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 105

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śubhāye pūrvacarito sti kocid ayaṃ ca devapraṇipātam eti |
yadṛcchayā taṃ padam upaneti evam evam enti kudarśanāni || 1 ||
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striyaḥ samarthā puruṣā niyoktuṃ yo tatra bhadro striyaiva mūlaṃ |
ye cāpi saṃgrāmahatā narendrā teṣāṃ py anayo striyaiva mūlaṃ || 2 ||
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kṛtapuṇyā hi vardhanti nyagrodho va subhūmiyaṃ |
anupanthako viya drumo na alpapuṇyo viruhyati || 3 ||
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upadruto smi śramaṇa upadruto smi māriṣa || 4 ||
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na muṇḍabhāvo na jaṭā na paṃko nānāsanaṃ thaṇḍilaśāyikā vā |
rajojalaṃ votkuṭukaprahāṇaṃ duḥkhapramokṣaṃ na hi tena bhoti || 5 ||
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alaṃkṛto vāpi careya dharmaṃ kṣānto dānto niyato brahmacārī |
sarvehi bhūtehi nivārya daṇḍaṃ so brāhmaṇo so śramaṇo sa bhikṣuḥ || 6 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Chapter 105

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019