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 2.343
gāthābhi gītehi apare stavensuḥ
pradhyāye tūṣṇīṃ duḥkhi kṛṣṇabandhuḥ //
saptāhapūraṃ duḥkhi mārasainyaṃ
drumasya mūle abhu kṛcchraprāptaṃ /
jātyandhabhūtaṃ diśam aprajānaṃ
buddhaś ca śobhe yatha rasmirājo //
parasparaṃ rathaśata bhajyamānā
paśyitu hatāṃ mahiṃ prakampamānāṃ /
te nirmiṇitvā vikṛtātmabhāvāṃ
upasaṃkramensuḥ varapādapendraṃ /
na te purāṇāṃ pratilabhensu rūpāṃ
sarve abhūnsuḥ bhayabhītarūpā //
yathaiva tale yo vihago nibaddho
tathā kṛṣṇabandhuḥ dharaṇītalasmiṃ /
saptāhapūraṃ sabalo sasainyo
samohajāto na prabhoti gantuṃ //
rūpadhāto upagatā devaputrāḥ
sarve samagrā pramuditavegajātā /
akṣapramāṇāṃ avakire cūrṇadhārāṃ
divyāṃ viśiṣṭāṃ varacandanasya //
dhvajāna koṭīnayutā sahasrā
ucchrāpayensuḥ nabhe devaputrāḥ /
pradhyāye tūṣṇīṃ duḥkhi kṛṣṇabandhuḥ //
saptāhapūraṃ duḥkhi mārasainyaṃ
drumasya mūle abhu kṛcchraprāptaṃ /
jātyandhabhūtaṃ diśam aprajānaṃ
buddhaś ca śobhe yatha rasmirājo //
parasparaṃ rathaśata bhajyamānā
paśyitu hatāṃ mahiṃ prakampamānāṃ /
te nirmiṇitvā vikṛtātmabhāvāṃ
upasaṃkramensuḥ varapādapendraṃ /
na te purāṇāṃ pratilabhensu rūpāṃ
sarve abhūnsuḥ bhayabhītarūpā //
yathaiva tale yo vihago nibaddho
tathā kṛṣṇabandhuḥ dharaṇītalasmiṃ /
saptāhapūraṃ sabalo sasainyo
samohajāto na prabhoti gantuṃ //
rūpadhāto upagatā devaputrāḥ
sarve samagrā pramuditavegajātā /
akṣapramāṇāṃ avakire cūrṇadhārāṃ
divyāṃ viśiṣṭāṃ varacandanasya //
dhvajāna koṭīnayutā sahasrā
ucchrāpayensuḥ nabhe devaputrāḥ /