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Mahavastu [sanskrit verses and english]
by Émile Senart | 1882 | 56,574 words
This is the Sanskrit Mahavastu: a lengthy work on Buddhist teachings and narratives belonging to the school of early Buddhism (Mahasanghika). This edition only includes those metrical verses occuring in the various stories and Jatakas, as well as the corresponding English translation by J. J. Jones.
Chapter 68
kati varṣāṇi girika anubaddho si gavāṃpatiṃ |
muhur muhuś ca trasasi bhītabhītaṃ ca paśyasi || 1 ||
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ime sthūlā ca lambā ca sunibaddhā śithilā cime |
imā na pi patiṣyanti tato 'bhakṣo bhaviṣyasi || 2 ||
[Analyze grammar]
mayāpi samanubaddho daśa varṣāṇi paṃca ca |
śithilā va subaddhā ca nāsti sānaṃ patatāṃ bhayaṃ || 3 ||
[Analyze grammar]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Chapter 68
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit