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 3.123
sobhāmy ahaṃ bhikṣusaṃghamadhye
brahmā va sāhasragatāna madhye //
rājā āha //
purā tuvaṃ bhīma svake agāre
antaḥpure devavimānakalpe /
rakṣanti te varmadharā manuṣyā
susañcitāḥ khaḍgaḍṛḍhā prahāriṇo //
so dāni eko vihare araṇye
ulūkabheraṇḍakasaṃnināde /
anekavyālācaritāsu rātriṣu
kvacit* na bhīto si tad adya brūhi //
(bhagavān āha // )
sarve pi ce yakṣagaṇā samāgatā
caṇḍā pi hastī giridurgacārī /
na mādṛśe romaharṣaṃ janeyu
bhayaṃ prahāyābhayam asmi prāptaḥ //
eko carāmi muni apramatto
nindāpraśaṃsāsu avepamāno /
siṃho va śabdeṣu asantrasanto
vātaṃ va jāleṣu asajyamānaṃ /
netāram anyeṣu ananyaneyaṃ
bhīruṃ jinaṃ śākya kathaṃ vadesi //
brahmā va sāhasragatāna madhye //
rājā āha //
purā tuvaṃ bhīma svake agāre
antaḥpure devavimānakalpe /
rakṣanti te varmadharā manuṣyā
susañcitāḥ khaḍgaḍṛḍhā prahāriṇo //
so dāni eko vihare araṇye
ulūkabheraṇḍakasaṃnināde /
anekavyālācaritāsu rātriṣu
kvacit* na bhīto si tad adya brūhi //
(bhagavān āha // )
sarve pi ce yakṣagaṇā samāgatā
caṇḍā pi hastī giridurgacārī /
na mādṛśe romaharṣaṃ janeyu
bhayaṃ prahāyābhayam asmi prāptaḥ //
eko carāmi muni apramatto
nindāpraśaṃsāsu avepamāno /
siṃho va śabdeṣu asantrasanto
vātaṃ va jāleṣu asajyamānaṃ /
netāram anyeṣu ananyaneyaṃ
bhīruṃ jinaṃ śākya kathaṃ vadesi //