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 6.7

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अपरिमितासंख्येया प्रत्येकजिनान कोटिनयुतां च ।
पूजयि बुद्धसहस्रं जम्बुध्वजनामधेयानां ॥ ७ ॥

aparimitāsaṃkhyeyā pratyekajināna koṭinayutāṃ ca |
pūjayi buddhasahasraṃ jambudhvajanāmadheyānāṃ || 7 ||

He adored infinite countless kotis of nayutas of Pratyeka-buddhas, and a thousand Buddhas named Jambudhvaja. (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 (6.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aparimita, Asankhyeya, Pratyeka, Jinana, Koti, Nayuta, Jayin, Jayi, Buddha, Sahasram, Sahasra, Jambudhvaja, Namadheya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 6.7). 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: “aparimitāsaṃkhyeyā pratyekajināna koṭinayutāṃ ca ”
aparimitā -
aparimita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aparimita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

aparimitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asaṅkhyeyā -
asaṅkhyeyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pratyeka -
pratyeka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pratyeka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jināna -
√ji -> jināna (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]

√ji -> jināna (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]
koṭi -
koṭi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

koṭī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
nayutā -
nayuta (noun, masculine)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “pūjayi buddhasahasraṃ jambudhvajanāmadheyānāṃ ”
pū -
pū (noun, masculine)

[compound]

pū (noun, feminine)

[compound]

pu (noun, masculine)

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

pu (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
jayi -
jayin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

jayin (noun, neuter)

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

jayī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

jayī (noun, feminine)

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

jayī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
buddha -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

buddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sahasram -
sahasram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sahasra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sahasra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
jambudhvaja -
jambudhvaja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nāmadheyānām -
nāmadheya (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 6.7

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019