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 55.13

तस्य चैवं विहरतो प्राप्तस्य उत्तमं पदं ।
नायम् अत्र क्षतं कायं पश्य सत्वस्य शुद्धतां ॥ १३ ॥

tasya caivaṃ viharato prāptasya uttamaṃ padaṃ |
nāyam atra kṣataṃ kāyaṃ paśya satvasya śuddhatāṃ || 13 ||

“He who lives thus and has reached the highest plane is not this broken body; look rather at the purity of his being. (13)

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 (55.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Evam, Eva, Prapta, Uttamam, Uttama, Pada, Naya, Atra, Kshata, Kaya, Pashya, Satvan, Sya, Shuddhata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 55.13). 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: “tasya caivaṃ viharato prāptasya uttamaṃ padaṃ
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • viharato -
  • prāptasya -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • padam -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “nāyam atra kṣataṃ kāyaṃ paśya satvasya śuddhatāṃ
  • nāyam -
  • nāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣatam -
  • kṣata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṣan -> kṣata (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]
    kṣan -> kṣata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṣan class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]
  • kāyam -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paśya -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • satva -
  • satvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    satvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sya -
  • sya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śuddhatām -
  • śuddhatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 55.13

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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