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 64.571

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कोटीसहस्रं लभते अप्सराणां मनोज्ञगन्धा च सुदर्शनीया ।
तासां न तृष्णां जनये कदाचित् शोधेत्व स्तूपं पुरुषोत्तमस्य ॥ ५७१ ॥

koṭīsahasraṃ labhate apsarāṇāṃ manojñagandhā ca sudarśanīyā |
tāsāṃ na tṛṣṇāṃ janaye kadācit śodhetva stūpaṃ puruṣottamasya || 571 ||

He who has cleansed a tope of the Supreme Man wins thousands of kotis of Apsarases, lovely and sweet-scented, but never does he feel lust for them. (571)
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 (64.571). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Koti, Sahasram, Sahasra, Labhat, Apsara, Manojna, Gandha, Sudarshaniya, Trishna, Jani, Kadacit, 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 64.571). 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: “koṭīsahasraṃ labhate apsarāṇāṃ manojñagandhā ca sudarśanīyā ”
koṭī -
koṭī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

koṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sahasram -
sahasram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sahasra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sahasra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
labhate -
√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]

√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]

√labh (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
apsarāṇām -
apsarā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

apsara (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

apsara (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
manojña -
manojña (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

manojña (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gandhā -
gandhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sudarśanīyā -
sudarśanīyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tāsāṃ na tṛṣṇāṃ janaye kadācit śodhetva stūpaṃ puruṣottamasya ”
tāsām -
sā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tṛṣṇām -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
janaye -
jani (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

√jan (verb class 10)

[present middle first single]

√jan (verb class 0)

[present middle first single]
kadācit -
kadācit (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]
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 64.571

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019