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 3.384
tatra ca elapatreṇa nāgarājñā praśnā sthāpitā etāṃ yo praśnāṃ visarjeti tasya dhītā ca dīyati suvarṇasahasraṃ ca //
kiṃ sva adhipatī rājā kathaṃ bhoti rajasvaro /
kathaṃ sva virajo bhoti kathaṃ bālo ti vuccati //
bhagavān āha //
ṣaṣṭho adhipatī rājā rājye bhoti rajasvaro /
arakto virajo bhavati rakto bālo ti vuccati //
elapatro āha //
kena so vuhyati bālo kiṃ su nudati paṇḍito /
yogakṣemī kathaṃ bhoti taṃ me ākhyāhi pṛcchato //
bhagavān āha //
yogehi vuhyati bālo yogaṃ nudati paṇḍitaḥ /
sarvayoga-asaṃyukto yogakṣemīti vuccati //
elapatro āha //
buddhabuddhehi vuccasi svapnaṃ atha darśanaṃ /
nirīkṣya bhāṣesi tatvaṃ udīraya cchinda saṃśayaṃ //
devatā āha //
sākṣaṃ dṛṣṭo mahāvīro mṛgadāvāntarāśrito /
dharmaśreṣṭhaṃ prakāśento siṃho va girikandare //
kiṃ sva adhipatī rājā kathaṃ bhoti rajasvaro /
kathaṃ sva virajo bhoti kathaṃ bālo ti vuccati //
bhagavān āha //
ṣaṣṭho adhipatī rājā rājye bhoti rajasvaro /
arakto virajo bhavati rakto bālo ti vuccati //
elapatro āha //
kena so vuhyati bālo kiṃ su nudati paṇḍito /
yogakṣemī kathaṃ bhoti taṃ me ākhyāhi pṛcchato //
bhagavān āha //
yogehi vuhyati bālo yogaṃ nudati paṇḍitaḥ /
sarvayoga-asaṃyukto yogakṣemīti vuccati //
elapatro āha //
buddhabuddhehi vuccasi svapnaṃ atha darśanaṃ /
nirīkṣya bhāṣesi tatvaṃ udīraya cchinda saṃśayaṃ //
devatā āha //
sākṣaṃ dṛṣṭo mahāvīro mṛgadāvāntarāśrito /
dharmaśreṣṭhaṃ prakāśento siṃho va girikandare //