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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).
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rājā āha //
netaṃ duḥkhaṃ prajānāmi yaśasvini varṇalābhini /
sucīrṇe brahmacaryasmiṃ tvaṃ me bhāryā bhaviṣyasi //
devī āha //
dhig astu te brahmacaryaṃ ayaṃ te bhavatu pāpakaḥ /
sunakhīṃ vā sṛgālāṃ vā paratra kāmayiṣyasi //
kuśaḥ āha //
mā evaṃ avaci bhadre suśroṇi tanumadhyame /
śramaṇā pi vayaṃ sādhu brahmacaryeṇa śobhate //
te pi bhadre sucīrṇena iha cīrṇena śobhati /
svargeṣu upapadyanti tridaśe kāmakāmino //
tat te bhadre ahaṃ brūmi suśroṇi tanumadhyame /
na te anyo patī asti iti siṃhasvaro kuśaḥ //
devī āha //
sace va satyaṃ vacanaṃ naimittikaṃ bhaviṣyati /
na te bhāryā bhaviṣyāmi kāmaṃ chindāhi khaṇḍaśaḥ //
rājā āha //
nāhaṃ chettuṃ tavechāmi suśroṇi tanumadhyame /
acchinnā yeva tvaṃ bhadre mama bhāryā bhaviṣyasi //
netaṃ duḥkhaṃ prajānāmi yaśasvini varṇalābhini /
sucīrṇe brahmacaryasmiṃ tvaṃ me bhāryā bhaviṣyasi //
devī āha //
dhig astu te brahmacaryaṃ ayaṃ te bhavatu pāpakaḥ /
sunakhīṃ vā sṛgālāṃ vā paratra kāmayiṣyasi //
kuśaḥ āha //
mā evaṃ avaci bhadre suśroṇi tanumadhyame /
śramaṇā pi vayaṃ sādhu brahmacaryeṇa śobhate //
te pi bhadre sucīrṇena iha cīrṇena śobhati /
svargeṣu upapadyanti tridaśe kāmakāmino //
tat te bhadre ahaṃ brūmi suśroṇi tanumadhyame /
na te anyo patī asti iti siṃhasvaro kuśaḥ //
devī āha //
sace va satyaṃ vacanaṃ naimittikaṃ bhaviṣyati /
na te bhāryā bhaviṣyāmi kāmaṃ chindāhi khaṇḍaśaḥ //
rājā āha //
nāhaṃ chettuṃ tavechāmi suśroṇi tanumadhyame /
acchinnā yeva tvaṃ bhadre mama bhāryā bhaviṣyasi //