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 64.387

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शीलेन परिशुद्धेन पश्यति च बृहत्फलां ।
तथा अवृहां अतपां पश्ये सुदृशां च सुदर्शना ।
शीलेन परिशुद्धेन शुद्धावासां पि पश्यति ॥ ३८७ ॥

śīlena pariśuddhena paśyati ca bṛhatphalāṃ |
tathā avṛhāṃ atapāṃ paśye sudṛśāṃ ca sudarśanā |
śīlena pariśuddhena śuddhāvāsāṃ pi paśyati || 387 ||

Through his perfectly pure morality he sees the Vrihatphala devas, the Avriha devas, the Atapa devas, the Sudrisha devas and the Sudarshana devas. Through his perfect morality he even sees the Shuddhavasa devas. (387)
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 (64.387). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shila, Parishuddha, Pashyat, Brihatphala, Tatha, Avriha, Atapa, Pashya, Sudrish, Sudarshana, Shuddhavasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.387). 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: “śīlena pariśuddhena paśyati ca bṛhatphalāṃ ”
śīlena -
śīla (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

śīla (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
pariśuddhena -
pariśuddha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

pariśuddha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
paśyati -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bṛhatphalām -
bṛhatphalā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “tathā avṛhāṃ atapāṃ paśye sudṛśāṃ ca sudarśanā ”
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
avṛhā -
avṛha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
atapā -
atapa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
paśye -
paśya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paśya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

paśyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś (verb class 10)

[present passive first single]
sudṛśām -
sudṛś (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sudṛś (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sudarśanā -
sudarśanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “śīlena pariśuddhena śuddhāvāsāṃ pi paśyati ”
śīlena -
śīla (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

śīla (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
pariśuddhena -
pariśuddha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

pariśuddha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
śuddhāvāsā -
śuddhāvāsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Cannot analyse pi*pa
paśyati -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.387

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019