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 19.38

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बुद्धः पुरुषशार्दूलः द्वात्रिंशवरलक्षणः ।
उत्पन्नः कुलसंपन्नः सर्वविद्यागुणान्वितः ॥ ३८ ॥

buddhaḥ puruṣaśārdūlaḥ dvātriṃśavaralakṣaṇaḥ |
utpannaḥ kulasaṃpannaḥ sarvavidyāguṇānvitaḥ || 38 ||

“The Buddha, the man of valour, who bears the thirty-two marks of excellence, has appeared in the world, born of a good family, and endowed with the attribute of omniscience. (38)
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 (19.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Buddha, Purushashardula, Dvatrimsha, Varala, Kshana, Utpanna, Kulasa, Panna, Sarvavidya, Gunanvita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 19.38). 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: “buddhaḥ puruṣaśārdūlaḥ dvātriṃśavaralakṣaṇaḥ ”
buddhaḥ -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
puruṣaśārdūlaḥ -
puruṣaśārdūla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dvātriṃśa -
dvātriṃśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvātriṃśa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
kṣaṇaḥ -
kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “utpannaḥ kulasaṃpannaḥ sarvavidyāguṇānvitaḥ ”
utpannaḥ -
utpanna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kulasam -
kulasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kulasa (noun, neuter)

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

kulasā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pannaḥ -
panna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√pad -> panna (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √pad class 4 verb]
sarvavidyā -
sarvavidyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
guṇānvitaḥ -
guṇānvita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.38

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019