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.

utpanno punar ayaṃ bhakṣyo vānaro vanagocaro |
yo yaṃ bilānte kūlasmiṃ pānīyaṃ pātum icchati || 1 ||
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aham eva na te bhakṣyo imā na paśyase pṛthū |
yo mām abhimukhaṃ tarje yaṃ bhāṣasi girām imāṃ || 2 ||
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lahuṃ ca tvaye kṣipraṃ ca niruddhaṃ punar cintataṃ |
yo māṃ parāṅmukhaṃ jñātvā śūro vīro ajāyithā || 3 ||
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yasyeme caturo dharmā vānarendra yathā tava |
vīryaṃ buddhiṃ smṛtiḥ prajñā so duḥkham apavartati || 4 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Chapter 70

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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