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 64.68

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अष्टांगसंप्रपूर्णा च वाचा तेषां महर्षिणां ।
सर्वदर्शिणां सत्या च आज्ञेया सर्वप्राणिनां ॥ ६८ ॥

aṣṭāṃgasaṃprapūrṇā ca vācā teṣāṃ maharṣiṇāṃ |
sarvadarśiṇāṃ satyā ca ājñeyā sarvaprāṇināṃ || 68 ||

“Eight qualities had the voice of those great seers, who had full perception of the truths that are to be known by all living beings. (68)
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 (64.68). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashtanga, Vaca, Vac, Tad, Maharshi, Sarvadarshin, Sati, Satya, Ajna, Sarvapranin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.68). 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: “aṣṭāṃgasaṃprapūrṇā ca vācā teṣāṃ maharṣiṇāṃ ”
aṣṭāṅga -
aṣṭāṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aṣṭāṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sam -
sa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
prapūrṇā -
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vācā -
vācā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vāc (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

vācā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
teṣām -
tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
maharṣiṇā -
maharṣi (noun, masculine)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “sarvadarśiṇāṃ satyā ca ājñeyā sarvaprāṇināṃ ”
sarvadarśi -
sarvadarśin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

sarvadarśin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ṇā -
ṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
satyā -
satī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

satyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

sati (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
ca* -
ca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ājñe -
ājñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iyā -
ī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
sarvaprāṇinām -
sarvaprāṇin (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sarvaprāṇin (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.68

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019