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 6.10

द्वाषष्टिं च शतानि सुगतानां अन्योन्यनामधेयानां ।
चतुषष्टिं च सहस्राणि समितावीनामधेयानां ॥ १० ॥

dvāṣaṣṭiṃ ca śatāni sugatānāṃ anyonyanāmadheyānāṃ |
catuṣaṣṭiṃ ca sahasrāṇi samitāvīnāmadheyānāṃ || 10 ||

Sixty-two hundred Sugatas named Anyonya, and sixty-four thousand named Samitavin. (10)

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 (6.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvashashti, Shata, Sugata, Anyonya, Namadheya, Catu, Shashti, Sahasra, Samit, Samita, Samiti, Adhi, Yana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 6.10). 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: “dvāṣaṣṭiṃ ca śatāni sugatānāṃ anyonyanāmadheyānāṃ
  • dvāṣaṣṭim -
  • dvāṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatāni -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sugatānām -
  • sugata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sugata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sugatā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • anyonya -
  • anyonya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anyonya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāmadheyānām -
  • nāmadheya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “catuṣaṣṭiṃ ca sahasrāṇi samitāvīnāmadheyānāṃ
  • catu -
  • catu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ṣaṣṭim -
  • ṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • samitāvī -
  • samit (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    samita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    samiti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    sam -> samita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √sam class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √sam class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √sam class 10 verb]
  • īnām -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • adhe -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • yānām -
  • yānā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 6.10

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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