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 2.342
jālehi citreṇa hi dakṣiṇena
parāhane vasumatiṃ bodhisatvo /
sā ṣaḍvikāraṃ calitā lokadhātu
śabdaṃ ca āsī tada bhīṣmarūpaṃ //
kaṃsasya pātrīṃ yatha maṃjughoṣāṃ
parāhaneya puruṣo grahetvā /
evaṃ tathaiva raṇe lokadhātu
yadā hane vasumatiṃ bodhisatvo //
trastā abhūṣi tada mārasenā
bhītā palāye ca bahuyojanāni /
caturdiśaṃ naiva ca prekṣamāṇā
paśyanti buddhaṃ yatha rasmirājaṃ //
anye rathehi pate medinīyaṃ
garjanta meghā yatha antarīkṣe /
yatha hastināgā ca mahārṇavasmiṃ
tathaiva sarvā hata mārasainyāḥ //
divyāṃ ca puṣpāṃ prakirensu devā
cūrṇaṃ pravarṣensu ca candanasya /
mandāravā okire bodhisatvaṃ
samantā triṃśa sphuṭa yojanāni //
devasahasrā nabhe ambarāṇi
bhrāmensu anye kṣipaṃ muktihāraṃ /
parāhane vasumatiṃ bodhisatvo /
sā ṣaḍvikāraṃ calitā lokadhātu
śabdaṃ ca āsī tada bhīṣmarūpaṃ //
kaṃsasya pātrīṃ yatha maṃjughoṣāṃ
parāhaneya puruṣo grahetvā /
evaṃ tathaiva raṇe lokadhātu
yadā hane vasumatiṃ bodhisatvo //
trastā abhūṣi tada mārasenā
bhītā palāye ca bahuyojanāni /
caturdiśaṃ naiva ca prekṣamāṇā
paśyanti buddhaṃ yatha rasmirājaṃ //
anye rathehi pate medinīyaṃ
garjanta meghā yatha antarīkṣe /
yatha hastināgā ca mahārṇavasmiṃ
tathaiva sarvā hata mārasainyāḥ //
divyāṃ ca puṣpāṃ prakirensu devā
cūrṇaṃ pravarṣensu ca candanasya /
mandāravā okire bodhisatvaṃ
samantā triṃśa sphuṭa yojanāni //
devasahasrā nabhe ambarāṇi
bhrāmensu anye kṣipaṃ muktihāraṃ /