Mahavastu [sanskrit verse and prose]
177,961 words | ISBN-10: 8120804813 | ISBN-13: 9788120804814
The Sanskrit edition of the Mahavastu: a lengthy work on Buddhist teachings and narratives belonging to the school of early Buddhism (Mahasanghika). This edition includes the verses as well as the prose sections. Original title: Mahāvastu-avādana (महावस्तु-अवादन), Mahāvastvavādana (महावस्त्ववादन, mahavastvavadana).
Section 1.93
tatremāṃ gāthāṃ subhāṣitāṃ rākṣaso abravīt*
paridevitakaṃpaneṣu aniṣṭasaṃyogapriyahīneṣu /
uṣitaṃ narakeṣu varaṃ na ca kupuruṣasaṃśrayaniketaḥ //
amātyaṃ saṃjayaṃ nāma piśāco idam abravīt* /
svakaṃ me hṛdayaṃ dehi śṛṇu gāthāṃ subhāṣitāṃ //
svakan te hṛdayaṃ demi brūhi gāthāṃ subhāṣitāṃ /
piśācam abravīd vīro saṃjayo vigatavyatho //
tatremāṃ gāthāṃ subhāṣitāṃ piśāco'bravīt*
na jātu tṛṇakāṣṭhehi jvalanaḥ śāmyate jvalan* /
na jātu upabhogebhyaḥ tṛṣṇā kāmeṣu śāmyati //
śreṣṭhiṃ vasundharaṃ nāma daridro idam abravīt* /
iyaṃ subhāṣitā gāthā sarvasvena tu dīyate //
bodhisatvo'bravīt*
sarvasvaṃ dadāmi eṣāṃ brūhi gāthāṃ subhaṣitāṃ /
etaṃ santaḥ praśaṃsanti dharmeṣu yat subhāṣitaṃ //
tatremāṃ gāthāṃ subhāṣitāṃ daridro'bravīt* //
ākīrṇāny api śūnyāni bāliśā yatra jantavaḥ /
paridevitakaṃpaneṣu aniṣṭasaṃyogapriyahīneṣu /
uṣitaṃ narakeṣu varaṃ na ca kupuruṣasaṃśrayaniketaḥ //
amātyaṃ saṃjayaṃ nāma piśāco idam abravīt* /
svakaṃ me hṛdayaṃ dehi śṛṇu gāthāṃ subhāṣitāṃ //
svakan te hṛdayaṃ demi brūhi gāthāṃ subhāṣitāṃ /
piśācam abravīd vīro saṃjayo vigatavyatho //
tatremāṃ gāthāṃ subhāṣitāṃ piśāco'bravīt*
na jātu tṛṇakāṣṭhehi jvalanaḥ śāmyate jvalan* /
na jātu upabhogebhyaḥ tṛṣṇā kāmeṣu śāmyati //
śreṣṭhiṃ vasundharaṃ nāma daridro idam abravīt* /
iyaṃ subhāṣitā gāthā sarvasvena tu dīyate //
bodhisatvo'bravīt*
sarvasvaṃ dadāmi eṣāṃ brūhi gāthāṃ subhaṣitāṃ /
etaṃ santaḥ praśaṃsanti dharmeṣu yat subhāṣitaṃ //
tatremāṃ gāthāṃ subhāṣitāṃ daridro'bravīt* //
ākīrṇāny api śūnyāni bāliśā yatra jantavaḥ /