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 24.9

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पुनर् अपि देवसमये यदा सत्यां प्रकाशयेत् ।
अशीतिं तृतीये कोटी तृतीयाभिसमयो अभूत् ॥ ९ ॥

punar api devasamaye yadā satyāṃ prakāśayet |
aśītiṃ tṛtīye koṭī tṛtīyābhisamayo abhūt || 9 ||

When he again expounded the Four Truths in a third assembly of devas there was a third conversion of eighty kotis. (9)
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 (24.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Punar, Api, Deva, Samaye, Samaya, Yada, Yad, Sati, Satya, Pra, Ashiti, Tritiya, Koti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 24.9). 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: “punar api devasamaye yadā satyāṃ prakāśayet ”
punar -
punar (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

punar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
deva -
deva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

deva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

devan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√div (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
samaye -
samaye (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

samaya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

samayā (noun, feminine)

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

√sam (verb class 10)

[present middle first single]
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
satyām -
satī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

satyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sati (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
kāśayet -
√kāś (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “aśītiṃ tṛtīye koṭī tṛtīyābhisamayo abhūt ”
aśītim -
aśīti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
tṛtīye -
tṛtīya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

tṛtīya (noun, neuter)

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

tṛtīyā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [nominative single]

koṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tṛtīyā -
tṛtīyā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tṛtīya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tṛtīya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tṛtīya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tṛtīyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhisamayo -
abhūt -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[aorist active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 24.9

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019