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 64.515

मनुष्यलोके गुरुकृत सत्कृतो च देवेषु दिव्यं लभति विमानश्रेष्ठं ।
मनोज्ञवर्णं सुरुचिरदर्शनीयं रजताभिच्छन्नं मणिस्फाटिकेहि ॥ ५१५ ॥

manuṣyaloke gurukṛta satkṛto ca deveṣu divyaṃ labhati vimānaśreṣṭhaṃ |
manojñavarṇaṃ suruciradarśanīyaṃ rajatābhicchannaṃ maṇisphāṭikehi || 515 ||

Revered and honoured in the world of men, among the devas he wins a celestial noble mansion, charming, bright and beautiful, bedecked with jewels, precious stones and crystals. (515)

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

Manushyaloka, Gurukrita, Deva, Divya, Labhat, Vimana, Shreshtha, Manojna, Varna, Surucira, Darshaniya, Rajata, Rajat, Bhid, Bhit, Shanna, Mani, Sphatika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.515). 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: “manuṣyaloke gurukṛta satkṛto ca deveṣu divyaṃ labhati vimānaśreṣṭhaṃ
  • manuṣyaloke -
  • manuṣyaloka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • gurukṛta -
  • gurukṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gurukṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • satkṛto -
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • deveṣu -
  • deveṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    deva (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • divyam -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • labhati -
  • labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • vimāna -
  • vimāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vimāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śreṣṭham -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “manojñavarṇaṃ suruciradarśanīyaṃ rajatābhicchannaṃ maṇisphāṭikehi
  • manojña -
  • manojña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manojña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇam -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    varṇan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    varṇan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • surucira -
  • surucira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    surucira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • darśanīyam -
  • darśanīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    darśanīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    darśanīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> darśanīya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśanīya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśanīyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśanīya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśanīya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśanīyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśanīya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśanīya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √dṛś], [accusative single from √dṛś]
  • rajatā -
  • rajatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    raj -> rajat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √raj class 1 verb]
    raj -> rajat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √raj class 1 verb]
    rañj -> rajat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √rañj class 1 verb]
    rañj -> rajat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √rañj class 1 verb]
  • bhicch -
  • bhid (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śannam -
  • śanna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śanna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śannā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śad -> śanna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śad class 6 verb]
    śad -> śanna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śad class 6 verb], [accusative single from √śad class 6 verb]
  • maṇi -
  • maṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    maṇī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    maṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    maṇī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sphāṭike -
  • sphāṭika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    sphāṭika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sphāṭikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.515

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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