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 1.70
ye c'; anāgata mahāmatiśūrā /
te hi no upapadeyur udagrā
yadi na saṃkaliye śāsanaṃ śāstuḥ //
tena apratihatāḥ susamagrāḥ
gāyathā sugataśāsanam agryaṃ /
yathā idaṃ suparigīta yathārthaṃ
cirataraṃ naramarūṣu viroce //
evam astu iti te vaśibhūtā
kāśyapasya vacanaṃ pratipūjya /
cittam apy upagatā kva idānīṃ
deśi dharmadharasaṃgaṇanā syāt* //
ramyakānanavane susamṛddhe
māgadhasya magadhādhipatisya /
puravare bhavatu rājagṛhasmiṃ
saptaparṇa-abhidhānaguhāyāṃ //
parvatasya vaihāyavarasya
uttarasmi tīre varapārśve /
vividhapādape śilātalabhūmeḥ
bhāge yaṃ bhavatu dharmasamāsyā //
te ca ṛddhivaśibhāvabalasthā
te hi no upapadeyur udagrā
yadi na saṃkaliye śāsanaṃ śāstuḥ //
tena apratihatāḥ susamagrāḥ
gāyathā sugataśāsanam agryaṃ /
yathā idaṃ suparigīta yathārthaṃ
cirataraṃ naramarūṣu viroce //
evam astu iti te vaśibhūtā
kāśyapasya vacanaṃ pratipūjya /
cittam apy upagatā kva idānīṃ
deśi dharmadharasaṃgaṇanā syāt* //
ramyakānanavane susamṛddhe
māgadhasya magadhādhipatisya /
puravare bhavatu rājagṛhasmiṃ
saptaparṇa-abhidhānaguhāyāṃ //
parvatasya vaihāyavarasya
uttarasmi tīre varapārśve /
vividhapādape śilātalabhūmeḥ
bhāge yaṃ bhavatu dharmasamāsyā //
te ca ṛddhivaśibhāvabalasthā