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 12.46

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तस्य च स्वशरीरजाता प्रभा अभू योजनानि त्रिंश दुवे ।
वशिभूतकोटियो च त्रिंश नरवरस्य परिवारो ॥ ४६ ॥

tasya ca svaśarīrajātā prabhā abhū yojanāni triṃśa duve |
vaśibhūtakoṭiyo ca triṃśa naravarasya parivāro || 46 ||

The radiance emitted from his body extended thirty-two yojanas and this most excellent of men had a retinue of thirty kotis of saints. (46)
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 (12.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Svasharira, Jatri, Jata, Prabha, Yojana, Trimsha, Vashi, Vashin, Naravara, Parivan, Aru,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 12.46). 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: “tasya ca svaśarīrajātā prabhā abhū yojanāni triṃśa duve ”
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
svaśarīra -
svaśarīra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jātā -
jātṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

jātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 2)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
prabhā* -
prabhā (noun, feminine)

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

prabha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
abhū -
abhū (noun, masculine)

[compound]
yojanāni -
yojana (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

triṃśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
duve -
dū (noun, feminine)

[dative single]
Line 2: “vaśibhūtakoṭiyo ca triṃśa naravarasya parivāro ”
vaśi -
vaśi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vaśi (noun, neuter)

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

vaśi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vaśī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vaśin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vaśin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bhūtakoṭi -
bhūtakoṭi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
yo -
yu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
triṃśa -
triṃśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

triṃśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
naravarasya -
naravara (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
parivā -
parivan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

parivan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
aro -
aru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 12.46

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019