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 2.63
āśā visaṃvādikasaṃyatā mama //
hirī manāpā pariśuddhakevalā
saṃgrāmaśīrṣe na ratā pravarjitā /
vipaśyamānā surabhī upadrutā
hirir nivāreti svacittamātmano //
hirīha śreṣṭhā manujeṣu mātali
dahare kāṃkṣyati mahallike ca /
priyaṃ ca bhrātṛvyaṃ karoti caṇḍaṃ
hirir nivāreti svacittamātmano //
ko te imāṃ kauśika dṛṣṭam* . . . .
ugro hi indro athavā sahāṃpati /
indro tava indrasagotra kāṃkṣati
tasyaiva bhāvasahavratānuja //
sa kauśikaḥ taṃ jahiyāna ucchrayaṃ
śīlopapeto asadhuryabhūto /
puṇyāni kṛtvā vipulāni āśrame
kāyasya bhedāt svargeṣu modati //
syāt khalu punaḥ bhikṣavo yuṣmākam evaṃ anyo so tena kālena teva samayena nārado nāma ṛṣi kauśikasagotro / na khalv etad evaṃ draṣṭavyaṃ / tat kasya hetoḥ / ahaṃ
hirī manāpā pariśuddhakevalā
saṃgrāmaśīrṣe na ratā pravarjitā /
vipaśyamānā surabhī upadrutā
hirir nivāreti svacittamātmano //
hirīha śreṣṭhā manujeṣu mātali
dahare kāṃkṣyati mahallike ca /
priyaṃ ca bhrātṛvyaṃ karoti caṇḍaṃ
hirir nivāreti svacittamātmano //
ko te imāṃ kauśika dṛṣṭam* . . . .
ugro hi indro athavā sahāṃpati /
indro tava indrasagotra kāṃkṣati
tasyaiva bhāvasahavratānuja //
sa kauśikaḥ taṃ jahiyāna ucchrayaṃ
śīlopapeto asadhuryabhūto /
puṇyāni kṛtvā vipulāni āśrame
kāyasya bhedāt svargeṣu modati //
syāt khalu punaḥ bhikṣavo yuṣmākam evaṃ anyo so tena kālena teva samayena nārado nāma ṛṣi kauśikasagotro / na khalv etad evaṃ draṣṭavyaṃ / tat kasya hetoḥ / ahaṃ