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 2.71
dṛṣṭvā ca ardditā abhūṣi istriye sma parājitā //
na asti striyo rājāno na ca mo alikaṃ bhavet* /
yaṃ vyāghrī patim iccheya so yaṃ rājā bhaviṣyati //
mama gomayena kalpāni devakāryāṇi kriyanti /
ṛṣabho avaca tatra mama bhadre patiṃ varet* //
vyāghrī āha //
nityutthitaṃ sadā kilāntaṃ śakaṭehi lāṃgalehi ca /
no tādṛśaṃ patim icche manuṣye yadi bhavel loke //
hastināgo āha //
aham anucaropeto saṃgrāme aparājito /
hastināgo balī tatra mama bhadre patiṃ varet* //
vyāghrī āha //
siṃhasmiṃ nadamānasmiṃ tuvaṃ bhīto palāyasi /
chardagūtham eva sṛjaṃ neccheyaṃ tādṛśaṃ patiṃ //
siṃho āha //
anupūrvasujātaskandho
siṃho parvatagocaro hamasmi /
mṛgasaṃghā trasanti sarve
tvaṃ bhadre mama bhartāraṃ varehi //
na asti striyo rājāno na ca mo alikaṃ bhavet* /
yaṃ vyāghrī patim iccheya so yaṃ rājā bhaviṣyati //
mama gomayena kalpāni devakāryāṇi kriyanti /
ṛṣabho avaca tatra mama bhadre patiṃ varet* //
vyāghrī āha //
nityutthitaṃ sadā kilāntaṃ śakaṭehi lāṃgalehi ca /
no tādṛśaṃ patim icche manuṣye yadi bhavel loke //
hastināgo āha //
aham anucaropeto saṃgrāme aparājito /
hastināgo balī tatra mama bhadre patiṃ varet* //
vyāghrī āha //
siṃhasmiṃ nadamānasmiṃ tuvaṃ bhīto palāyasi /
chardagūtham eva sṛjaṃ neccheyaṃ tādṛśaṃ patiṃ //
siṃho āha //
anupūrvasujātaskandho
siṃho parvatagocaro hamasmi /
mṛgasaṃghā trasanti sarve
tvaṃ bhadre mama bhartāraṃ varehi //