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 2.86
atha khalu bhikṣavo mahauṣadho mahāprājño amarāṃ karmāradārikāṃ gāthayā pratyabhāṣe //
karmārabhastrāḥ śvasanti aṃgāraṃ puna dahyati /
lohaṃ lohena pīḍeti karmāraśālāṃ pitā gato //
mārgaṃ pṛcchitā ākhyāhi kṣemaṃ akuṭilaṃ ṛjuṃ /
akaṇṭakaṃ ca no bhadre gaṃsāmi yavakacchakaṃ //
atha khalu bhikṣavo karmāradārikā mahauṣadhaṃ mahāprājñaṃ gāthayā pratyabhāṣe //
yena saptābhiraṃgā ca dviguṇaplāśā ca pādapāḥ /
yena aśeśi na tena vrajesi na tena aśesi //
eṣo mārgo yavakacchakasya yadi paṇḍito si jānāhi // atha khalu bhikṣavo mahauṣadho mahāprājño amarāṃ karmāradārikāṃ gāthāye pratyabhāṣe //
yato yavā kadākhyā ca kovidārā ca phullitā /
vāmaṃ mārgaṃ grahetvāna gacchāmi yavakacchakaṃ //
atha khalu bhikṣavo amarā karmāradārikā mahauṣadhaṃ mahāprājñaṃ gāthayā pratyabhāṣati //
gaccha brāhmaṇa mārgeṇa bhakto taṃ bhakṣayiṣyasi /
pitṝhi putrā sidhyanti teṣāṃ māsena bhokṣyasi //
atha khalu bhikṣavo mahauṣadho mahāprājño amarāṃ karmāradārikāṃ gāthayā pratyabhāṣe //
śuṣkaṃ indhanaṃ veṇūhi karīraṃ tatra sidhyati /
teṣāṃ māsena bhokṣyāmi eṣa gaṃsāmi vo gṛhaṃ //
karmārabhastrāḥ śvasanti aṃgāraṃ puna dahyati /
lohaṃ lohena pīḍeti karmāraśālāṃ pitā gato //
mārgaṃ pṛcchitā ākhyāhi kṣemaṃ akuṭilaṃ ṛjuṃ /
akaṇṭakaṃ ca no bhadre gaṃsāmi yavakacchakaṃ //
atha khalu bhikṣavo karmāradārikā mahauṣadhaṃ mahāprājñaṃ gāthayā pratyabhāṣe //
yena saptābhiraṃgā ca dviguṇaplāśā ca pādapāḥ /
yena aśeśi na tena vrajesi na tena aśesi //
eṣo mārgo yavakacchakasya yadi paṇḍito si jānāhi // atha khalu bhikṣavo mahauṣadho mahāprājño amarāṃ karmāradārikāṃ gāthāye pratyabhāṣe //
yato yavā kadākhyā ca kovidārā ca phullitā /
vāmaṃ mārgaṃ grahetvāna gacchāmi yavakacchakaṃ //
atha khalu bhikṣavo amarā karmāradārikā mahauṣadhaṃ mahāprājñaṃ gāthayā pratyabhāṣati //
gaccha brāhmaṇa mārgeṇa bhakto taṃ bhakṣayiṣyasi /
pitṝhi putrā sidhyanti teṣāṃ māsena bhokṣyasi //
atha khalu bhikṣavo mahauṣadho mahāprājño amarāṃ karmāradārikāṃ gāthayā pratyabhāṣe //
śuṣkaṃ indhanaṃ veṇūhi karīraṃ tatra sidhyati /
teṣāṃ māsena bhokṣyāmi eṣa gaṃsāmi vo gṛhaṃ //