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 12.20

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त्रिंशत् मनुष्यकोट्यो परिवारो आसि दान्तचित्तानां ।
वर्षसहस्राणि विंशं आयुः तदासि मनुष्याणां ॥ २० ॥

triṃśat manuṣyakoṭyo parivāro āsi dāntacittānāṃ |
varṣasahasrāṇi viṃśaṃ āyuḥ tadāsi manuṣyāṇāṃ || 20 ||

He had a retinue of thirty kotis of men whose minds were well-controlled. The span of man’s life was then twenty-thousand years. (20)
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 (12.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Trimshat, Manushya, Danta, Citta, Varshasahasra, Vimsha, Ayu, Ayus, Tada, Asi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 12.20). 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: “triṃśat manuṣyakoṭyo parivāro āsi dāntacittānāṃ ”
triṃśat -
triṃśat (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

manuṣya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
koṭyo -
parivāro -
āsi -
√ās (verb class 2)

[imperfect middle first single]
dānta -
dānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dānta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cittānām -
citta (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

citta (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

cittā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “varṣasahasrāṇi viṃśaṃ āyuḥ tadāsi manuṣyāṇāṃ ”
varṣasahasrāṇi -
varṣasahasra (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

viṃśa (noun, neuter)

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

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

āyus (noun, neuter)

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

āyu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

āyu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tadā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
manuṣyāṇām -
manuṣya (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

manuṣya (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

manuṣyā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 12.20

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019