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.

Verse 24.13

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कोटीशतसहस्राणां प्रथमो आसि समागमो ।
द्वितीयो नवतिं कोटी अशीतिं तृतीयो अभूत् ॥ १३ ॥

koṭīśatasahasrāṇāṃ prathamo āsi samāgamo |
dvitīyo navatiṃ koṭī aśītiṃ tṛtīyo abhūt || 13 ||

The first assembly consisted of a hundred-thousand kotis, the second of ninety, and the third of eighty. (13)
English translation by J. J. Jones (1949) Read online

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (24.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kotishata, Sahasra, Samaga, Dvitiya, Navati, Koti, Ashiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 24.13). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “koṭīśatasahasrāṇāṃ prathamo āsi samāgamo ”
koṭīśata -
koṭīśata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

koṭīśata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sahasrāṇām -
sahasra (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sahasra (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
prathamo -
āsi -
√ās (verb class 2)

[imperfect middle first single]
samāga -
samāga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

samāga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mo -
mu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “dvitīyo navatiṃ koṭī aśītiṃ tṛtīyo abhūt ”
dvitīyo* -
dvitīya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
navatim -
navati (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
koṭī -
koṭī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

koṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
aśītim -
aśīti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
tṛtīyo -
abhūt -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[aorist active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 24.13

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019