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 2.334
sarvānte senāṃ kareya bhasma //
nidhānaṃ labdhvā yatha andhasatvā
apaśyamāne na bhaveya doṣo /
tathā va labdhvā mahādakṣiṇeyaṃ
pramādabandhu janayasi aprasādaṃ //
hiraṇyadhāraṃ yatha akṣamātraṃ
pravarṣamāṇo gṛhe bālabuddhiḥ /
utkrośamāno vrajeya cyaviṣyaṃ
tathaiva tāto na sahaṃ maharṣiṃ //
vimānaṃ labdhvā yatha candanasya
manojñagandhaṃ śubhadarśanīyaṃ /
tato niṣkramitvā prapate iha kūpe
tathaiva tāto asahaṃ maharṣiṃ //
maṇivimāne rucire prabhāsvare
siṃhāsanāto yatha utthihitvā /
aṃgārakarṣūṃ prapate niṣkramitvā
tathaiva tāto asahaṃ maharṣiṃ //
prāsādaṃ labdhvā yatha kāṃcanasya
jāmbūnadasya śubhadarśanīyaṃ /
tato vrajitvā prapato arṇavasmiṃ
tathaiva tāto asahaṃ maharṣiṃ //
suvarṇaniṣkāṃ yatha ośiritvā
nidhānaṃ labdhvā yatha andhasatvā
apaśyamāne na bhaveya doṣo /
tathā va labdhvā mahādakṣiṇeyaṃ
pramādabandhu janayasi aprasādaṃ //
hiraṇyadhāraṃ yatha akṣamātraṃ
pravarṣamāṇo gṛhe bālabuddhiḥ /
utkrośamāno vrajeya cyaviṣyaṃ
tathaiva tāto na sahaṃ maharṣiṃ //
vimānaṃ labdhvā yatha candanasya
manojñagandhaṃ śubhadarśanīyaṃ /
tato niṣkramitvā prapate iha kūpe
tathaiva tāto asahaṃ maharṣiṃ //
maṇivimāne rucire prabhāsvare
siṃhāsanāto yatha utthihitvā /
aṃgārakarṣūṃ prapate niṣkramitvā
tathaiva tāto asahaṃ maharṣiṃ //
prāsādaṃ labdhvā yatha kāṃcanasya
jāmbūnadasya śubhadarśanīyaṃ /
tato vrajitvā prapato arṇavasmiṃ
tathaiva tāto asahaṃ maharṣiṃ //
suvarṇaniṣkāṃ yatha ośiritvā