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 1.94
śūnyāny ākīrṇā ca santi ekenāpi prajānatā //
surūpaṃ nāma rājānaṃ puruṣo etad abravīt* /
jambudvīpena mūlyena śakyaṃ śrotuṃ subhāṣitaṃ //
bodhisatva uvāca //
jambudvīpaṃ ca te demi sarvaṃ yat kiṃci icchasi /
śīghraṃ subhāṣitaṃ brūhi brūhi satyaṃ yad icchasi //
tatremāṃ gāthāṃ subhāṣitāṃ puruṣo'bravīt* //
ahaṃkāramamakārā mānā yatra samupasthitā / {Senart: nānā}
mānaṃ yatra nirodhāya utpadyante tathāgatāḥ //
satvaraṃ nāma hariṇaṃ lubdhaka idam abravīt* /
iyaṃ subhāṣitā gāthā dehi mānsaṃ śṛṇohi tāṃ //
yadi vināśadharmeṇa mānsenāhaṃ subhāṣitaṃ /
śṛṇomi demi te mānsaṃ kṣipraṃ brūhi subhāṣitaṃ //
tatremāṃ subhāṣitāṃ gāthāṃ lubdhako'bravīt* //
satāṃ pādarajaḥ śreyo na suvarṇamayo giriḥ /
so pānsu śokahārāya so giri śokavardhana iti //
surūpaṃ nāma rājānaṃ puruṣo etad abravīt* /
jambudvīpena mūlyena śakyaṃ śrotuṃ subhāṣitaṃ //
bodhisatva uvāca //
jambudvīpaṃ ca te demi sarvaṃ yat kiṃci icchasi /
śīghraṃ subhāṣitaṃ brūhi brūhi satyaṃ yad icchasi //
tatremāṃ gāthāṃ subhāṣitāṃ puruṣo'bravīt* //
ahaṃkāramamakārā mānā yatra samupasthitā / {Senart: nānā}
mānaṃ yatra nirodhāya utpadyante tathāgatāḥ //
satvaraṃ nāma hariṇaṃ lubdhaka idam abravīt* /
iyaṃ subhāṣitā gāthā dehi mānsaṃ śṛṇohi tāṃ //
yadi vināśadharmeṇa mānsenāhaṃ subhāṣitaṃ /
śṛṇomi demi te mānsaṃ kṣipraṃ brūhi subhāṣitaṃ //
tatremāṃ subhāṣitāṃ gāthāṃ lubdhako'bravīt* //
satāṃ pādarajaḥ śreyo na suvarṇamayo giriḥ /
so pānsu śokahārāya so giri śokavardhana iti //