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 18.86

त्रिंश कोट्यो प्रभो वीर विनेसि प्रथमे फले ।
द्वितीये शासने नर देवपुत्राण ऐव च ॥ ८६ ॥

triṃśa koṭyo prabho vīra vinesi prathame phale |
dvitīye śāsane nara devaputrāṇa aiva ca || 86 ||

O valiant lord, with thy second exhortation, thou didst lead thirty kotis to the first fruition. (86)

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

Trimsha, Prabha, Vira, Vina, Prathama, Phala, Phali, Dvitiya, Shasana, Nara, Devaputra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 18.86). 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: “triṃśa koṭyo prabho vīra vinesi prathame phale
  • triṃśa -
  • triṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    triṃśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • koṭyo -
  • prabho* -
  • prabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vīra -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vine -
  • vi (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    vina (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vina (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • si -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • 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: “dvitīye śāsane nara devaputrāṇa aiva ca
  • dvitīye -
  • dvitīya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dvitīya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dvitīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • 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]
  • nara -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • devaputrā -
  • devaputra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devaputra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devaputrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṇa -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 18.86

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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