ta¯ ¯r || e ka e va • sa «ssa»¯ ¯ts || sa dṛ ṣṭā /// |
| a4 | /// || pha la ñta ra yaṃ • o ko yaṃ pka¯ ¯nt || /// |
| a5 | /// [ba] hu pu ṇyaṃ pra sa ve [ta] • ·ā – re tmā [ṣ]i ta¯ ¯r || ni ḥ śṛ /// |
| b1 | /// ¯ñcä || sa sa pa tne • śla – – – lya [mu]· • śla yä slu /// |
| b2 | /// ·ru mā lo tā kā ta tri ku || pra pā tā tpra pa /// |
| b3 | /// śwnä¯ ¯s̝ pa¯ ¯t || [dvi] [t]i y· lo ke cca sū traṃ sa /// |
| b4 | /// ta s̝a rpā ṣi – – – [na] yu yaṃ dyā • [t]e mya |
| b5 | /// [ma] nye ta • – – – kri y·ā – || ku [tra] [nu] • [ā] śśi || /// |
Transcription
| a1 | /// nu ॥ ka – – – – • riti – r ॥ ni – stakasapya /// |
| a2 | /// s· māyikā – – – – ṣi penu ॥ vainayi /// |
| a3 | /// yāmitär ॥ eka eva • sass ats ॥ sa dṛṣṭā /// |
| a4 | /// ॥ phalañtarayaṃ • okoyaṃ pkänt ॥ /// |
| a5 | /// bahu puṇyaṃ prasaveta • ·ā – re tmāṣitär ॥ niḥśṛ /// |
| b1 | /// ñc ॥ sasapatne • śla – – – lyamu· • śla yäslu /// |
| b2 | /// ·ru mā lo tākā tatriku ॥ prapātāt prapa /// |
| b3 | /// śwnäṣ pat ॥ dvitiy ·lokeccasūtraṃ sa /// |
| b4 | /// ta ṣärpāṣi – – – na yuyaṃdyā • temy a |
| b5 | /// manyeta • – – – kri y·ā – ॥ kutra nu • āśśi ॥ /// |
Commentary
Remarks
| * | Transcription and translation are based on Carling et al. 2009. |
| * | 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). |
| * | Compared to Sieg and Siegling 1921, the recto/verso sides had to be reversed; cf. Couvreur 1967: 163. |
Parallel texts
| * | Fragments A 460-A 466 seem to be a TA rendering of parts of the Dīrghagāma; parallels in TB can be found in PK NS 12 and PK NS 13 and 516. Cf. also Couvreur 1967 on this matter. |
References
Online access
IDP: THT 1097; TITUS: THT 1097
Miscellaneous
Edition
Sieg and Siegling 1921: 249; Sieg and Siegling 1921 p. 249
Translations
Schmidt 1974: a5 (421 n.3); Thomas 1957: b2 (290)