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 3.444
ekānte niṣīdensuḥ / apy ekatyā māgadhakā brāhmaṇagṛhapatikā tūṣṇībhūtā ekānte niṣīdensuḥ // tena khalu punaḥ samayena uruvilvākāśyapo bhagavato avidūre saṃniṣaṇṇo abhūṣi // atha khalu teṣāṃ māgadhakānāṃ brāhmaṇagṛhapatikānām etad abhūṣi / kiṃ nu khalūruvilvākāśyapo śramaṇe gautame brahmacaryaṃ carati utāho mahāśramaṇo gautamo uruvilvākāśyapo brahmacaryaṃ carati // atha khalu bhagavān teṣāṃ brāhmaṇagṛhapatikānām idam evarūpaṃ cetasaḥ parivitarkam ājñāya āyuṣmantaṃ uruvilvākāśyapaṃ gāthāye adhyabhāṣe //
kim eva dṛṣṭvā uruvilvavāsi
prahāya agniṃ kṛśako vadāno /
pṛcchāmi te kāśyapa etam arthaṃ
kathaṃ prahīnaṃ tava agnihotraṃ //
evam ukte āyuṣmān uruvilvākāśyapo bhagavantaṃ gāthāye pratyabhāṣe //
annāni pānāni atho rasāni
kāmāṃ striyo cābhivadaṃti yajñe /
etaṃ malan ti upadhīṣu jñātvā
tasmān na yajñe na hute ramāmi //
atha khalu bhagavān āyuṣmantam uruvilvākāśyapaṃ gāthāye pratyabhāṣe //
eteṣu tvaṃ na mano akāsi
anneṣu pāneṣu tathā raseṣu /
aparaṃ nu taṃ devamanuṣyaśreṣṭhaṃ
yahiṃ rataṃ kāśyapa tuhya cittaṃ //
kim eva dṛṣṭvā uruvilvavāsi
prahāya agniṃ kṛśako vadāno /
pṛcchāmi te kāśyapa etam arthaṃ
kathaṃ prahīnaṃ tava agnihotraṃ //
evam ukte āyuṣmān uruvilvākāśyapo bhagavantaṃ gāthāye pratyabhāṣe //
annāni pānāni atho rasāni
kāmāṃ striyo cābhivadaṃti yajñe /
etaṃ malan ti upadhīṣu jñātvā
tasmān na yajñe na hute ramāmi //
atha khalu bhagavān āyuṣmantam uruvilvākāśyapaṃ gāthāye pratyabhāṣe //
eteṣu tvaṃ na mano akāsi
anneṣu pāneṣu tathā raseṣu /
aparaṃ nu taṃ devamanuṣyaśreṣṭhaṃ
yahiṃ rataṃ kāśyapa tuhya cittaṃ //