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).
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apare khu vāṇijā āhuḥ sārthavāhaṃ tad anantaraṃ /
yasyārthāya vayaṃ ghaṭṭāma rātriṃdivam ataṃdritāḥ /
kathaṃ gandhān adhigacchema te maṃ adhigatā iha //
ārogyaṃ vārya vadesi jaṃbudvīpasmi jñātayo /
ihaiva vayaṃ ramiṣyāma nāsti āgamanaṃ tahiṃ //
apare khalu vāṇijāhuḥ sārthavāhaṃ tad anantaraṃ /
yasyārthāya vayaṃ ghaṭṭāma rātriṃdivam ataṃdritāḥ /
kathaṃ rasān adhigacchema te no py adhigatā iha //
ārogyaṃ vāryaṃ vadesi jaṃbudvīpasmi jñātayo /
iha eva ramiṣyāmo nāsti āgamanaṃ tahiṃ //
sārthavāha āha //
taṃ khalu vo na smaratha viparyastāho māriṣa /
rākṣasīnāṃ tatha bhakṣā nacireṇa bhaviṣyatha //
tvacaṃ ca vasāṃ ca māṃsaṃ ca pītvāna rudhiraṃ ca vo /
tuṣṭā rākṣasī bhaviṣyanti āhāreṇa samarpitāḥ //
yaṃ me na kurvatha vacanaṃ paścāttāpī bhaviṣyatha /
apare khu vāṇijā āhuḥ sārthavāhaṃ tad anantaraṃ //
yasyārthāya vayaṃ ghaṭṭāma rātriṃdivam atandritāḥ /
kathaṃ sparśān adhigacchema te maṃ adhigatā iha //
yasyārthāya vayaṃ ghaṭṭāma rātriṃdivam ataṃdritāḥ /
kathaṃ gandhān adhigacchema te maṃ adhigatā iha //
ārogyaṃ vārya vadesi jaṃbudvīpasmi jñātayo /
ihaiva vayaṃ ramiṣyāma nāsti āgamanaṃ tahiṃ //
apare khalu vāṇijāhuḥ sārthavāhaṃ tad anantaraṃ /
yasyārthāya vayaṃ ghaṭṭāma rātriṃdivam ataṃdritāḥ /
kathaṃ rasān adhigacchema te no py adhigatā iha //
ārogyaṃ vāryaṃ vadesi jaṃbudvīpasmi jñātayo /
iha eva ramiṣyāmo nāsti āgamanaṃ tahiṃ //
sārthavāha āha //
taṃ khalu vo na smaratha viparyastāho māriṣa /
rākṣasīnāṃ tatha bhakṣā nacireṇa bhaviṣyatha //
tvacaṃ ca vasāṃ ca māṃsaṃ ca pītvāna rudhiraṃ ca vo /
tuṣṭā rākṣasī bhaviṣyanti āhāreṇa samarpitāḥ //
yaṃ me na kurvatha vacanaṃ paścāttāpī bhaviṣyatha /
apare khu vāṇijā āhuḥ sārthavāhaṃ tad anantaraṃ //
yasyārthāya vayaṃ ghaṭṭāma rātriṃdivam atandritāḥ /
kathaṃ sparśān adhigacchema te maṃ adhigatā iha //