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 64.572

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अष्टांगुपेतां जलशोभमानां उद्यानश्रेष्ठां लभते पुष्किरिण्यो ।
दिव्योत्पलेहि च शोभमाना शोधेत्व स्तूपं पुरुषोत्तमस्य ॥ ५७२ ॥

aṣṭāṃgupetāṃ jalaśobhamānāṃ udyānaśreṣṭhāṃ labhate puṣkiriṇyo |
divyotpalehi ca śobhamānā śodhetva stūpaṃ puruṣottamasya || 572 ||

He who has cleansed a tope of the Supreme Man wins the noblest perfect gardens, gleaming with the water of lotus-pools and gay with celestial lotuses. (572)
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 (64.572). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashta, Gup, Gupa, Ita, Jala, Shobhamana, Udyana, Shreshtha, Labhat, Divi, Divya, Utpala, Stupa, Purushottama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.572). 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: “aṣṭāṃgupetāṃ jalaśobhamānāṃ udyānaśreṣṭhāṃ labhate puṣkiriṇyo ”
aṣṭāṅ -
√aś -> aṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √aś class 5 verb]
gupe -
gup (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

gup (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

gupā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
itām -
itā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√i -> itā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
jala -
jala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√jal (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śobhamānām -
√śubh -> śobhamānā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √śubh class 1 verb]

śobhamānā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
udyāna -
udyāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śreṣṭhām -
śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
labhate -
√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]

√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]

√labh (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
Cannot analyse puṣkiriṇyo
Line 2: “divyotpalehi ca śobhamānā śodhetva stūpaṃ puruṣottamasya ”
divyo -
divya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

divya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√div -> divya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √div]

divī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

divyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
utpale -
utpala (noun, masculine)

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

utpala (noun, neuter)

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

utpalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śobhamānā -
√śubh -> śobhamānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śubh class 1 verb]

śobhamānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śodhet -
√śudh (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
va -
va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
stūpam -
stūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
puruṣottamasya -
puruṣottama (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.572

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019