PK NS 159
| Known as: | PK NS 159 |
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| Cite this page as: | Athanaric Huard. "PK NS 159". 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-pkns159 (accessed 18 Nov. 2025). |
Edition | |
| Editor: | Athanaric Huard |
Provenience | |
| Collection: | Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds Pelliot Koutchéen (Paris) |
Language and Script | |
| Language: | TB |
Transliteration
| a1 | /// kus· ·w· [r]· /// |
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| a2 | /// – mā twe we sm· /// |
| a3 | /// wa lo yakṣaṃ ñai [w]e /// |
| a4 | /// kuse sū śai ṣṣe ne /// |
| a5 | /// – ṣo s·ai – ·e /// |
| b1 | /// – yp· – /// |
| b2 | /// [dha] re • vajramu – /// |
| b3 | /// tsi pa skā ya || tu ·e(·) /// |
| b4 | /// lkā tsi e m(·)e ly(·)i ·[ai] /// |
| b5 | /// s·[ṃ] – ·e /// |
Transcription
| a1 | /// kus(e) (s)w ·r· /// |
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| a2 | /// – mā twe wesm(eṃ) /// |
| a3 | /// walo yakṣaṃñai we(śeññai) /// |
| a4 | /// kuse sū śaiṣṣene /// |
| a5 | /// – ṣo s·ai – ·e /// |
| b1 | /// – yp· – /// |
| b2 | /// (vidyā)dhare • vajramu(ṣṭi)n1 /// |
| b3 | /// tsi päskāya ॥ tu(m)e(ṃ) /// |
| b4 | /// lkātsi em(p)elyi (c)ai /// |
| b5 | /// s·ṃ – ·e /// |
Translation
| a1 | … who … |
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| a2 | … you are not of us … |
| a3 | … king … Yakṣa-like … |
| a4 | … who in this world … |
| a5 | … |
| b1 | … |
| b2 | … Vajramuṣṭi … |
| b3 | … strive to …! Then |
| b4 | … to see … the horrible … |
| b5 | … |
Commentary
Philological commentary
| n1 | vajramu(ṣṭi): so restored, because alternatives, such as names adapted from possible Sanskrit compounds vajramukha or vajramudra seem excluded on palaeographical ground. |
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