| kanda . varga . sloka . sequence : 2.7.3.2 | |||
| Sanskrit | brahmaca-ri- gr*hi- va-naprastho bhiks*us'catus*t*aye //3// | ||
| synonym | Sanskrit | Nepali | English |
| 1 | brahmaca-rin | ca-ra a-s'rami- | the four orders |
| 2 | gr*hin | ||
| 3 | va-naprastha | ||
| 4 | bhiks*u | ||
| comment / problem | |||
| 1 | SH : no message upanayana (vratabandha) bhaepachi, vidhipu-rvaka viva-ha nahunjya-la manasa-, karman*a-, va-ca-, stri- sam*bhoga nagarnela-i- "brahmaca-ri-" bhanchan. gr*hastha-s'rama garnela-i- "gr*hi-" bhandachan. bu-d*ho huna la-gepachi, na-tiko mukha dekhepachi, stri-la-i- gharai cha-d*era athava- sa-thai liera vanama- gai- tapasya- garnela-i- "va-naprastha" bhandachan. va-naprastha a-s'ramama- kehi- dina rahi- vaira-gya pu-rn*a bhaepachi sanya-sa linela-i- "bhiks*u" (yati) bhandachan. brahmacaryaba-t*a ra ga-rhasthyaba-t*a, ekadama sanya-sa linela-i- pani "bhiks*u, yati" bhandachan. (from compilation) | ||
| 2 | HC : from H.T. Colebrook note: "In succession as enumerated: viz. 1st. The religious student, who has received investiture, and is unmarried, 2nd. The householder or married man. 3rd. The hermit or anchoret. 4th The mendicant or ascetic". (p.175) (from compilation) | ||
| Add comment to Amarakosa reference entry 2.7.3.2 |
| manuscript (tradition / date) |
phrase | Newari | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1_1442 (A1 / 501 NS) |
1 | thute pi- a-s'rama | these are four stages of life |
| A2_1668 (A2 / 506 NS) |
1 | thvate catura-s'rama dha-ye | these are called four stages of life |
| A2b_1768 (A2 / n.d. NS) |
1 | thvate catura-s'rama dha-ye | From A2_1668: these are called four stages of life |
| A3_1522 (A1 / 550 NS) |
1 | (ca)tura-s'ramaya- {3} na-ma | words for four stages of life |
| A3a_1050 (A1 / 637 NS) |
1 | thvate pi-ta- a-s'rama | these are four types of stages of life |
| A5_1678 (A2 / 662 NS) |
1 | thvate catura-s'rama dha-ye | From A2_1668: these are called four stages of life |
| A6_1742 (no trad. / 718 NS) |
1 | vad*ava-na svan^a- brahmacarya | the student-life established by Bra-hman*a |
| A6_1743 (no trad. / 718 NS) |
1 | gr*hastha | a house-holder |
| A6_1744 (no trad. / 718 NS) |
1 | vanava-si- | an anchorite |
| A7_1793 (A2 / 803 NS) |
1 | brahmaca-ri, brahmacarya vrata dhararapo; | Brahmaca-ri-, one who holds the vow of religious studentship |
| 2 | gr*hi-, gr*hastha; | gr*hi-, a house-holder | |
| 3 | va-naprastho, vanasa vrata dharapam* {2} com*gva; | Va-naprastha, one who remain holding the vow in the forest | |
| 4 | bhiks*uh*, bhiks*u vrata cararapam* bhiks*a- phon^a jova | Bhiks*u, one who goes to beg alms performing the vow of a begger |