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 2.79
prāṇaṃ na hiṃseya nadinnamādiye
pāpaṃ ca karmaṃ manasāpi na caret* /
sarve anārjaṃ parivarjeyāmaḥ
tasmā hi asmād daharo na mṛyyati //
na ca mo kadācid asti krodho
na cāpi krudhyāma vayaṃ kadācit* /
kruddhe pi no cāpi karoma kopaṃ
tasmā hi asmād daharo na mṛyyati //
śṛṇoma dharmaṃ asatāṃ satāṃ ca
no cāpi dharmaṃ asatāṃ rocayāma /
asatāṃ hi tvasatāṃ rocayāmaḥ
tasmā hi asmād daharo na mṛyyati //
dadāma dānā bahuśo bahūni
no cāpi no apriyo yācamāno /
dattvā ca dānā nanutapyamānā
tasmā hi asmād daharo na mṛyyati //
ye brāhmaṇā śravaṇaśīlavanto
ghoṣeṣiṇo yācanakā upenti /
priyaṃ mo teṣāṃ śravaṇadarśanaṃ ca
tasmā hi asmād daharo na mṛyyati //
ye brāhmaṇā śravaṇaśīlavanto
pāpaṃ ca karmaṃ manasāpi na caret* /
sarve anārjaṃ parivarjeyāmaḥ
tasmā hi asmād daharo na mṛyyati //
na ca mo kadācid asti krodho
na cāpi krudhyāma vayaṃ kadācit* /
kruddhe pi no cāpi karoma kopaṃ
tasmā hi asmād daharo na mṛyyati //
śṛṇoma dharmaṃ asatāṃ satāṃ ca
no cāpi dharmaṃ asatāṃ rocayāma /
asatāṃ hi tvasatāṃ rocayāmaḥ
tasmā hi asmād daharo na mṛyyati //
dadāma dānā bahuśo bahūni
no cāpi no apriyo yācamāno /
dattvā ca dānā nanutapyamānā
tasmā hi asmād daharo na mṛyyati //
ye brāhmaṇā śravaṇaśīlavanto
ghoṣeṣiṇo yācanakā upenti /
priyaṃ mo teṣāṃ śravaṇadarśanaṃ ca
tasmā hi asmād daharo na mṛyyati //
ye brāhmaṇā śravaṇaśīlavanto