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 64.610

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बुद्धो च भोति सहसार्थवाहो अनन्ततेजेन मरुपूजनीयो ।
अलंकृतो भवति विशुद्धकायो यो चेतिये अपनये जीर्णपुष्पं ॥ ६१० ॥

buddho ca bhoti sahasārthavāho anantatejena marupūjanīyo |
alaṃkṛto bhavati viśuddhakāyo yo cetiye apanaye jīrṇapuṣpaṃ || 610 ||

He becomes a Buddha, a Caravan-leader in the world, to be honoured by dev as with infinite splendour. He who shall remove faded flowers from a shrine becomes adorned and pure in body. (610)
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 (64.610). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bha, Bhu, Sahasa, Sahas, Artha, Anantata, Maru, Pujani, Alankrita, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Cetiya, Apanaya, Jirna, Pushpa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.610). 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: “buddho ca bhoti sahasārthavāho anantatejena marupūjanīyo ”
buddho -
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bho -
bha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
ūti -
ūti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ūti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
sahasā -
sahasā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sahasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sahasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sahas (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sahas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sahasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
artha -
artha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√arth (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
vāho -
anantate -
anantatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
jena -
ja (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ja (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
maru -
maru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

marū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

marū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

marū (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pūjanī -
pūjanī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
yo -
yu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “alaṃkṛto bhavati viśuddhakāyo yo cetiye apanaye jīrṇapuṣpaṃ ”
alaṅkṛto* -
alaṅkṛta (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]
viśuddhakāyo -
yo -
yu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
cetiye -
cetiya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

cetiya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
apanaye -
apanaya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
jīrṇa -
jīrṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jīrṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 9 verb]

√jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 9 verb]
puṣpam -
puṣpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

puṣpa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

puṣpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.610

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019