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 101

kā nu kṛīḍā kā nu ratī evaṃ prajvalite sadā |
andhakārasmiṃ prakṣiptā pradīpaṃ na gaveṣatha || 1 ||
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ko nu harṣo ko nu ānando evaṃ prajvalite sadā |
andhakārasmiṃ prakṣiptā ālokaṃ na prakāśatha || 2 ||
[Analyze grammar]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Chapter 101

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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