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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alaṃkṛtā kuṇḍalino suvastrā
vaiḍūryamuktāstarakhaḍgapāṇī //
ṛṣayo āhansuḥ //
rājā ṛṣiṃ bhāṣatha ke va yūyaṃ
kathaṃ vo jānanti manuṣyaloke //
rājāno āhansuḥ //
aṣṭamako bhīmaratho ca rājā
kaliṃgarājā punar udgato yaṃ /
susaṃyatā ṛṣayo darśanāya
ihāgatā pṛcchatukāmā praśnāṃ //
ṛṣayo śakraṃ antarīkṣagataṃ pṛcchanti //
vaihāyasaṃ tiṣṭhasi antarīkṣe
obhāsayaṃ paṃcadaśīva candro /
pṛcchāma te deva mahānubhāva
kathaṃ ti jānanti manuṣyaloke //
śakro āha //
devā me jānanti śacīpatīti
maghavanti me āhu manuṣyaloke ///
so āgato deva mahānubhāva
susaṃyatāṃ ṛṣayo darśanāye //
vaiḍūryamuktāstarakhaḍgapāṇī //
ṛṣayo āhansuḥ //
rājā ṛṣiṃ bhāṣatha ke va yūyaṃ
kathaṃ vo jānanti manuṣyaloke //
rājāno āhansuḥ //
aṣṭamako bhīmaratho ca rājā
kaliṃgarājā punar udgato yaṃ /
susaṃyatā ṛṣayo darśanāya
ihāgatā pṛcchatukāmā praśnāṃ //
ṛṣayo śakraṃ antarīkṣagataṃ pṛcchanti //
vaihāyasaṃ tiṣṭhasi antarīkṣe
obhāsayaṃ paṃcadaśīva candro /
pṛcchāma te deva mahānubhāva
kathaṃ ti jānanti manuṣyaloke //
śakro āha //
devā me jānanti śacīpatīti
maghavanti me āhu manuṣyaloke ///
so āgato deva mahānubhāva
susaṃyatāṃ ṛṣayo darśanāye //