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 20.48

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चापोदरे करतलप्रतिमे वररोमराजिविचित्रे रुचिरे ।
इह सो भविष्यति अनन्तमतिः सततं अलिप्त अशुभेन शुचि ॥ ४८ ॥

cāpodare karatalapratime vararomarājivicitre rucire |
iha so bhaviṣyati anantamatiḥ satataṃ alipta aśubhena śuci || 48 ||

“Rich merit beyond compare has in the course of a long time been acquired by this woman, who will bear him whose worth is illimitable, and who is strong with the merit attained during a long time. (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 (20.48). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Capa, Udara, Karatala, Pratima, Vara, Romaraji, Vicitra, Rucira, Iha, Sah, Bhavishyat, Anantamati, Satatam, Satata, Lipta, Ashubha, Shuc, Shuci, Shucin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 20.48). 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: “cāpodare karatalapratime vararomarājivicitre rucire ”
cāpo -
cāpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cāpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
udare -
udara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
karatala -
karatala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
pratime -
pratimā (noun, feminine)

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

pratimā (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

pratima (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pratima (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
vara -
vara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
romarāji -
romarāji (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

romarājī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
vicitre -
vicitra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vicitra (noun, neuter)

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

vicitrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
rucire -
rucira (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

rucira (noun, neuter)

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

rucirā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “iha so bhaviṣyati anantamatiḥ satataṃ alipta aśubhena śuci ”
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
so* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhaviṣyati -
bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[future active third single]
anantamatiḥ -
anantamati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
satatam -
satatam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

satata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

satata (noun, neuter)

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

satatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

lipta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√lip -> lipta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √lip class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lip class 6 verb]

√lip -> lipta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √lip class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lip class 6 verb]
aśubhena -
aśubha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

aśubha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
śuci -
śuci (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śuci (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

śuci (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

śucin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śucin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

śucī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

śucī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

śucī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

śuc (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

śuc (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śuc (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 20.48

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019