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 2.347
yasyāpi śīlam aśavalaṃ rakṣitaṃ pūrve /
yasyārthaṃ prajñā paramā niṣevitā
sā te narendravara prāpta bodhiḥ //
cakṣuṣmanto timirasya hantā
vināśadharmanidhanaṃ satvasāraḥ /
svayaṃbhūprāptaḥ naravarasārthavāhaḥ
na kaścit te samasamo sarvaloke //
obhāsitā te sarvalokadhātu
ghanā vimuktena yatha candrameṇa /
yatha divya ābhā pratapati devanānāṃ
nāgāsurāṇāṃ ca mahoragāṇāṃ //
sumeru śakyo tulayituṃ śailarājā
parāgakṛtvā śata ettakāni /
bhāgā ca kṛtvā samā sarṣapeṇa
na buddhavarṇaṃ kṣapituṃ jinānāṃ //
mahāsamudro yatha vāripūrṇo
kareṇa gṛhya gaṇayituṃ śakyo vindū /
koṭīsahasrā nayutā śatāni
na śakyaṃ varṇaṃ bhāṣituṃ jinānāṃ //
śakyaṃ bhavāgrāṃ jñātuṃ trisahasrāṃ
iha sarvabhūmivṛkṣavātatejaḥ /
yasyārthaṃ prajñā paramā niṣevitā
sā te narendravara prāpta bodhiḥ //
cakṣuṣmanto timirasya hantā
vināśadharmanidhanaṃ satvasāraḥ /
svayaṃbhūprāptaḥ naravarasārthavāhaḥ
na kaścit te samasamo sarvaloke //
obhāsitā te sarvalokadhātu
ghanā vimuktena yatha candrameṇa /
yatha divya ābhā pratapati devanānāṃ
nāgāsurāṇāṃ ca mahoragāṇāṃ //
sumeru śakyo tulayituṃ śailarājā
parāgakṛtvā śata ettakāni /
bhāgā ca kṛtvā samā sarṣapeṇa
na buddhavarṇaṃ kṣapituṃ jinānāṃ //
mahāsamudro yatha vāripūrṇo
kareṇa gṛhya gaṇayituṃ śakyo vindū /
koṭīsahasrā nayutā śatāni
na śakyaṃ varṇaṃ bhāṣituṃ jinānāṃ //
śakyaṃ bhavāgrāṃ jñātuṃ trisahasrāṃ
iha sarvabhūmivṛkṣavātatejaḥ /