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 64.569

कल्पान कोटीनयुता सहस्रां विशिष्टकायो भवते शुभांगो ।
विघुष्टशब्दो वरलक्षितांगो शोधेत्व स्तूपं पुरुषोत्तमस्य ॥ ५६९ ॥

kalpāna koṭīnayutā sahasrāṃ viśiṣṭakāyo bhavate śubhāṃgo |
vighuṣṭaśabdo varalakṣitāṃgo śodhetva stūpaṃ puruṣottamasya || 569 ||

He who has cleansed a tope of the Supreme Man, becomes for thousands of nayutas of kotis of kalpas magnificent of frame and clean of limb, clear of voice, and possessing the marks of excellence. (569)

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

Kalpa, Koti, Sahasra, Vishishta, Kaya, Bhavat, Bhavant, Shubha, Shubh, Angu, Vighushtashabda, Varala, Kshit, Kshita, Stupa, Purushottama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.569). 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: “kalpāna koṭīnayutā sahasrāṃ viśiṣṭakāyo bhavate śubhāṃgo
  • kalpān -
  • kalpa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • koṭī -
  • koṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    koṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nayutā -
  • sahasrā -
  • sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • viśiṣṭa -
  • viśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāyo* -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavate -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • śubhā -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aṅgo -
  • aṅgu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “vighuṣṭaśabdo varalakṣitāṃgo śodhetva stūpaṃ puruṣottamasya
  • vighuṣṭaśabdo* -
  • vighuṣṭaśabda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • varala -
  • varala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣitā -
  • kṣita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣit (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṣit (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣī -> kṣita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
    kṣi (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • aṅgo -
  • aṅgu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • śodhet -
  • śudh (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • stūpam -
  • stūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • puruṣottamasya -
  • puruṣottama (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.569

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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