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 64.407

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च्युतश् च गच्छते स्वर्गं प्रसन्नो बुद्धशासने ।
शक्रो पि भोति देवेन्द्रो मेरुमूर्धनि ईश्वरो ॥ ४०७ ॥

cyutaś ca gacchate svargaṃ prasanno buddhaśāsane |
śakro pi bhoti devendro merumūrdhani īśvaro || 407 ||

When he passes away, full of trust in the Buddha’s teaching, he goes to heaven. He even becomes Shakra, king of the devas, a lord on the peak of Meru. (407)
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 (64.407). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cyut, Cyuta, Gacchat, Gacchata, Svarga, Prasanna, Buddhashasana, Shakru, Bha, Bhu, Devendra, Meru, Dhanin, Dhani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.407). 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: “cyutaś ca gacchate svargaṃ prasanno buddhaśāsane ”
cyutaś -
cyut (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

cyut (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

cyuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gacchate -
gacchat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

gacchat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

gacchatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√gam (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
svargam -
svarga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svarga (noun, neuter)

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

svargā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prasanno* -
prasanna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
buddhaśāsane -
buddhaśāsana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

buddhaśāsana (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Line 2: “śakro pi bhoti devendro merumūrdhani īśvaro ”
śakro -
śakru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Cannot analyse pi*bh
bho -
bha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
ūti -
ūti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ūti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
devendro* -
devendra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
merum -
meru (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

meru (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ūr -
ū (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

ū (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
dhani -
dhanin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

dhanin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

dhanī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

dhanī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

dhanī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ī -
ī (noun, feminine)

[compound]

ī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

i (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
śva -
śvan (noun, masculine)

[compound]
ro -
ru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.407

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019