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 3.368
ācārya buddho suvinītarūpo
so viha praśnāni viyākarotu //
[ṛṣayo āhaṃsuḥ // ]
vāśiṣṭha praśnāni viyākarohi
yācanti tvāṃ ṛṣayo sādhurūpā /
eṣo hi dharmo manujehi paṇḍite
yaṃ vṛkṣam ākāṃkṣati tasya bhāro //
[śarabhaṃga āha // ]
yat kiṃci praśnaṃ manasābhikāṃkṣatha
kṛtāvakāśāni vadetha yūyaṃ /
ahaṃ vo praśnāni viyākariṣyaṃ
dṛṣṭaṃ hi me tatvam idaṃ paraṃ ca //
rājā dāni pṛcchati //
yathā abhūd daṇḍaki nālikero
arjuno ca kalabho ca rājā /
teṣāṃ gatiṃ brūhi supāpakarmaṇāṃ
kutropapannā ṛṣayo viheṭhiya //
śarabhaṃgo āha //
yathā abhūd daṇḍaki nālikero
arjuno ca kalabho ca rājā /
teṣāṃ gatiṃ budhya supāpakarmaṇāṃ
so viha praśnāni viyākarotu //
[ṛṣayo āhaṃsuḥ // ]
vāśiṣṭha praśnāni viyākarohi
yācanti tvāṃ ṛṣayo sādhurūpā /
eṣo hi dharmo manujehi paṇḍite
yaṃ vṛkṣam ākāṃkṣati tasya bhāro //
[śarabhaṃga āha // ]
yat kiṃci praśnaṃ manasābhikāṃkṣatha
kṛtāvakāśāni vadetha yūyaṃ /
ahaṃ vo praśnāni viyākariṣyaṃ
dṛṣṭaṃ hi me tatvam idaṃ paraṃ ca //
rājā dāni pṛcchati //
yathā abhūd daṇḍaki nālikero
arjuno ca kalabho ca rājā /
teṣāṃ gatiṃ brūhi supāpakarmaṇāṃ
kutropapannā ṛṣayo viheṭhiya //
śarabhaṃgo āha //
yathā abhūd daṇḍaki nālikero
arjuno ca kalabho ca rājā /
teṣāṃ gatiṃ budhya supāpakarmaṇāṃ