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 18.85

अद्य हृष्टा दश वीर कोट्यो ते प्रथमे फले ।
विनीता देवपुत्राणां शासने प्रथमे मुने ॥ ८५ ॥

adya hṛṣṭā daśa vīra koṭyo te prathame phale |
vinītā devaputrāṇāṃ śāsane prathame mune || 85 ||

To-day, valiant sage, with thy first exhortation, ten kotis of devas were thrilled and led to the first fruition. (85)

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

Adya, Hrishta, Dasha, Dashan, Vira, Tad, Yushmad, Prathama, Phala, Phali, Vinita, Devaputra, Shasana, Muni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 18.85). 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: “adya hṛṣṭā daśa vīra koṭyo te prathame phale
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hṛṣṭā* -
  • hṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
    hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
  • 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]
  • vīra -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • koṭyo -
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • prathame -
  • prathama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    prathama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prathamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • phale -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    phali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “vinītā devaputrāṇāṃ śāsane prathame mune
  • vinītā* -
  • vinīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vinītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • devaputrāṇām -
  • devaputra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    devaputra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    devaputrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śāsane -
  • śāsana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śāsana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prathame -
  • prathama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    prathama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prathamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mune -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 18.85

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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