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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 64.320
न शक्यं सर्वं ख्यापेतुं वाचया ऋद्धि भाषतः ।
या शिरि आसि बुद्धस्य बोधिप्राप्तस्य तायिनः ॥ ३२० ॥
na śakyaṃ sarvaṃ khyāpetuṃ vācayā ṛddhi bhāṣataḥ |
yā śiri āsi buddhasya bodhiprāptasya tāyinaḥ || 320 ||
All the glory that was the mighty Buddha’s when he won enlightenment, could not be declared, even in the words of one gifted with magical powers of speech. (320)
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 (64.320). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shakya, Sarvam, Sarva, Vaca, Riddhi, Bhasha, Tas, Shiri, Buddha, Bodhin, Prapta, Tayin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.320). 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: “na śakyaṃ sarvaṃ khyāpetuṃ vācayā ṛddhi bhāṣataḥ ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śakyam -
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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]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse khyāpetum*vā
- vācayā -
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vācā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ṛddhi -
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ṛddhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛddhī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]ṛddhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ṛddhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhāṣa -
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bhāṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhāṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yā śiri āsi buddhasya bodhiprāptasya tāyinaḥ ”
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śiri -
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śiri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śirī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]śirī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]śirī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- āsi -
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√ās (verb class 2)[imperfect middle first single]
- buddhasya -
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buddha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]buddha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- bodhi -
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bodhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bodhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bodhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- prāptasya -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]prāpta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- tāyinaḥ -
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tāyin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.320
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit