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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 1.14
āyasāsu ca droṇīṣu ayomuśalakoṭiṣu /
subhanti pratyamitrāṇi api varṣaśataṃ bahuṃ //
evaṃ śāstā yathābhūtāṃ abhijñāya tathāgataḥ /
saṃghātam idam ākhyāsi āvāsaṃ pāpakarmiṇāṃ //
rauravasmiṃ ca narake oruddhā janatā bahu /
agnismiṃ prajvalitasmiṃ śabdaṃ kurvanti bhairavaṃ //
yadā ca agnir nirvāti atha tūṣṇībhavanti te /
punar agnismiṃ prajvalite nirnādanti mahatsvaraṃ //
dvitīyo pi ca ākhyāto rauravo romaharṣaṇaḥ /
nirantakūlanarako gambhīro na samuttaro //
tatra daṇḍaṃ gṛhītvāna sthūlanarakapālakā /
subhanti pratyamitrāṇi api varṣaśataṃ bahuṃ //
evaṃ śāstā yathābhūtaṃ abhijñāya tathāgato /
rauravaṃ iti ākhyāsi āvāsaṃ pāpakarmiṇāṃ //
tapanasmiṃ ca narake taptaloho samudyataḥ /
niḥsvanante ca saṃtaptā agniskandhasamā duḥkhā //
tatra pāpasamācārā oruddhā janatā bahu /
pacyanti pāpakarmāntā ye bhonti kṛtakilviṣāḥ //
subhanti pratyamitrāṇi api varṣaśataṃ bahuṃ //
evaṃ śāstā yathābhūtāṃ abhijñāya tathāgataḥ /
saṃghātam idam ākhyāsi āvāsaṃ pāpakarmiṇāṃ //
rauravasmiṃ ca narake oruddhā janatā bahu /
agnismiṃ prajvalitasmiṃ śabdaṃ kurvanti bhairavaṃ //
yadā ca agnir nirvāti atha tūṣṇībhavanti te /
punar agnismiṃ prajvalite nirnādanti mahatsvaraṃ //
dvitīyo pi ca ākhyāto rauravo romaharṣaṇaḥ /
nirantakūlanarako gambhīro na samuttaro //
tatra daṇḍaṃ gṛhītvāna sthūlanarakapālakā /
subhanti pratyamitrāṇi api varṣaśataṃ bahuṃ //
evaṃ śāstā yathābhūtaṃ abhijñāya tathāgato /
rauravaṃ iti ākhyāsi āvāsaṃ pāpakarmiṇāṃ //
tapanasmiṃ ca narake taptaloho samudyataḥ /
niḥsvanante ca saṃtaptā agniskandhasamā duḥkhā //
tatra pāpasamācārā oruddhā janatā bahu /
pacyanti pāpakarmāntā ye bhonti kṛtakilviṣāḥ //