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 26.47

एषा चान्या च या पूजा बुद्धम् उद्दिश्य क्रियते ।
सर्वा अबन्ध्या सफला भवति अमृतोपगा ॥ ४७ ॥

eṣā cānyā ca yā pūjā buddham uddiśya kriyate |
sarvā abandhyā saphalā bhavati amṛtopagā || 47 ||

“This and whatever other honour is paid to the Buddha, all becomes productive, fruitful, and leading to immortality. (47)

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 (26.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Esha, Puja, Buddha, Uddishya, Kriyat, Saru, Sarva, Abandhya, Saphala, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Amrita, Upaga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 26.47). 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: “eṣā cānyā ca pūjā buddham uddiśya kriyate
  • eṣā -
  • eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cānyā -
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūjā* -
  • pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pūja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • buddham -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    buddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uddiśya -
  • uddiśya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kriyate -
  • kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “sarvā abandhyā saphalā bhavati amṛtopagā
  • sarvā* -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • abandhyā -
  • abandhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saphalā* -
  • saphala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saphalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • amṛto -
  • amṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mṛ (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle third single]
    mṛ (verb class 6)
    [aorist middle third single]
  • upagā -
  • upagā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 26.47

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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