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 64.538

ये दिव्यगन्धा नरदेवलोके तेहि भवेया सहा संप्रपूरा ।
शक्यं क्षपेतुं शिरिम् एवरूपां न बुद्धस्तूपे धरयतो एकदीपं ॥ ५३८ ॥

ye divyagandhā naradevaloke tehi bhaveyā sahā saṃprapūrā |
śakyaṃ kṣapetuṃ śirim evarūpāṃ na buddhastūpe dharayato ekadīpaṃ || 538 ||

If the earth were full of all the divine perfumes that are to be found in the world of men and devas, it would be easier to destroy all such glory than the glory of one who has held one light over the Buddha’s tope. (538)

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

Yah, Yat, Divyagandha, Naradeva, Loka, Tad, Tan, Yushmad, Bhava, Bhu, Saha, Sah, Shakya, Shiri, Eva, Rupa, Buddha, Dhara, Dipa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.538). 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: “ye divyagandhā naradevaloke tehi bhaveyā sahā saṃprapūrā
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • divyagandhā* -
  • divyagandha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    divyagandhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • naradeva -
  • naradeva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhave -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • iyā -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sahā -
  • sahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sah (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse samprapūrā
  • Line 2: “śakyaṃ kṣapetuṃ śirim evarūpāṃ na buddhastūpe dharayato ekadīpaṃ
  • śakyam -
  • śakya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śakya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śakyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • kṣapet -
  • kṣap (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • um -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śirim -
  • śiri (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpām -
  • rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • buddhas -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • upe -
  • dhara -
  • dhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yato -
  • eka -
  • eka (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • dīpam -
  • dīpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dīpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.538

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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