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 64.410

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न शक्यं भाषणक्षपणं कल्पकोटिशतेहि पि ।
ये स्तूपं लोकनाथस्य करोन्ति अभिप्रदक्षिणं ॥ ४१० ॥

na śakyaṃ bhāṣaṇakṣapaṇaṃ kalpakoṭiśatehi pi |
ye stūpaṃ lokanāthasya karonti abhipradakṣiṇaṃ || 410 ||

One cannot complete the tale, even in hundreds of kotis of kalpas, of those who have reverentially saluted a tope of the Saviour of the world. (410)
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 (64.410). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shakya, Bhashana, Kshapana, Kalpa, Kotisha, Tad, Tan, Yushmad, Yah, Yat, Stupa, Lokanatha, Abhipradakshinam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.410). 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: “na śakyaṃ bhāṣaṇakṣapaṇaṃ kalpakoṭiśatehi pi ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śakyam -
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]
bhāṣaṇa -
bhāṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṣapaṇam -
kṣapaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣapaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kṣapaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kalpa -
kalpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kalpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
koṭiśa -
koṭiśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
Cannot analyse pi
Line 2: “ye stūpaṃ lokanāthasya karonti abhipradakṣiṇaṃ ”
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
stūpam -
stūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
lokanāthasya -
lokanātha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

lokanātha (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
Cannot analyse karonti*ab
abhipradakṣiṇam -
abhipradakṣiṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.410

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019