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 64.500

राज्यं च प्राप्तो जिन सत्करोति महानुभावो विदु चक्रवर्ती ।
सुवर्णवर्णो स्फुटो लक्षणेहि मनोज्ञगन्धां लभते सर्वकालं ॥ ५०० ॥

rājyaṃ ca prāpto jina satkaroti mahānubhāvo vidu cakravartī |
suvarṇavarṇo sphuṭo lakṣaṇehi manojñagandhāṃ labhate sarvakālaṃ || 500 ||

When he has attained a kingdom, as a powerful and wise universal ruler, of golden beauty, adorned with the marks of excellence, he worships the Conqueror. And at all times he receives fragrant perfumes. (500)

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

Rajya, Prapta, Jina, Satkara, Mahanubhava, Vidu, Cakravartin, Cakravarti, Sphuta, Lakshana, Manojna, Gandha, Labhat, Sarvakalam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.500). 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: “rājyaṃ ca prāpto jina satkaroti mahānubhāvo vidu cakravartī
  • rājyam -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prāpto* -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jina -
  • jina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • satkaro -
  • satkara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    satkara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ūti -
  • ūti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ūti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • mahānubhāvo* -
  • mahānubhāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidu -
  • vidu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vidu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • cakravartī -
  • cakravartī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    cakravartī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    cakravartin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “suvarṇavarṇo sphuṭo lakṣaṇehi manojñagandhāṃ labhate sarvakālaṃ
  • suvarṇavarṇo -
  • sphuṭo* -
  • sphuṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lakṣaṇe -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • manojña -
  • manojña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manojña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gandhām -
  • gandhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • labhate -
  • labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • sarvakālam -
  • sarvakālam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.500

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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