stock phrase about men?

[Richard MAHONEY]

On Fri, Mar 12, 2004 at 06:16:35PM +0000, Stephen Hodge wrote:

[snip]

> So here we are back in the realm of the overtly sexual (pun
> unintended) !  I think Jonathan will eventually end up with a rather
> long footnote for this phrase :) [rma 'byed pa]

... to add to the notes ;-) ...

The "Sik.saasamuccaya has two distinct passages dealing with the
vra.na-s in the sense mentioned by Edgerton, BHSD, p 520
(navavraNamukha). The first seems most relevant.

i.)

Sec. on preserving one's person (aatmabhaavarak.sa.na)
Sub-sec. on the impurity (a"sucitva) of women's bodies

 "Ss 04 -- p 80 ln 14

udayanavatsaraajaparip.rcchaayaa.m ca vivar.nitaa.h kaamaa.h ||
d.r.s.tvaa vra.na.m [cf. rma mthong nas] dhaavati mak.sikaa yathaa |
           ^^^^^^^^
d.r.s.tvaa"suci.m dhaavati gardabho yathaa |
"svaana"s ca "suunaa [46b] iva maa.msakaara.naat |
tathaaiva dhaavanty abudhaa.h striye rataa.h ||


 "Ss 04 -- p 82 ln 1 & p 82 ln 5

navavra.namukhai.h [cf. bu ga'i sgo ni dgu dag nas]
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
prasravanty a"suci.m puutigandhikam |
baalaa nimitta.m g.rh.nanti vacane dar"sane 'pi ca ||
uktaa.h pa"scaan na jaananti yo de"sa.h sarvakutsita.h |
uccaaragocaraa baalaa.h khe.tasi"nghaa.nabhojina.h ||
jugupsaniiye rajyante vra.na.m d.r.s.tveva [cf. rma mthong ltar] mak.sikaa.h |
                      ^^^^^^^^
kak.saasv aagharate svedo gandho vaayati kutsita.h ||

[snip]

uccaareva durgandhaa.h striyo buddhai.h prakiirtitaa.h ||
tasmaad dhiinasya hiinaabhi.h striibhir bhavati sa"ngati.h |
uccaarabhastraa.m yo g.rhyabaalaavaasa.m nigacchati ||
yaad.r"sa.m kurute karma taad.r"sa.m labhate phalam ||


ii.)

Sec. on purifying one's person (aatmabhaava"sodhana)
Sub-sec. on the four applications of mindfulness (sm.rtyupasthaana-s)
Sub-sub-sec. on mindfulness of the body (kaaya)

 "Ss 13 -- p 230 ln 11
 "Ss 13 -- p 231 ln 2
 "Ss 13 -- p 232 ln 1



Best regards,

 Richard Mahoney


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