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 35.100

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एतानि बुद्धस्य अमेयबुद्धिनो काये अशीतिं अनुव्यंजनानि ।
येहि स्य कायो सततं अलंकृतो देवातिदेवस्य नरोत्तमस्य ॥ १०० ॥

etāni buddhasya ameyabuddhino kāye aśītiṃ anuvyaṃjanāni |
yehi sya kāyo satataṃ alaṃkṛto devātidevasya narottamasya || 100 ||

These are the eighty secondary marks on the body of the infinitely wise Buddha, and with these the body of the deva who is above all devas, the Supreme Man, is always adorned. (100)
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 (35.100). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eta, Etad, Buddha, Ameya, Kaya, Ashiti, Anuvyanjana, Yah, Yat, Sya, Satatam, Satata, Alankrita, Devatideva, Narottama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 35.100). 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: “etāni buddhasya ameyabuddhino kāye aśītiṃ anuvyaṃjanāni ”
etāni -
eta (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

etad (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
buddhasya -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

buddha (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
ameya -
ameya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ameya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
buddhi -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
no -
nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
kāye -
kāya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kāya (noun, neuter)

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

kāyā (noun, feminine)

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

[accusative single]
anuvyañjanāni -
anuvyañjana (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “yehi sya kāyo satataṃ alaṃkṛto devātidevasya narottamasya ”
ye -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

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

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
sya -
sya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sā (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
kāyo -
satatam -
satatam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

satata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

satata (noun, neuter)

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

satatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
alaṅkṛto* -
alaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
devātidevasya -
devātideva (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
narottamasya -
narottama (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 35.100

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019