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 64.521

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श्रेष्ठी विशिष्टो भवति प्रभूतकोशो गृहपतिश् च रतनविचित्रितांगो ।
पुत्रो च राज्ञो अथ वा अमात्यो राजा च भवति बलचक्रवर्ती ॥ ५२१ ॥

śreṣṭhī viśiṣṭo bhavati prabhūtakośo gṛhapatiś ca ratanavicitritāṃgo |
putro ca rājño atha vā amātyo rājā ca bhavati balacakravartī || 521 ||

He becomes a distinguished wealthy merchant, a householder owning wonderful treasures, a king’s son, a minister, or even a powerful universal ruler. (521)
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 (64.521). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shreshthin, Vishishta, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Prabhutaka, Grihapati, Rata, Navin, Citrita, Angu, Atha, Amatya, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Balacakravartin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.521). 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: “śreṣṭhī viśiṣṭo bhavati prabhūtakośo gṛhapatiś ca ratanavicitritāṃgo ”
śreṣṭhī -
śreṣṭhin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
viśiṣṭo* -
viśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
prabhūtako -
prabhūtaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prabhūtaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prabhūtakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ūśo -
gṛhapatiś -
gṛhapati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

rata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]

√ram -> rata (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
navi -
navin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

navin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
citritā -
citrita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

citrita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

citritā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aṅgo -
aṅgu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “putro ca rājño atha vā amātyo rājā ca bhavati balacakravartī ”
putro -
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rājño -
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vā*a -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
amātyo* -
amātya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
rājā -
rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

rājan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

rāj (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rāj (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
balacakravartī -
balacakravartin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.521

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019