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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 3.252
sarvajñatāye praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ //
duḥkhāni yāni ca ihāsti ca śrūyate ca
ye kalpakoṭinayuteṣu bahuprakāraṃ /
te duḥkha kalpanayutā duḥkhito bhaveyaṃ
sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ //
yāvantareṇa paramārthavidū bhaveyaṃ
tāvantaraṃ yadi avīcigato vaseyaṃ /
vīryaṃ ca me na pratisaṃharaṇāya śakyaṃ
sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ //
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . yac ca bāla /
bhuṃjeya ayoguḍaṃ pibeya vilīnalohaṃ
sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ //
pātālamadhye nivase vadhakehi sārdhaṃ
khajje śarīraṃ ca punaḥ puna saṃjaneya /
tad duḥkhaṃ tādṛśakam udvahituṃ samartho
sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ //
śaraśaktivarṣaṃ yadi varṣayi tīkṣṇadhāraṃ
sarvaṃ śarīraṃ yadi chijjati taṃ aśeṣaṃ /
tad duḥkhaṃ tādṛśakam udvahituṃ samarthaḥ
sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ //
duḥkhāni yāni ca ihāsti ca śrūyate ca
ye kalpakoṭinayuteṣu bahuprakāraṃ /
te duḥkha kalpanayutā duḥkhito bhaveyaṃ
sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ //
yāvantareṇa paramārthavidū bhaveyaṃ
tāvantaraṃ yadi avīcigato vaseyaṃ /
vīryaṃ ca me na pratisaṃharaṇāya śakyaṃ
sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ //
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . yac ca bāla /
bhuṃjeya ayoguḍaṃ pibeya vilīnalohaṃ
sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ //
pātālamadhye nivase vadhakehi sārdhaṃ
khajje śarīraṃ ca punaḥ puna saṃjaneya /
tad duḥkhaṃ tādṛśakam udvahituṃ samartho
sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ //
śaraśaktivarṣaṃ yadi varṣayi tīkṣṇadhāraṃ
sarvaṃ śarīraṃ yadi chijjati taṃ aśeṣaṃ /
tad duḥkhaṃ tādṛśakam udvahituṃ samarthaḥ
sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ //