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 2.182
nagaraṃ pi nāgo bhasmīkareyā
tathā hi yāvac ca balopapeto //
dharmaṃ tu nāgo ayaṃ yācamāno
hastatvam āgacche vaṇīpakasya //
rājā āha //
kathaṃ vijāneya gṛhītanāgo
sa ugratejo balasthāmavanto //
durāsado duḥprasaho bhujaṃgo
hastatvam āgacche vaṇīpakasya //
nāgakanyā āha //
caturdaśīṃ paṃcadaśīṃ ca aṣṭamīṃ
catuṣpathe gacchati nāgarājo //
osṛṣṭakāyo vicaranto nāgo
hastatvam āgacche vaṇīpakasya //
evaṃ vijānesi gṛhītanāgo
so ugratejo balasthāmaprāpto //
durāsado duḥprasaho bhujaṃgo
hastatvam āgacche vaṇīpakasya //
rājā āha //
niṣīda vā tiṣṭhahi tvaṃ va nāgi
gacchāhi vā tāva svakaṃ niveśanaṃ //
yāvadmi dūtā gato nīyatāṃ ti
anveṣisuḥ nāganṛpaṃ yaśasvinaṃ //
tathā hi yāvac ca balopapeto //
dharmaṃ tu nāgo ayaṃ yācamāno
hastatvam āgacche vaṇīpakasya //
rājā āha //
kathaṃ vijāneya gṛhītanāgo
sa ugratejo balasthāmavanto //
durāsado duḥprasaho bhujaṃgo
hastatvam āgacche vaṇīpakasya //
nāgakanyā āha //
caturdaśīṃ paṃcadaśīṃ ca aṣṭamīṃ
catuṣpathe gacchati nāgarājo //
osṛṣṭakāyo vicaranto nāgo
hastatvam āgacche vaṇīpakasya //
evaṃ vijānesi gṛhītanāgo
so ugratejo balasthāmaprāpto //
durāsado duḥprasaho bhujaṃgo
hastatvam āgacche vaṇīpakasya //
rājā āha //
niṣīda vā tiṣṭhahi tvaṃ va nāgi
gacchāhi vā tāva svakaṃ niveśanaṃ //
yāvadmi dūtā gato nīyatāṃ ti
anveṣisuḥ nāganṛpaṃ yaśasvinaṃ //