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 53.6

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तेन समयेन भगवां वानप्रस्थान तापसकुलस्मिं ।
अत्यन्तशुद्धे सत्वं उपपद्यिथ बुद्धिसम्पन्नो ॥ ६ ॥

tena samayena bhagavāṃ vānaprasthāna tāpasakulasmiṃ |
atyantaśuddhe satvaṃ upapadyitha buddhisampanno || 6 ||

At that time the Exalted One, endowed with wisdom, came to life in a perfectly pure ascetic family of brahman recluses. (6)
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 (53.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tena, Samaya, Bhagavan, Vanaprastha, Atyanta, Shuddha, Shuddhi, Sampad, Sampat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 53.6). 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: “tena samayena bhagavāṃ vānaprasthāna tāpasakulasmiṃ ”
tena -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
samayena -
samaya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
bhagavā -
bhagavan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

bhagavan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
vānaprasthān -
vānaprastha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse tāpasakulasmim
Line 2: “atyantaśuddhe satvaṃ upapadyitha buddhisampanno ”
atyanta -
atyanta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atyanta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śuddhe -
śuddha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śuddha (noun, neuter)

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

śuddhā (noun, feminine)

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

śuddhi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √śudh class 4 verb]

√śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √śudh class 4 verb]

√śudh -> śuddhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śudh class 4 verb]
satvam -
satvan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

satvan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse upapadyitha*bu
buddhi -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
sampan -
sampad (noun, feminine)

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

sampat (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]

sampat (noun, feminine)

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

sampat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
no -
nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.6

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019