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 3.371
tasmād dhi sarvasya vacaṃ kṣameyā //
na etam arthaṃ mahatī pi senā
sarājikā yudhyamānī kareyā /
yaṃ kṣāntimāṃ satpuruṣo karoti
kṣāntīmatā vopasamanti vīrāḥ //
rājāno āhansuḥ //
subhāṣitan te anumodayāmo
anyan te pṛcchāmi tad iha brūhi /
katividhaṃ śīlavantaṃ vadesi
katividhaṃ prajñāvantaṃ vadesi /
katividhaṃ satpuruṣaṃ vadesi
katividhaṃ ca śiri na jahāti //
sarabhaṃgo āha //
kāyena vācāya susaṃvṛto yaḥ
manasā ca no kiṃci karoti pāpaṃ /
na cāpi loke ahitaṃ karoti
tathāvidhaṃ śīlavantaṃ vadāmi //
sarvāṇi arthāni punar vinaśyanti
kālāgataṃ ca na prayāti arthaṃ /
na cātmaheto . . vidhaṃ careyā
tathāvidhaṃ prajñāvantaṃ vademi //
yo ve kṛtajño kṛtavedi poso
kalyāṇamitro dṛḍhabhaktirūpo /
na etam arthaṃ mahatī pi senā
sarājikā yudhyamānī kareyā /
yaṃ kṣāntimāṃ satpuruṣo karoti
kṣāntīmatā vopasamanti vīrāḥ //
rājāno āhansuḥ //
subhāṣitan te anumodayāmo
anyan te pṛcchāmi tad iha brūhi /
katividhaṃ śīlavantaṃ vadesi
katividhaṃ prajñāvantaṃ vadesi /
katividhaṃ satpuruṣaṃ vadesi
katividhaṃ ca śiri na jahāti //
sarabhaṃgo āha //
kāyena vācāya susaṃvṛto yaḥ
manasā ca no kiṃci karoti pāpaṃ /
na cāpi loke ahitaṃ karoti
tathāvidhaṃ śīlavantaṃ vadāmi //
sarvāṇi arthāni punar vinaśyanti
kālāgataṃ ca na prayāti arthaṃ /
na cātmaheto . . vidhaṃ careyā
tathāvidhaṃ prajñāvantaṃ vademi //
yo ve kṛtajño kṛtavedi poso
kalyāṇamitro dṛḍhabhaktirūpo /