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 64.428

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पट्टदामं ददित्वान लोकनाथस्य चेतिये ।
सर्वे स्य अर्था वर्तन्ति ये दिव्या ये च मानुषाः ॥ ४२८ ॥

paṭṭadāmaṃ daditvāna lokanāthasya cetiye |
sarve sya arthā vartanti ye divyā ye ca mānuṣāḥ || 428 ||

He who has placed a festoon of fine silk on a monument of the Saviour of the world, prospers in all his aims, both among dev as and among men. (428)
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 (64.428). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Patta, Dama, Dad, Dadi, Tva, Lokanatha, Cetiya, Sarva, Sya, Artha, Vartat, Vartanti, Yah, Yat, Divi, Divya, Manusha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.428). 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: “paṭṭadāmaṃ daditvāna lokanāthasya cetiye ”
paṭṭa -
paṭṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√paṭ -> paṭṭa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √paṭ class 1 verb]

√paṭ -> paṭṭa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √paṭ class 1 verb]
dāmam -
dāma (noun, neuter)

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

dāmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dāman (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

dāman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
dadi -
dadi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

dadi (noun, neuter)

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

dadi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

dad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
tvān -
tva (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
lokanāthasya -
lokanātha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

lokanātha (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
cetiye -
cetiya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

cetiya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Line 2: “sarve sya arthā vartanti ye divyā ye ca mānuṣāḥ ”
sarve -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

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

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sya -
si (noun, feminine)

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

sya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sā (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
arthā* -
artha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
vartanti -
√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vartantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
divyā* -
divī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

divya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

divyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mānuṣāḥ -
mānuṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.428

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019