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 2.239
nadīnām api śrotāṃsi ayaṃ vāto va śoṣayet* /
kiṃ mama prahitātmasya śoṇitaṃ nopaśoṣaye //
śarīraṃ upaśuṣyati pittaṃ śleṣmaṃ ca vātajaṃ /
mānsāni lohitaṃ caiva avajīryatu sāṃprataṃ //
mānsehi kṣīyamāṇehi bhūyo cittaṃ prasīdati /
bhūyo smṛti ca vīryaṃ ca samādhi cāvatiṣṭhati //
tasya caivaṃ viharato prāptasya uttamaṃ padaṃ /
nāyam atra kṣataṃ kāyaṃ paśya satvasya śuddhatāṃ //
asti cchando ca vīryaṃ ca prajñā ca mama vidyati /
nāhaṃ taṃ paśyāmi loke yo prahāṇāto vāraye //
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . /
eṣo sajjo prāṇaharo dhiggrāmyaṃ no ca jīvitaṃ //
tasmā smṛtimanto santo saṃprajāno niropadhiḥ /
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . //
eṣo haṃ ca paraṃ cittaṃ bhāvayitvāna yodhane /
balena vanaṃ bhinditvā anuṣṭheyam anuṣṭhito //
ahaṃ bodhitaror adhastāt* aprāpte amṛte pade /
dṛṣṭvā namucino senāṃ sannaddhām utsṛtadhvajāṃ //
kiṃ mama prahitātmasya śoṇitaṃ nopaśoṣaye //
śarīraṃ upaśuṣyati pittaṃ śleṣmaṃ ca vātajaṃ /
mānsāni lohitaṃ caiva avajīryatu sāṃprataṃ //
mānsehi kṣīyamāṇehi bhūyo cittaṃ prasīdati /
bhūyo smṛti ca vīryaṃ ca samādhi cāvatiṣṭhati //
tasya caivaṃ viharato prāptasya uttamaṃ padaṃ /
nāyam atra kṣataṃ kāyaṃ paśya satvasya śuddhatāṃ //
asti cchando ca vīryaṃ ca prajñā ca mama vidyati /
nāhaṃ taṃ paśyāmi loke yo prahāṇāto vāraye //
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . /
eṣo sajjo prāṇaharo dhiggrāmyaṃ no ca jīvitaṃ //
tasmā smṛtimanto santo saṃprajāno niropadhiḥ /
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . //
eṣo haṃ ca paraṃ cittaṃ bhāvayitvāna yodhane /
balena vanaṃ bhinditvā anuṣṭheyam anuṣṭhito //
ahaṃ bodhitaror adhastāt* aprāpte amṛte pade /
dṛṣṭvā namucino senāṃ sannaddhām utsṛtadhvajāṃ //