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 7.81

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कल्पो यथा अपरिमितः प्रकाशितः प्रजानता अवितथवादिना स्वयं ।
कल्पेषु च भवति बहूसु देशना इदं नु भो पुरुषवरस्य शासनं ॥ ८१ ॥

kalpo yathā aparimitaḥ prakāśitaḥ prajānatā avitathavādinā svayaṃ |
kalpeṣu ca bhavati bahūsu deśanā idaṃ nu bho puruṣavarasya śāsanaṃ || 81 ||

As the kalpa has been declared immeasurable by the discerning, truth-speaking One himself, and the preaching of the dharma goes on for several kalpas—this, my friend, is what the pre-eminent man teaches. (81)
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 (7.81). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kalpa, Yatha, Aparimita, Prakashita, Praja, Avitatha, Vadi, Vadin, Svayam, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Bahu, Deshana, Idam, Bhu, Purushavara, Shasana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 7.81). 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: “kalpo yathā aparimitaḥ prakāśitaḥ prajānatā avitathavādinā svayaṃ ”
kalpo* -
kalpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aparimitaḥ -
aparimita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prakāśitaḥ -
prakāśita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prajān -
praja (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
atā -
√at (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
avitatha -
avitatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

avitatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vādinā -
vādi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vādi (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vādin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vādin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vādī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “kalpeṣu ca bhavati bahūsu deśanā idaṃ nu bho puruṣavarasya śāsanaṃ ”
kalpeṣu -
kalpa (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

kalpa (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
bahū -
bahu (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
su -
sū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sū (noun, neuter)

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

sū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

so (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
deśanā* -
deśanā (noun, feminine)

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

deśana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
nu -
nu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

nu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nau (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bho -
bhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
puruṣavarasya -
puruṣavara (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
śāsanam -
śāsana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śāsana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

śāsanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 7.81

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019