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 77

< Previous

Next >

manasā devānāṃ vacasā pārthivānāṃ |
nacireṇāḍhyānāṃ karmaṇā daridrāṇām iti || 1 ||
[Analyze grammar]

vārāṇasyāṃ mahārāja kākarājā nivāsito |
aśītikākasahasrehi supātro parivārito || 2 ||
[Analyze grammar]

tasya dohalinī bhāryā supārśvā mānsam icchati |
rājño mahānase pakvaṃ pratyagraṃ rājabhojanaṃ || 3 ||
[Analyze grammar]

tasyāhaṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā karanto anuśāsanīṃ |
bhartur apacitiṃ kṛtvā nāsāye akari vranaṃ || 4 ||
[Analyze grammar]

etādṛśo arahati rājabhogaṃ hi bhuṃjituṃ |
yathāyaṃ kākarājasya prahva āmaraṇād dvijo || 5 ||
[Analyze grammar]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Chapter 77

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019