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 64.348

शीलस्कन्धो धनं श्रेष्ठं लोकनाथस्य शासने ।
न सुवर्णं न च रूप्यं धनं भिक्षुस्य वर्णितं ॥ ३४८ ॥

śīlaskandho dhanaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ lokanāthasya śāsane |
na suvarṇaṃ na ca rūpyaṃ dhanaṃ bhikṣusya varṇitaṃ || 348 ||

Morality is the best treasure in the teaching of the Saviour of the world. Neither gold nor silver is the wealth extolled by the monk. (348)

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

Shilaskandha, Dhana, Shreshtha, Lokanatha, Shasana, Suvarna, Rupya, Bhikshu, Sya, Varnita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.348). 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: “śīlaskandho dhanaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ lokanāthasya śāsane
  • śīlaskandho* -
  • śīlaskandha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhanam -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śreṣṭham -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • lokanāthasya -
  • lokanātha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    lokanātha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • śāsane -
  • śāsana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śāsana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “na suvarṇaṃ na ca rūpyaṃ dhanaṃ bhikṣusya varṇitaṃ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • suvarṇam -
  • suvarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    suvarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    suvarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpyam -
  • rūpya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rūp -> rūpya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rūp class 10 verb]
    rūp -> rūpya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rūp class 10 verb], [accusative single from √rūp class 10 verb]
  • dhanam -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhikṣu -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhikṣu (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]
  • varṇitam -
  • varṇita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varṇita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṇitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    varṇ -> varṇita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]
    varṇ -> varṇita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √varṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.348

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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