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 1.315
upakāre paramārthasaṃhitaṃ
etaṃ vā paramaṃ subhāṣitaṃ //
āviṣṭaṃ gaditaṃ sa bhāṣati
uccanīcam atha api madhyamaṃ /
anupadaṃ anvakṣaraṃ viśuddhaṃ
etaṃ vā paramaṃ subhāṣitaṃ //
paramakaruṇam uditayuktāṃ
girāṃ bhāṣati daśaphalayuktāṃ /
aṣṭāṃg'; upetacatuṣprakārāṃ
etaṃ vā paramaṃ subhāṣitaṃ //
vācāṃ bhāṣati paṃcapuṇyāṃ
suniścitāṃ vā puna chinnasaṃśayāṃ /
na ca karma kiṃci karoti pāpaṃ
tathāvidhaṃ uttamapauruṣatvaṃ //
evaṃ upetaṃ varalakṣaṇehi
mahādyutigaṇam anuśāsate /
varaṃ jñātīratanaṃ prahāya
ratiṃ ca sphītāṃ abhiniṣkrame //
amṛtapadaṃ jigīṣuṃ nandajātā
drumasāraṃ varagandham uttamaṃ /
locetvāna kṛtavikṛtaṃ taṃ
atha tenaiva pacesi odanaṃ //
etaṃ vā paramaṃ subhāṣitaṃ //
āviṣṭaṃ gaditaṃ sa bhāṣati
uccanīcam atha api madhyamaṃ /
anupadaṃ anvakṣaraṃ viśuddhaṃ
etaṃ vā paramaṃ subhāṣitaṃ //
paramakaruṇam uditayuktāṃ
girāṃ bhāṣati daśaphalayuktāṃ /
aṣṭāṃg'; upetacatuṣprakārāṃ
etaṃ vā paramaṃ subhāṣitaṃ //
vācāṃ bhāṣati paṃcapuṇyāṃ
suniścitāṃ vā puna chinnasaṃśayāṃ /
na ca karma kiṃci karoti pāpaṃ
tathāvidhaṃ uttamapauruṣatvaṃ //
evaṃ upetaṃ varalakṣaṇehi
mahādyutigaṇam anuśāsate /
varaṃ jñātīratanaṃ prahāya
ratiṃ ca sphītāṃ abhiniṣkrame //
amṛtapadaṃ jigīṣuṃ nandajātā
drumasāraṃ varagandham uttamaṃ /
locetvāna kṛtavikṛtaṃ taṃ
atha tenaiva pacesi odanaṃ //