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 18.53

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चीवराणि निवासेन्ति सदा च प्रावृतो जिनः ।
यथारूपो भवे देवो एषा लोकानुवर्तना ॥ ५३ ॥

cīvarāṇi nivāsenti sadā ca prāvṛto jinaḥ |
yathārūpo bhave devo eṣā lokānuvartanā || 53 ||

They put on robes, and yet a Conqueror would always be covered without them and have the same appearance as devas. This wearing of robes is mere conformity with the world. (53)
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 (18.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Civara, Sada, Sad, Pravrita, Pravrit, Jina, Yatharupa, Bhava, Bhu, Esha, Loka, Rita, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 18.53). 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: “cīvarāṇi nivāsenti sadā ca prāvṛto jinaḥ ”
cīvarāṇi -
cīvara (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Cannot analyse nivāsenti*sa
sadā -
sadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prāvṛto* -
prāvṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

prāvṛt (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

prāvṛt (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

prāvṛt (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
jinaḥ -
ji (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

jina (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “yathārūpo bhave devo eṣā lokānuvartanā ”
yathārūpo* -
yathārūpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhave -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhava (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

bhu (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

bhavā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
devo -
eṣā -
eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
lokān -
loka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
uvar -
ū (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ū (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

√u (verb class 1)

[perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]

√u (verb class 2)

[perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]

√u (verb class 5)

[perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]

√vā (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
ṛta -
ṛta (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṛta (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 18.53

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019