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 3.370
kiṃ so vadhitvā na kadāci socati
kasya prahāṇiṃ ṛṣayo varṇayanti //
śarabhaṃgo āha //
krodhaṃ vadhitvā na kadāci socati
īrṣyāprahāṇiṃ ṛṣayo varṇayanti /
sarvasya uktaṃ paruṣaṃ kṣameyā
etaṃ balaṃ durjayam āhu santo //
rājāno āhansuḥ //
śakyaṃ hi dvinnāṃ vacanaṃ kṣametuṃ
śreṣṭhasya vā atha vā sadṛśasya /
kathaṃ hi hīnasya vacaṃ kṣameyā
ākhyāhi me kauṇḍinya etam arthaṃ //
sarabhago āha //
bhayā hi śreṣṭhasya vacaḥ kṣamenti
saṃraṃbhahetoḥ pana sadṛśasya /
yo ceha hīnasya vacaṃ kṣameyā
etad balaṃ uttamam āhu santo //
kathaṃ jānetha catuchannarūpaṃ
sadṛśaṃ ca śreṣṭhaṃ atha vā ca hīnaṃ /
virūparūpeṇa caranti santo
kasya prahāṇiṃ ṛṣayo varṇayanti //
śarabhaṃgo āha //
krodhaṃ vadhitvā na kadāci socati
īrṣyāprahāṇiṃ ṛṣayo varṇayanti /
sarvasya uktaṃ paruṣaṃ kṣameyā
etaṃ balaṃ durjayam āhu santo //
rājāno āhansuḥ //
śakyaṃ hi dvinnāṃ vacanaṃ kṣametuṃ
śreṣṭhasya vā atha vā sadṛśasya /
kathaṃ hi hīnasya vacaṃ kṣameyā
ākhyāhi me kauṇḍinya etam arthaṃ //
sarabhago āha //
bhayā hi śreṣṭhasya vacaḥ kṣamenti
saṃraṃbhahetoḥ pana sadṛśasya /
yo ceha hīnasya vacaṃ kṣameyā
etad balaṃ uttamam āhu santo //
kathaṃ jānetha catuchannarūpaṃ
sadṛśaṃ ca śreṣṭhaṃ atha vā ca hīnaṃ /
virūparūpeṇa caranti santo