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 12.48

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प्रासादकोटियो च चत्वारिंशं अनेकरतनानां ।
कारयति भूमिपालो प्रवरं एकं च प्रासादं ॥ ४८ ॥

prāsādakoṭiyo ca catvāriṃśaṃ anekaratanānāṃ |
kārayati bhūmipālo pravaraṃ ekaṃ ca prāsādaṃ || 48 ||

This guardian of earth built forty kotis of palaces made of many precious stones, and one palace besides of preeminent beauty. (48)
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 (12.48). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prasada, Koti, Catvarimsha, Aneka, Rata, Nana, Karayat, Pravara, Eka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 12.48). 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: “prāsādakoṭiyo ca catvāriṃśaṃ anekaratanānāṃ ”
prāsāda -
prāsāda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
koṭi -
koṭi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

koṭī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
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]
catvāriṃśam -
catvāriṃśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

catvāriṃśa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
aneka -
aneka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

aneka (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
rata -
rata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]

√ram -> rata (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
nānām -
na (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

na (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

nā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

nānā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “kārayati bhūmipālo pravaraṃ ekaṃ ca prāsādaṃ ”
kārayati -
√kṛ -> kārayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārayat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √kṛ]

√kṛ (verb class 0)

[present active third single]
bhūmipālo -
pravaram -
pravara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pravara (noun, neuter)

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

pravarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ekam -
eka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

eka (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prāsādam -
prāsāda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 12.48

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019