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 64.483

प्रलुज्जमाने सद्धर्मे यो रक्षे शास्तु शासनं ।
कल्पकोटीसहस्रेहि न सो जातु विहन्यति ॥ ४८३ ॥

pralujjamāne saddharme yo rakṣe śāstu śāsanaṃ |
kalpakoṭīsahasrehi na so jātu vihanyati || 483 ||

Whoso guards the teaching of the Master when the true dharma is breaking up, never comes to harm for thousands of kotis of kalpas. (483)

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 (64.483). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Saddharma, Yah, Raksha, Shasana, Kalpaka, Ush, Sahasra, 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 64.483). 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: “pralujjamāne saddharme yo rakṣe śāstu śāsanaṃ
  • Cannot analyse pralujjamāne*sa
  • saddharme -
  • saddharma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rakṣe -
  • rakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śāstu -
  • śās (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • śāsanam -
  • śāsana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śāsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kalpakoṭīsahasrehi na so jātu vihanyati
  • kalpako -
  • kalpaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalpaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalpakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative 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]
  • sahasre -
  • sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second 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 64.483

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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