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 3.192
antaḥpurikā āhansuḥ // marṣehi grāmavaraṃ eṣo rājā abhīkṣṇam imāṃ gāthāṃ bhāṣati //
alpasya imaṃ mahāvipāko
upako adhyagame mahāntam arthaṃ /
sulabdha lābhā khalu māṇavasya
yo pravraje kāmaratiṃ prahāya //
vayaṃ ca etāye gāthāye arthaṃ na vijānāmatha / tato gaccha rājānaṃ brahmadattaṃ jalpāhīti alaṃ me deva grāmavareṇa yaṃ devo abhīkṣṇaṃ imāṃ gāthāṃ bhāṣati //
alpasya imaṃ mahāvipāko
upako adhyagame mahāntam arthaṃ /
sulabdha lābhā khalu māṇavasya
yo pravrajet kāmaratiṃ prahāya //
etasya me mahārāja arthaṃ ācikṣāhīti // so dāni gaṃgapālo rājño brahmadattasya upasaṃkramitvā āha // deva alaṃ me grāmavareṇa yaṃ devo abhīkṣṇaṃ imāṃ gāthāṃ bhāṣati //
alpasya imaṃ mahāvipāko
upako adhyagame mahāntam arthaṃ /
sulabdha lābhā khalu māṇavasya
yo pravrajet kāmaratiṃ prahāya //
imasyā deva gāthāye artham ākhyāhi // etaṃ me varaṃ bhavatu // rājā āha
alpasya imaṃ mahāvipāko
upako adhyagame mahāntam arthaṃ /
sulabdha lābhā khalu māṇavasya
yo pravraje kāmaratiṃ prahāya //
vayaṃ ca etāye gāthāye arthaṃ na vijānāmatha / tato gaccha rājānaṃ brahmadattaṃ jalpāhīti alaṃ me deva grāmavareṇa yaṃ devo abhīkṣṇaṃ imāṃ gāthāṃ bhāṣati //
alpasya imaṃ mahāvipāko
upako adhyagame mahāntam arthaṃ /
sulabdha lābhā khalu māṇavasya
yo pravrajet kāmaratiṃ prahāya //
etasya me mahārāja arthaṃ ācikṣāhīti // so dāni gaṃgapālo rājño brahmadattasya upasaṃkramitvā āha // deva alaṃ me grāmavareṇa yaṃ devo abhīkṣṇaṃ imāṃ gāthāṃ bhāṣati //
alpasya imaṃ mahāvipāko
upako adhyagame mahāntam arthaṃ /
sulabdha lābhā khalu māṇavasya
yo pravrajet kāmaratiṃ prahāya //
imasyā deva gāthāye artham ākhyāhi // etaṃ me varaṃ bhavatu // rājā āha