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 54.10

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एवं लोकप्रदीपानां बुद्धान् आदित्यबन्धुनां ।
न शक्यं गुणपर्यन्तं सर्ववाचाय भाषितुं ॥ १० ॥

evaṃ lokapradīpānāṃ buddhān ādityabandhunāṃ |
na śakyaṃ guṇaparyantaṃ sarvavācāya bhāṣituṃ || 10 ||

So is it not possible, even with every word there is, to tell the limits of the virtues of the Lights of the World, the Buddhas, the kinsmen of the sun. (10)
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 (54.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Lokapradipa, Buddha, Adityabandhu, Shakya, Guna, Paryantam, Paryanta, Sarva, Vaca,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 54.10). 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: “evaṃ lokapradīpānāṃ buddhān ādityabandhunāṃ ”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
lokapradīpānām -
lokapradīpa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
buddhān -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ādityabandhunā -
ādityabandhu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “na śakyaṃ guṇaparyantaṃ sarvavācāya bhāṣituṃ ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śakyam -
śakya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śakya (noun, neuter)

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

śakyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]

√śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
guṇa -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
paryantam -
paryantam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

paryanta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

paryanta (noun, neuter)

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

paryantā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sarva -
sarva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
vācāya -
vāca (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
bhāṣitum -
√bhāṣ -> bhāṣitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √bhāṣ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 54.10

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019