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W 34

Known as:	W 34
Cite this page as:	Adrian Musitz. "W 34". 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-w34 (accessed 16 Feb. 2026).
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Editor:	Adrian Musitz
Provenience
Language and Script
Language:	TB

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Transliteration

a1	/// [ka] [rtse] || k· – – – – – –
a2	– – – wa [yi] – – n· • a [ś]va kā [nta] – a – mā rga – – – –
a3	tra • śa ta pu ○ ṣpä • pi ssau • ko ste sa ·ke [nta] wa – – – –
a4	k· mpa • ku ñcī ○ ta ṣṣe ṣa lype ṣe me pā ke ma [lk]w· – – kṣa lle
a5	se – lype pa śca [n]e sa nā pa tsi • te no śā¯ ¯r tsu wä s̝a lle • a śva
a6	– – – – – – ·e – – • ku nta rka • pa ti pa la • ka ko – [ka] •
b1	– – || – ṅke ññai – ·k· [t]se ke· w· • – k· – – – – – – –
b2	– – [pyā] [pyo] • śa rta ku¯ ¯r spai tu – – ye smi – [c]· – – [sa] ṣpa kaiṃ
b3	ya ma s̝a lo ○ na ka lka ñcä lau pa tsi ka rtse || – ma la pā t[ra]
b4	[ra] lo ○ tra [•] ·ā śa ka ma ñca ṣṭa a ṣi ye ·re ·ī – –
b5	– – – l··e – – – – – – – – – – l·e – – – – –
b6	///

Transcription

a1	/// kartse ॥ k(a) – – – – – –
a2	– – – wayi – – n· • aśvakāntä (•) a(pa)mārga (tamalapā)
a3	trä • śatapuṣpä • pissau • kos te sa(t)kenta wa – (nicita)¬
a4	¬k(ā)mpä • kuñcītäṣṣe ṣalype ṣeme pāke malkw(ersa) (pä)kṣalle
a5	se (ṣa)lype päścane sanāpatsi • te no śār tsuwäṣälle • aśva¬
a6	¬(kāntä) – – – – ·e – – • kuntarkä • patipalän1 • kako – kä •
b1	– – ॥ – ṅkeññai – ·k·tse ke·w· • – k· – – – – – – –
b2	– – pyāpyo • śärtakurn2 spaitu – – ye smi – ·c· – (pi)sa ṣpakaiṃ
b3	yamaṣälona kälkañcä laupatsi kartse ॥ (ta)malapāträ
b4	(śaba)raloträ • (m)āśäkä mañcaṣṭa aṣiye (m)re(st)ī(we) –
b5	– – (ma)l(kw)e(rsa) – – – – – – – – – le – – – – –
b6	///

Translation

a1	... salutaire || ...
a2	..., Withania somnifera, Achyrantes aspera, patchouli
a3	aneth (var.), aneth, autant de médicaments ... Sphaeranthus hirtus,
a4	huile de sésame, une seule partie est à cuire avec du lait.
a5	Cette huile (est pour) oindre les seins; donc cela est à bien ..., Withania
a6	somnifera, ... Saccharum sara, Sida rhombofolia, Aegle marmelos,
b1	... || ...
b2	fleur bien ... en emplâtres
b3	à transformer; oindre les ...; salutaire || Patchouli,
b4	Symplocos racemosa, haricot, garance, moelle de chèvre ...
b5	... avec du lait ...

Commentary

Philological commentary

n1	There is no "r" visible on pa. If patipalä really is equivalent to skr. pratibala, then maybe this is just a scribal error.
n2	I think it is much more appropriate to read śärtakur as one word instead of two. It is probably identical to śärtākru in THT 487 b9.

References

Edition

Filliozat 1948: 76, 86-87; Broomhead 1962: 33

Bibliography

Broomhead 1962

Broomhead, J.W. 1962. “A textual edition of the British Hoernle, Stein and Weber Kuchean manuscripts. With transliteration, translation, grammatical commentary and vocabulary. I = Edition.” PhD, Cambridge: Trinity College.

Filliozat 1948

Filliozat, Jean. 1948. Fragments de textes koutchéens de médecine et de magie. Texte, parallèles sanskrits et tibétains, traduction et glossaire. Paris: Librairie d’Amérique et d’Orient Adrien-Maisonneuve.