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 64.543

विंशच् च कोटि सुगतोत्तमानां आगमित मे गुरुकृत सत्कृता च ।
शय्यासनेहि . . . . . . . . . . . . . विहारास् तेषां कृतगन्धलिप्ताः ।
दौर्गन्धियं अपगतं सर्व मह्यं उष्णं च शीतं विवर्जितं मे ॥ ५४३ ॥

viṃśac ca koṭi sugatottamānāṃ āgamita me gurukṛta satkṛtā ca |
śayyāsanehi . . . . . . . . . . . . . vihārās teṣāṃ kṛtagandhaliptāḥ |
daurgandhiyaṃ apagataṃ sarva mahyaṃ uṣṇaṃ ca śītaṃ vivarjitaṃ me || 543 ||

Twenty kotis of supreme Sugatas did I study. I revered them and honoured them with beds and couches.... I sprinkled their dwelling-places with perfumes. I dispelled all foul scents and warded off from them heat and cold. (543)

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

Koti, Sugata, Uttama, Agamita, Asmad, Gurukrita, Satkrita, Shayyasana, Vihara, Tad, Krita, Gandhalipta, Yah, Apagata, Sarva, Mahya, Ushnam, Ushna, Shita, Vivarjita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.543). 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: “viṃśac ca koṭi sugatottamānāṃ āgamita me gurukṛta satkṛtā ca
  • viṃśac -
  • viṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • koṭi -
  • koṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    koṭī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • sugato -
  • sugata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sugata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sugatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttamānām -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • āgamita -
  • āgamita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āgamita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • gurukṛta -
  • gurukṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gurukṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • satkṛtā -
  • satkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “śayyāsanehi . . . . . . . . . . . . . vihārās teṣāṃ kṛtagandhaliptāḥ
  • śayyāsane -
  • śayyāsana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vihārās -
  • vihāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kṛta -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [injunctive middle third single]
  • gandhaliptāḥ -
  • gandhalipta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gandhaliptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “daurgandhiyaṃ apagataṃ sarva mahyaṃ uṣṇaṃ ca śītaṃ vivarjitaṃ me
  • daurgandhi -
  • daurgandhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • apagatam -
  • apagata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apagata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apagatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarva -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • mahyam -
  • mahya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single]
  • uṣṇam -
  • uṣṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śītam -
  • śīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śi -> śīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 5 verb]
    śi -> śīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 3 verb], [nominative single from √śi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 5 verb]
    śī -> śīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śī class 4 verb]
    śī -> śīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śī class 4 verb]
    śyā -> śīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śyā class 1 verb]
    śyā -> śīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śyā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śyā class 1 verb]
  • vivarjitam -
  • vivarjita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vivarjita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vivarjitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.543

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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