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 64.417

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शुचिगात्रो शुचिवस्त्रः शुक्लधर्मप्रतिष्ठितो ।
ततो न सेवते कामां चरन्तो बोधिचारिकां ॥ ४१७ ॥

śucigātro śucivastraḥ śukladharmapratiṣṭhito |
tato na sevate kāmāṃ caranto bodhicārikāṃ || 417 ||

He becomes clean of body, clean of garment, and established in pure righteousness. Hence he does not follow after sensuous delights as he fares on the way of enlightenment. (417)
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 (64.417). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shucivastra, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kama, Caranta, Bodhin, Carika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.417). 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: “śucigātro śucivastraḥ śukladharmapratiṣṭhito ”
śucigātro -
śucivastraḥ -
śucivastra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse śukladharmapratiṣṭhito
Line 2: “tato na sevate kāmāṃ caranto bodhicārikāṃ ”
tato* -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sevate -
√sev (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
kāmām -
kāmā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
caranto* -
caranta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bodhi -
bodhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bodhin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bodhin (noun, neuter)

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

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.417

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019