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 24.26

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यथा सागरस्य ऊर्मियो न शकियं गणयितुं ।
तथैव भगवतो पुत्रा न शकियं गणयितुं ॥ २६ ॥

yathā sāgarasya ūrmiyo na śakiyaṃ gaṇayituṃ |
tathaiva bhagavato putrā na śakiyaṃ gaṇayituṃ || 26 ||

As it is not possible to count the waves of the ocean, so is it not possible to count the sons of the Exalted One. (26)
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 (24.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Sagara, Urmin, Urmi, Yah, Tatha, Putra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 24.26). 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: “yathā sāgarasya ūrmiyo na śakiyaṃ gaṇayituṃ ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sāgarasya -
sāgara (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

sāgara (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
ūrmi -
ūrmin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ūrmin (noun, neuter)

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

ūrmī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

ūrmī (noun, feminine)

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

ūrmī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse śakiyam*ga
gaṇayitum -
√gaṇ -> gaṇayitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √gaṇ]
Line 2: “tathaiva bhagavato putrā na śakiyaṃ gaṇayituṃ ”
tathai -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
bhagavato -
putrā* -
putra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

putrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse śakiyam*ga
gaṇayitum -
√gaṇ -> gaṇayitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √gaṇ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 24.26

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019