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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 2.155
na gaṇayati kulīnaṃ na nīcaṃ na nāthavantaṃ
dinakara iva nirbhīto atra mārgeṇa yāti //
sārathi āha //
kāmāṃ saṃpattiṃ rājalakṣmīṃ ratiṃ śrīṃ
etāṃ pṛcchāhi sarvalokapradhānāṃ //
kiṃ tuhyaṃ raudraṃ rogasaṃtāpamūlaṃ
mṛtyuṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā yo vināśo narāṇāṃ //
bodhisatvo āha //
jīrṇāturaṃ mṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā yo nodvijati saṃsāre /
śocetavyaḥ sa durmedhā andho dhvani yathā naṣṭaḥ //
kumāro āha // bho bhaṇe sārathi vayam api maraṇadharmā maraṇadharmatāyai anatītā / yatra nāma jātasya vyādhi prajñāyati maraṇaḥ prajñāyati atra paṇḍitasya kā ratiḥ / nivartehi rathaṃ me udyānabhūmigamanāye // kumāro tato evaṃ pratinivartitvā punaḥ gṛhaṃ gato // rājā śuddhodano amātyānāṃ pṛcchati / kiṃ kumāro bhūyo pratinivartitaḥ na udyānabhūmiṃ nirgato // amātyā āhansuḥ // deva kumāreṇa mṛtako puruṣo maṃcake samāropito jñātīhi aśrukaṇṭhehi rudanmukhehi prakīrṇakeśehi uraṃ pīḍentehi ārtasvaraṃ ravantehi śmaśānaṃ nīyanto dṛṣṭo / tasya dṛṣṭvā saṃvego jātaṃ / tataḥ eva pratinivṛtto // rājño śuddhodanasya etad abhūṣi // mā haivaṃ nimittakānāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ satyavacanaṃ bhaviṣyati ye te evam āhansuḥ / pravrajiṣyati kumāro // rājñā dāni kumārasya antaḥpuraṃ dūto preṣito / varṣavarā kaṃcukīyā ca suṣṭu kumāraṃ
dinakara iva nirbhīto atra mārgeṇa yāti //
sārathi āha //
kāmāṃ saṃpattiṃ rājalakṣmīṃ ratiṃ śrīṃ
etāṃ pṛcchāhi sarvalokapradhānāṃ //
kiṃ tuhyaṃ raudraṃ rogasaṃtāpamūlaṃ
mṛtyuṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā yo vināśo narāṇāṃ //
bodhisatvo āha //
jīrṇāturaṃ mṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā yo nodvijati saṃsāre /
śocetavyaḥ sa durmedhā andho dhvani yathā naṣṭaḥ //
kumāro āha // bho bhaṇe sārathi vayam api maraṇadharmā maraṇadharmatāyai anatītā / yatra nāma jātasya vyādhi prajñāyati maraṇaḥ prajñāyati atra paṇḍitasya kā ratiḥ / nivartehi rathaṃ me udyānabhūmigamanāye // kumāro tato evaṃ pratinivartitvā punaḥ gṛhaṃ gato // rājā śuddhodano amātyānāṃ pṛcchati / kiṃ kumāro bhūyo pratinivartitaḥ na udyānabhūmiṃ nirgato // amātyā āhansuḥ // deva kumāreṇa mṛtako puruṣo maṃcake samāropito jñātīhi aśrukaṇṭhehi rudanmukhehi prakīrṇakeśehi uraṃ pīḍentehi ārtasvaraṃ ravantehi śmaśānaṃ nīyanto dṛṣṭo / tasya dṛṣṭvā saṃvego jātaṃ / tataḥ eva pratinivṛtto // rājño śuddhodanasya etad abhūṣi // mā haivaṃ nimittakānāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ satyavacanaṃ bhaviṣyati ye te evam āhansuḥ / pravrajiṣyati kumāro // rājñā dāni kumārasya antaḥpuraṃ dūto preṣito / varṣavarā kaṃcukīyā ca suṣṭu kumāraṃ