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Kz-203-ZS-L-01

Known as:	Kz-203-ZS-L-01
Cite this page as:	Adrian Musitz. "Kz-203-ZS-L-01". 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-kz203zsl01 (accessed 13 May 2026).
Edition
Editor:	Adrian Musitz
Provenience
Main find spot:	Kizil
Collection:	in situ
Language and Script
Language:	TB; Skt.
Object
Material:	charcoal on wall
Form:	Graffito

Transliteration

a1	|| a rai sru ka || ka ntsa ka rṣa nne || a rai sru ka lyñe ci sa nta kca mā prā skau po nta¯ ¯s sru ke lle kā ñi śṣe ske ta ñprā skau sāṃ rai ñi pa lsko ci sa prā skau po tpre ke nne twe ṅke ka la ta¯ ¯rñä a pi śwä rñai nre ynta ne : 1
a2	a [ya]ṃ li kkhi ke na dha rma – ·[r]· [s]ya bhi kṣo

Transcription

a1	॥ arai sruka ॥ kantsakarṣanne ॥

1a	arai srukalyñe cisa nta kca mā prāskau
1b	pontas srukelle kā ñiś ṣeske tañ prāskau
1c	sāṃ rai ñi palsko cisa prāskau pot prekenne
1d	twe ṅke kalatar-ñ apiś wärñai nreyntane : 1

a2	ayaṃ likkhikena dharma(cand)r(a)sya bhikṣo

Translation

a1	Oh death! I do not fear anyone other than you.
a1	Everyone has to die.
a1	Why do I alone fear you?
a1	My mind is hostile (?):
a1	I fear you at all times.
a1	You will carry me to the hells like Avīci.
a1+	This (poem has been copied?) from the writing (?) of the monk Dharmacandra.

Other

a1	|| 噢，死亡！|| 在 Kaṃsakarṣaṇa（的曲调）|| 噢，死亡 ！ 我一点也不畏惧你。所有的（人）都要死，为什么只有我一个人畏惧你？ 噢，敌人！（这） 就是我心中的想法。我什么时候都畏惧你 。（因为）你（将来）会带我去阿鼻之类的地狱。 (Zhao and Rong 2020: 114-117)
a2	［这］文字是比丘[Dharmacandra] 写的。 (Zhao and Rong 2020: 114-117)

References

Edition

Zhao and Rong 2020: 114-117

Translations

Zhao and Rong 2020: a1 (114-117), a2 (114-117)