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 64.426

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जातीकोटीसहस्राणि शतानि नयुतानि च ।
सत्कृतो भोति सर्वत्र मालां दत्त्वान चेतिये ॥ ४२६ ॥

jātīkoṭīsahasrāṇi śatāni nayutāni ca |
satkṛto bhoti sarvatra mālāṃ dattvāna cetiye || 426 ||

He who has placed garlands on a monument, becomes at all times honoured, for thousands of kotis of lives, for hundreds of nayutas of lives. (426)
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 (64.426). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jatika, Ush, Sahasra, Shata, Nayuta, Ani, Satkrita, Bha, Bhu, Sarvatra, Mala, Dattva, Ana, Cetiya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.426). 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: “jātīkoṭīsahasrāṇi śatāni nayutāni ca ”
jātīko -
jātīka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jātīka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
uṭ -
uṣ (noun, feminine)

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

[compound]

ī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

i (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sahasrāṇi -
sahasra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
śatāni -
śata (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nayutā -
nayuta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ani -
ani (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “satkṛto bhoti sarvatra mālāṃ dattvāna cetiye ”
satkṛto* -
satkṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
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]
sarvatra -
sarvatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mālām -
mālā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
dattvā -
dattvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dā]

√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dā]

√dad -> dattvā (absolutive)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
cetiye -
cetiya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

cetiya (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.426

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019