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 3.439
puṇḍarīkehi saṃchannā kumudasaugandhikehi ca /
ye ca te atra snāyensuḥ kāṃ nu te diśatāṃ gatāḥ //
tathaivam āsanā ramyā divyā haritaśādvalā /
āsannodakasaṃchannā śītacchāyā manoramāḥ /
yāni te cātra gamāpensuḥ kāṃ nu te diśatāṃ gatāḥ //
tāny eva prāṇiśatānāṃ niveśanāni parvatā /
ime ca me pracāritā adya janmam apaśyato //
śūnyatā va me ākhyāyanti diśā pi me nucāritā /
evaṃ martyajīvitaṃ kiṃsya parīttaṃ ca duḥkhasaṃyutaṃ //
anantaraṃ jīvitasya maraṇaṃ maranaṃ dhruvaṃ /
jātasyāmaraṇaṃ nāsti etad dharmā hi prāṇino //
gacchati khedena prāṇī pratipanno kvacij jano /
rātriṃdivaṃ ca yāntīha yamadūtā śasanāharā //
atha khalu anyatarasya rājāmātyasya etad abhūṣi // rājño kila śreṇyasya biṃbisārasya daurmanasyam utpannaṃ ko nu khalv asyāt paryāyo yenāhaṃ rājño śreṇyasya bimbisārasya daurmanasyaṃ prativinodayeyaṃ // atha khalu tasya rājāmātyasyaitad abhūṣi // rājño kila śreṇyasya biṃbisārasya rājagṛhaṃ nagaraṃ priyaṃ ca manāpaṃ ca //
ye ca te atra snāyensuḥ kāṃ nu te diśatāṃ gatāḥ //
tathaivam āsanā ramyā divyā haritaśādvalā /
āsannodakasaṃchannā śītacchāyā manoramāḥ /
yāni te cātra gamāpensuḥ kāṃ nu te diśatāṃ gatāḥ //
tāny eva prāṇiśatānāṃ niveśanāni parvatā /
ime ca me pracāritā adya janmam apaśyato //
śūnyatā va me ākhyāyanti diśā pi me nucāritā /
evaṃ martyajīvitaṃ kiṃsya parīttaṃ ca duḥkhasaṃyutaṃ //
anantaraṃ jīvitasya maraṇaṃ maranaṃ dhruvaṃ /
jātasyāmaraṇaṃ nāsti etad dharmā hi prāṇino //
gacchati khedena prāṇī pratipanno kvacij jano /
rātriṃdivaṃ ca yāntīha yamadūtā śasanāharā //
atha khalu anyatarasya rājāmātyasya etad abhūṣi // rājño kila śreṇyasya biṃbisārasya daurmanasyam utpannaṃ ko nu khalv asyāt paryāyo yenāhaṃ rājño śreṇyasya bimbisārasya daurmanasyaṃ prativinodayeyaṃ // atha khalu tasya rājāmātyasyaitad abhūṣi // rājño kila śreṇyasya biṃbisārasya rājagṛhaṃ nagaraṃ priyaṃ ca manāpaṃ ca //