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 2.85
sā dāni karmāradārikā bhaktasya rasakuṇḍaṃ pāṇḍarāye śāṭikāye ochannaṃ varṣeṇa ādāya gacchati // atha khalu mahauṣadho mahāprājño amarāṃ karmāradārikāṃ gāthāye adhyabhāṣati //
tuvaṃ yam etaṃ himapāṇḍareṇa
channaṃ kuṇḍaṃ harasi jīvanāye /
pṛcchāmi te abhare etam arthaṃ
kasya taṃ bhaktaṃ harasi manojñe //
atha khalu bhikṣavo amarā karmāradārikā mahauṣadhaṃ mahāprājñaṃ gāthāye pratyabhāṣe //
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. . . . . . . . bhaktaṃ harāmi pādape //
atha khalu bhikṣavo mahauṣadho mahāprājño amarāṃ karmāradārikāṃ gāthāyāṃ pratyabhāṣe //
pitā te varṣatriṃśatko nelāyako pitāmaho /
daśavarṣāsi jātīye evaṃ dhāremi dārike //
mahauṣadho āha //
yasmiṃ pravutthe duḥkhitā te mātā bhavati durmanā /
te taṃ mātā ca mārgate kahiṃ so amare gato //
atha khalu bhikṣavaḥ amarā karmāradārikā mahauṣadhaṃ mahāprājñaṃ gāthayā pratyabhāṣe //
yatra mṛtāś ca śvasanti dagdho ca puna dahyati /
jñātibhir vadhyate jñātis tatra mahyaṃ pitā gato //
tuvaṃ yam etaṃ himapāṇḍareṇa
channaṃ kuṇḍaṃ harasi jīvanāye /
pṛcchāmi te abhare etam arthaṃ
kasya taṃ bhaktaṃ harasi manojñe //
atha khalu bhikṣavo amarā karmāradārikā mahauṣadhaṃ mahāprājñaṃ gāthāye pratyabhāṣe //
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . bhaktaṃ harāmi pādape //
atha khalu bhikṣavo mahauṣadho mahāprājño amarāṃ karmāradārikāṃ gāthāyāṃ pratyabhāṣe //
pitā te varṣatriṃśatko nelāyako pitāmaho /
daśavarṣāsi jātīye evaṃ dhāremi dārike //
mahauṣadho āha //
yasmiṃ pravutthe duḥkhitā te mātā bhavati durmanā /
te taṃ mātā ca mārgate kahiṃ so amare gato //
atha khalu bhikṣavaḥ amarā karmāradārikā mahauṣadhaṃ mahāprājñaṃ gāthayā pratyabhāṣe //
yatra mṛtāś ca śvasanti dagdho ca puna dahyati /
jñātibhir vadhyate jñātis tatra mahyaṃ pitā gato //