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 2.339
sannaddhavarmī atighoraprekṣī /
vidyūn kṣipesi asaniṃ pravarṣe
upasaṃkramanto varapādapendraṃ //
śaktiṃ grahetvā iṣutomarāṃ ca
asiṃ grahetvā kṣuratīkṣṇadhārāṃ /
mālāvilambī kilikilāyamānā
upakramensuḥ siṃhapādapendraṃ //
siṃhāś ca vyāghrā turagā gajāś ca
uṣṭrā gavā gardabhāś cānyarūpā /
āśīviṣapragṛhītaśirāṃsi
upasaṃkramensuḥ yato bodhisatvo //
anye grahetvā mahadagniskandhāṃ
pradīptaśīrṣā vikṛtasvabhāvā /
kṣurapracārī ca vibhagnanāsā
mārasya sainyā sthita bodhimūle //
rathasahasrāṇi ca bodhimaṇḍe
dhvajapatākā ca sanandighoṣā /
jālāvicitrā śubhavāditā hi
dhvajāgramūrdhe ca sanandighoṣā //
samanta triṃśa sphuṭa yojanāni
[yakṣasahasrehi mahabhairavehi /]
caturdiśaṃ copari ca nabhāto
vidyūn kṣipesi asaniṃ pravarṣe
upasaṃkramanto varapādapendraṃ //
śaktiṃ grahetvā iṣutomarāṃ ca
asiṃ grahetvā kṣuratīkṣṇadhārāṃ /
mālāvilambī kilikilāyamānā
upakramensuḥ siṃhapādapendraṃ //
siṃhāś ca vyāghrā turagā gajāś ca
uṣṭrā gavā gardabhāś cānyarūpā /
āśīviṣapragṛhītaśirāṃsi
upasaṃkramensuḥ yato bodhisatvo //
anye grahetvā mahadagniskandhāṃ
pradīptaśīrṣā vikṛtasvabhāvā /
kṣurapracārī ca vibhagnanāsā
mārasya sainyā sthita bodhimūle //
rathasahasrāṇi ca bodhimaṇḍe
dhvajapatākā ca sanandighoṣā /
jālāvicitrā śubhavāditā hi
dhvajāgramūrdhe ca sanandighoṣā //
samanta triṃśa sphuṭa yojanāni
[yakṣasahasrehi mahabhairavehi /]
caturdiśaṃ copari ca nabhāto