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 7.70

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श्रुयतां भो जिनसुता बुद्धानां सर्वदर्शिनां ।
चर्या चरणशुद्धानां यथावत् अनुपूर्वशः ॥ ७० ॥

śruyatāṃ bho jinasutā buddhānāṃ sarvadarśināṃ |
caryā caraṇaśuddhānāṃ yathāvat anupūrvaśaḥ || 70 ||

“Hear, O son of the Conqueror, the careers, set out in due order, of the all-seeing Buddhas whose conduct is unsullied. (70)
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 (7.70). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bha, Jina, Suta, Buddha, Sarvadarshin, Cari, Carya, Carana, Shuddha, Yathavat, Anupurvashah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 7.70). 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: “śruyatāṃ bho jinasutā buddhānāṃ sarvadarśināṃ ”
Cannot analyse śruyatām*bh
bho* -
bha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
jina -
jina (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jina (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sutā* -
suta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sutā (noun, feminine)

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

√su -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb]

√su -> sutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √su class 5 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √sū class 2 verb]
buddhānām -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

buddha (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

buddhā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
sarvadarśinām -
sarvadarśin (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sarvadarśin (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “caryā caraṇaśuddhānāṃ yathāvat anupūrvaśaḥ ”
caryā -
carī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

caryā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

caraṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śuddhānām -
śuddha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

śuddha (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

śuddhā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √śudh class 4 verb]

√śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √śudh class 4 verb]

√śudh -> śuddhā (participle, feminine)

[genitive plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √śudh class 4 verb]
yathāvat -
yathāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
anupūrvaśaḥ -
anupūrvaśaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 7.70

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019