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 87.7

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महानुभावा ऋषिसंघनायका एकत्र कल्पे उपलाह्वयस्मिं ।
त्रयो त्रयो कोटिशतानि तेषां महासंनिपातो अभूषि श्रावकाणां ॥ ७ ॥

mahānubhāvā ṛṣisaṃghanāyakā ekatra kalpe upalāhvayasmiṃ |
trayo trayo koṭiśatāni teṣāṃ mahāsaṃnipāto abhūṣi śrāvakāṇāṃ || 7 ||

“They were seers of great power, Leaders of the Sangha, in that one kalpa which is named Upala. Thrice three hundred kotis was the great assembly of their disciples. (7)
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 (87.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mahanubhava, Rishisangha, Nayaka, Ekatra, Kalpa, Kotisha, Tad, Tani, Mah, Maha, Abhu, Ush, Shravaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 87.7). 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: “mahānubhāvā ṛṣisaṃghanāyakā ekatra kalpe upalāhvayasmiṃ ”
mahānubhāvā* -
mahānubhāva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mahānubhāvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ṛṣisaṅgha -
ṛṣisaṅgha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṛṣisaṅgha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nāyakā* -
nāyaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ekatra -
ekatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kalpe -
kalpa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kalpa (noun, neuter)

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

kalpā (noun, feminine)

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

√kḷp (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
Cannot analyse upalāhvayasmim
Line 2: “trayo trayo koṭiśatāni teṣāṃ mahāsaṃnipāto abhūṣi śrāvakāṇāṃ ”
trayo -
trayo -
koṭiśa -
koṭiśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tāni -
tānī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

tānī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

tānī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
teṣām -
tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
mahā -
mahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mah (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mahā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
saṃnipāto -
abhū -
abhū (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
uṣi -
uṣ (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
śrāvakāṇām -
śrāvaka (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

śrāvaka (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 87.7

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019