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 12.27

दश षड्वर्षा आयुं तदा अभूषि मनुजानां च चतुर्दश सहस्राणि ।
वर्षाणां सप्तत्रिंश वर्षसहस्राणि इत्येव ॥ २७ ॥

daśa ṣaḍvarṣā āyuṃ tadā abhūṣi manujānāṃ ca caturdaśa sahasrāṇi |
varṣāṇāṃ saptatriṃśa varṣasahasrāṇi ityeva || 27 ||

... (27)

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

Dasha, Dashan, Shadvarsha, Ayu, Tada, Abhu, Ush, Manuja, Caturdasha, Caturdashan, Sahasra, Varsha, Saptatrimsha, Varshasahasra, Iti, Itya, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 12.27). 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: “daśa ṣaḍvarṣā āyuṃ tadā abhūṣi manujānāṃ ca caturdaśa sahasrāṇi
  • daśa -
  • daśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daṃś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṣaḍvarṣā* -
  • ṣaḍvarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • āyum -
  • āyu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    āyu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • abhū -
  • abhū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • uṣi -
  • uṣ (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • manujānām -
  • manuja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    manujā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caturdaśa -
  • caturdaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caturdaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caturdaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    caturdaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “varṣāṇāṃ saptatriṃśa varṣasahasrāṇi ityeva
  • varṣāṇām -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    varṣā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • saptatriṃśa -
  • saptatriṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptatriṃśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṣasahasrāṇi -
  • varṣasahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • itye -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 12.27

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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