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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).
Section 3.122
rājā āha //
purā tuvaṃ gautama svake agāre
antaḥpure devavimānakalpe /
pradīpakhadyotagaṇābhikāśe
kūṭāgāre pithitavātapāne //
vicitramālyābharaṇātha nāritho
alaṃkṛtā apsarasannikāśā /
upasthitā kiṃkaraṇīyā utsukā
mukhaṃ udīkṣanti kim ārya āha //
bhagavān āha //
adyāpi me śākya svake vihāre
devā ca brahmā ca prabhāsvarā ca /
cittaṃ py eṣāṃ mahya vaśena vartati
yahiṃ ca icchāmi tahiṃ thapemi //
rājā āha //
bherīmṛdaṃgaturiyābhigīto
paṇisvarākhyānavidūhi tatvaṃ /
sa śobhasi śākiyamaṇḍalasmiṃ
śakro va sāhasragatāna madhye //
bhagavān āha //
sūtrānte vaiyyākaraṇābhigīto
vidyāvimuktipratibodhano haṃ /
purā tuvaṃ gautama svake agāre
antaḥpure devavimānakalpe /
pradīpakhadyotagaṇābhikāśe
kūṭāgāre pithitavātapāne //
vicitramālyābharaṇātha nāritho
alaṃkṛtā apsarasannikāśā /
upasthitā kiṃkaraṇīyā utsukā
mukhaṃ udīkṣanti kim ārya āha //
bhagavān āha //
adyāpi me śākya svake vihāre
devā ca brahmā ca prabhāsvarā ca /
cittaṃ py eṣāṃ mahya vaśena vartati
yahiṃ ca icchāmi tahiṃ thapemi //
rājā āha //
bherīmṛdaṃgaturiyābhigīto
paṇisvarākhyānavidūhi tatvaṃ /
sa śobhasi śākiyamaṇḍalasmiṃ
śakro va sāhasragatāna madhye //
bhagavān āha //
sūtrānte vaiyyākaraṇābhigīto
vidyāvimuktipratibodhano haṃ /