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 64.418

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पुष्पस्य मालां कृत्वान यः स्तूपे उपनिक्षिपे ।
चित्तं बोधाय नामेत्वा न सो जातु विहन्यति ॥ ४१८ ॥

puṣpasya mālāṃ kṛtvāna yaḥ stūpe upanikṣipe |
cittaṃ bodhāya nāmetvā na so jātu vihanyati || 418 ||

Verily, he who, turning his thoughts to enlightenment, makes a garland of flowers and places it on a tope, is not destroyed. (418)
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 (64.418). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pushpa, Mala, Kritva, Kritvan, Ana, Yah, Stupa, Stupi, Citta, Bodha, Naman, Nami, Itvan, Sah, Jatu, Viha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.418). 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: “puṣpasya mālāṃ kṛtvāna yaḥ stūpe upanikṣipe ”
puṣpasya -
puṣpa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

puṣpa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
mālām -
mālā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
kṛtvā -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

kṛtvan (noun, neuter)

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

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]
ana -
ana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
stūpe -
stūpa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

stūpi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

stūpi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
Cannot analyse upanikṣipe
Line 2: “cittaṃ bodhāya nāmetvā na so jātu vihanyati ”
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]
bodhāya -
bodha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

bodha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
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]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
so* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative 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]
viha -
viha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nyati -
nyati (Preverb)

[Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.418

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019