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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 64.270
शक्यं भवाग्रां ज्ञातुं त्रिसहस्रां इह सर्वभूमिवृक्षवाततेजः ।
तृणलताऔषधिवीर्यसंख्यां न बुद्धवर्णो क्षपयितुं शक्य सर्वं ॥ २७० ॥
śakyaṃ bhavāgrāṃ jñātuṃ trisahasrāṃ iha sarvabhūmivṛkṣavātatejaḥ |
tṛṇalatāauṣadhivīryasaṃkhyāṃ na buddhavarṇo kṣapayituṃ śakya sarvaṃ || 270 ||
“It might he possible to know the system of three thousand worlds up to the highest heaven, the whole earth, trees, wind and fire, and count the grasses, creepers, herbs and seeds, hut it is not possible to dim all the lustre of the Buddha. (270)
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 (64.270). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shakya, Bhavagra, Sahasra, Iha, Sarvabhumi, Vriksha, Vatatejas, Trina, Lata, Aushadhi, Aushadhin, Virya, Sankhya, Buddha, Varnu, Sarvam, Sarva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.270). 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: “śakyaṃ bhavāgrāṃ jñātuṃ trisahasrāṃ iha sarvabhūmivṛkṣavātatejaḥ ”
- śakyam -
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śakya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śakya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śakyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]√śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
- bhavāgrā -
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bhavāgra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- jñātum -
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√jñā -> jñātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √jñā]√jñā -> jñātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √jñā]
- tri -
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tri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- sahasrā -
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sahasra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sahasra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sarvabhūmi -
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sarvabhūmi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sarvabhūmi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sarvabhūmi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vṛkṣa -
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vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√vṛkṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vātatejaḥ -
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vātatejas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vātatejas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “tṛṇalatāauṣadhivīryasaṃkhyāṃ na buddhavarṇo kṣapayituṃ śakya sarvaṃ ”
- tṛṇa -
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tṛṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tṛṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- latā -
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latā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- auṣadhi -
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auṣadhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]auṣadhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]auṣadhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]auṣadhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vīrya -
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vīrya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vīr -> vīrya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vīr]√vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]√vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
- saṅkhyām -
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saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- buddha -
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buddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]buddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varṇo -
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varṇu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- kṣapayitum -
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√kṣap -> kṣapayitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṣap]√kṣī -> kṣapayitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṣī]
- śakya -
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śakya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śakya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śak -> śakya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śak]√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śak class 5 verb]√śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śak class 5 verb]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.270
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit