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 2.80
ghoṣeṣiṇo yācanakā caranti /
tān annapānair abhitarpayāmaḥ
tasmā hi asmād daharo na mṛyyate //
ye cāpi mo yācanakā upenti
andhā anāthā kṛpaṇā anāyakāḥ /
tān annapānair abhitarpayāmaḥ
tasmā hi asmād daharo na mṛyyate //
vayaṃ ca bhāryāṃ anatikramāmo
bhāryā pi asmān na atikramāti /
tato vayaṃ dharmacaryaṃ carāmaḥ
tasmā hi asmād daharo na mṛyyati //
yo jāyate so bhavate suśīlo
susaṃyato suvrato ṛjubhūtaḥ /
adhyāpako bhoti samāptapādaḥ
tasmā hi asmād daharo na mṛyyati //
mātā pitā bhaginī bhrātaro ca
ye cāpi jñātayo ananyapakṣikā /
carāma dharmaṃ paralokahetoḥ
tasmā hi asmād daharo na mṛyyati //
mātā pitā bhaginī bhrātaro ca
ye ca kulapreṣyakarā bhavanti /
carāma dharmaṃ paralokadarśī
tasmā hi asmād daharo na mṛyyati //
dharmo hi vai rakṣati dharmacāriṃ
tān annapānair abhitarpayāmaḥ
tasmā hi asmād daharo na mṛyyate //
ye cāpi mo yācanakā upenti
andhā anāthā kṛpaṇā anāyakāḥ /
tān annapānair abhitarpayāmaḥ
tasmā hi asmād daharo na mṛyyate //
vayaṃ ca bhāryāṃ anatikramāmo
bhāryā pi asmān na atikramāti /
tato vayaṃ dharmacaryaṃ carāmaḥ
tasmā hi asmād daharo na mṛyyati //
yo jāyate so bhavate suśīlo
susaṃyato suvrato ṛjubhūtaḥ /
adhyāpako bhoti samāptapādaḥ
tasmā hi asmād daharo na mṛyyati //
mātā pitā bhaginī bhrātaro ca
ye cāpi jñātayo ananyapakṣikā /
carāma dharmaṃ paralokahetoḥ
tasmā hi asmād daharo na mṛyyati //
mātā pitā bhaginī bhrātaro ca
ye ca kulapreṣyakarā bhavanti /
carāma dharmaṃ paralokadarśī
tasmā hi asmād daharo na mṛyyati //
dharmo hi vai rakṣati dharmacāriṃ