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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 2.74
śikṣito so āgacchatu yadi śilpajñāne yadi iṣvastrajñāne yuddhe vā niyuddhe vā chede vā bhede vā jave vā balāhukke vā hastismiṃ vā aśvasmiṃ vā rathasmiṃ vā dhanusmiṃ vā tharusmiṃ vā upavitarkeṣu vā // rājā śuddhodano śrutvā prīto saṃvṛtto // tena nagare kapilavastusmiṃ janapade ghoṣaṇā kārāpitā yathā kumāro saptamaṃ divasaṃ darśanaṃ dāsyatīti / yo tatra śikṣito so āgacchatu yadi śilpajñāne yadi iṣvastrajñāne // anyehi pi adhiṣṭhānehi dūtā preṣitā / śuddhodanasya sarvārthasiddho kumāro saptamaṃ divasaṃ darśanaṃ dāsyati / yo tatra śikṣito so āgacchatu //
___tahiṃ kapilavastuto janakāyo nirdhāvati janapadeṣv api jano āgacchati / anyehi pi adhiṣṭhānehi kautūhalajātaḥ āgacchati / śākyakumārāṇāṃ vibhavaṃ paśyiṣyāmaḥ balaparākramaṃ ca kumārasya sarvārthasiddhasya paśyiṣyāmaḥ // tahiṃ anekāyo janasahasriyo samāgatāyo kumārā kapilavastuto nirdhāvanti ca // aparo pi bhrānto hastināgo bahirnagarāto kapilavastuṃ praviśati ṣaṣṭihāyano paramena sthāmena ca samanvāgato / devadatto ca kapilavastuto taṃ darśanasthānaṃ nirdhāvati hastiskandhavaragato / tasya so hastināgaḥ bhrānto abhimukho āpatito / tena ruṣitena devadattena so hastināgo ṣaṣṭihāyano talaprahārāya ekāhatyaṃ kṛtvā tatraiva nagaradvāre nihato / so taṃ hastināgaṃ hatvā nirdhāvito taṃ dvāraṃ // tatra mahājanakāyasya saṃpiṇḍā sundaranando ca kumāro anuprāpto // so pṛcchati bho bhaṇe kisyedaṃ nagaradvāre janasaṃpiṇḍā // jano āha // devadattena nirdhāvantena eṣo hastināgo ekāye talaprahārāye
___tahiṃ kapilavastuto janakāyo nirdhāvati janapadeṣv api jano āgacchati / anyehi pi adhiṣṭhānehi kautūhalajātaḥ āgacchati / śākyakumārāṇāṃ vibhavaṃ paśyiṣyāmaḥ balaparākramaṃ ca kumārasya sarvārthasiddhasya paśyiṣyāmaḥ // tahiṃ anekāyo janasahasriyo samāgatāyo kumārā kapilavastuto nirdhāvanti ca // aparo pi bhrānto hastināgo bahirnagarāto kapilavastuṃ praviśati ṣaṣṭihāyano paramena sthāmena ca samanvāgato / devadatto ca kapilavastuto taṃ darśanasthānaṃ nirdhāvati hastiskandhavaragato / tasya so hastināgaḥ bhrānto abhimukho āpatito / tena ruṣitena devadattena so hastināgo ṣaṣṭihāyano talaprahārāya ekāhatyaṃ kṛtvā tatraiva nagaradvāre nihato / so taṃ hastināgaṃ hatvā nirdhāvito taṃ dvāraṃ // tatra mahājanakāyasya saṃpiṇḍā sundaranando ca kumāro anuprāpto // so pṛcchati bho bhaṇe kisyedaṃ nagaradvāre janasaṃpiṇḍā // jano āha // devadattena nirdhāvantena eṣo hastināgo ekāye talaprahārāye