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 3.186
atha khalu bhikṣavaḥ upako māṇavako rājānaṃ brahmadattaṃ gāthāye pratyabhāṣe //
na ātapo tāpayati antakā tāpayanti māṃ /
antakāś ca vighātāś ca te tāpenti na ātapo //
itvaraṃ khu ayaṃ tāpo yo khu kāyaṃ pratāpaye /
kāryā nāma vivādā ca te tāpenti na ātapo //
rājā dāni brahmadatto upakaṃ māṇavakaṃ gāthāye pratyabhāṣati //
kin te janeti saṃkṣobhaṃ ayaṃ kena pratapyati /
tāpena pīḍito kāyo taṃ tvaṃ ākhyāhi pṛcchito //
atha khalu bhikṣavo upako māṇavako rājānaṃ brahmadattaṃ gāthāye pratyabhāṣati //
vṛṣalī deva kāntā me kuṃbhadāsī ariṃdama /
tasyā upasthito sarvo tayāsmi upatāpito //
atha bhiksavo rājā brahmadatto upakaṃ māṇavakaṃ āmantrayati // kahiṃ māṇavaka gamiṣyasīti // atha khalu bhikṣavaḥ upako māṇavako rājānaṃ brahmadattaṃ gāthāye pratyabhāṣati //
māṣo me yācanālabdho gaṃgātīrasmiṃ gopito /
purastime nagarasya tadarthāya vrajāmy ahaṃ //
atha khalu bhikṣavo rājā brahmadatto upakaṃ māṇavakaṃ āmantrayati // āgamehi
na ātapo tāpayati antakā tāpayanti māṃ /
antakāś ca vighātāś ca te tāpenti na ātapo //
itvaraṃ khu ayaṃ tāpo yo khu kāyaṃ pratāpaye /
kāryā nāma vivādā ca te tāpenti na ātapo //
rājā dāni brahmadatto upakaṃ māṇavakaṃ gāthāye pratyabhāṣati //
kin te janeti saṃkṣobhaṃ ayaṃ kena pratapyati /
tāpena pīḍito kāyo taṃ tvaṃ ākhyāhi pṛcchito //
atha khalu bhikṣavo upako māṇavako rājānaṃ brahmadattaṃ gāthāye pratyabhāṣati //
vṛṣalī deva kāntā me kuṃbhadāsī ariṃdama /
tasyā upasthito sarvo tayāsmi upatāpito //
atha bhiksavo rājā brahmadatto upakaṃ māṇavakaṃ āmantrayati // kahiṃ māṇavaka gamiṣyasīti // atha khalu bhikṣavaḥ upako māṇavako rājānaṃ brahmadattaṃ gāthāye pratyabhāṣati //
māṣo me yācanālabdho gaṃgātīrasmiṃ gopito /
purastime nagarasya tadarthāya vrajāmy ahaṃ //
atha khalu bhikṣavo rājā brahmadatto upakaṃ māṇavakaṃ āmantrayati // āgamehi