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 2.92
ākhyāhi asmākaṃ vayaṃ api anu-
dāsyāma māpadya vihanyamānaḥ //
maṇī mama devate atra naṣṭo
so haṃ gaveṣāmi mahāsamudre /
āpaṃ kṣapitvāna maṇiṃ labheyaṃ
tasyārtham utsiṃci mahāsamudraṃ //
bahūni bālāni caranti loke
arthe ca dharmeṣu ca vipramūḍhā /
tuvaṃ pi bho paramabuddhi māṇava
yaṃ durlabhaṃ loki tuvaṃ gaveṣasi //
aśīti pūgā caturo ca vāriṇo
niryāti yasyāpi na tena jñāyati /
heṣṭā ca toyasya anantapāṇī
kathaṃ tuvaṃ utsahase kṣapetuṃ //
upenti yatra bahavo sravantiyo
vṛṣṭi anantā prapatanti sāgaro /
āvāsabhūto ca maharddhikānāṃ
kathaṃ tu utsaryati dharmaśāstraṃ //
yas tvaṃ akarmaṃ kuruṣe durbuddhiḥ
sakhinnagātro nacireṇa bheṣyasi /
taḍāgamātraṃ na prabhosi śoṣituṃ
naiva tuhyaṃ pratirūpaṃ māṇavā //
dāsyāma māpadya vihanyamānaḥ //
maṇī mama devate atra naṣṭo
so haṃ gaveṣāmi mahāsamudre /
āpaṃ kṣapitvāna maṇiṃ labheyaṃ
tasyārtham utsiṃci mahāsamudraṃ //
bahūni bālāni caranti loke
arthe ca dharmeṣu ca vipramūḍhā /
tuvaṃ pi bho paramabuddhi māṇava
yaṃ durlabhaṃ loki tuvaṃ gaveṣasi //
aśīti pūgā caturo ca vāriṇo
niryāti yasyāpi na tena jñāyati /
heṣṭā ca toyasya anantapāṇī
kathaṃ tuvaṃ utsahase kṣapetuṃ //
upenti yatra bahavo sravantiyo
vṛṣṭi anantā prapatanti sāgaro /
āvāsabhūto ca maharddhikānāṃ
kathaṃ tu utsaryati dharmaśāstraṃ //
yas tvaṃ akarmaṃ kuruṣe durbuddhiḥ
sakhinnagātro nacireṇa bheṣyasi /
taḍāgamātraṃ na prabhosi śoṣituṃ
naiva tuhyaṃ pratirūpaṃ māṇavā //