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 64.411

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न जातु अन्धो काणो वा भोति कल्पान कोटिभिः ।
बोधाय चित्तं नामेत्वा यो वन्दे शास्तु चेतियं ॥ ४११ ॥

na jātu andho kāṇo vā bhoti kalpāna koṭibhiḥ |
bodhāya cittaṃ nāmetvā yo vande śāstu cetiyaṃ || 411 ||

Verily, he who, turning his thoughts to enlightenment, adores a monument of the Master, does not, in kotis of kalpas, become blind either in one eye or both. (411)
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 (64.411). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jatu, Andhu, Kana, Var, Bha, Bhu, Kalpa, Koti, Bodha, Citta, Naman, Nami, Itvan, Yah, Vanda, Cetiya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.411). 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 jātu andho kāṇo vā bhoti kalpāna koṭibhiḥ ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jātu -
jātu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

jātu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

jātu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

jātu (noun, neuter)

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

jātū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

jātū (noun, feminine)

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

jātū (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
andho -
andhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
kāṇo* -
kāṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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]
kalpān -
kalpa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
koṭibhiḥ -
koṭi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “bodhāya cittaṃ nāmetvā yo vande śāstu cetiyaṃ ”
bodhāya -
bodha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

bodha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
cittam -
citta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

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

cittā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
nāme -
nāman (noun, neuter)

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

nāmi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
itvā -
√i -> itvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

itvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vande -
vanda (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vanda (noun, neuter)

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

vandā (noun, feminine)

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

√vand (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
śāstu -
√śās (verb class 2)

[imperative active third single]
cetiyam -
cetiya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cetiya (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.411

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019