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 65.23

येन गतो क्रकुच्छन्दो कोनाकमुनि च काश्यपो ।
एतेन त्वं गच्छ वीर अद्य बुद्धो भविष्यसि ॥ २३ ॥

yena gato krakucchando konākamuni ca kāśyapo |
etena tvaṃ gaccha vīra adya buddho bhaviṣyasi || 23 ||

“Go the way that Krakucchanda, Konakamuni and Kashyapa went. O Hero, to-day thou wilt become Buddha. (23)

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

Yena, Yah, Yat, Konaka, Kashya, Eta, Etad, Esha, Tva, Yushmad, Gaccha, Vira, Adya, Buddha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 65.23). 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: “yena gato krakucchando konākamuni ca kāśyapo
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • gato -
  • krakucchando -
  • konākam -
  • konāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    konāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uni -
  • ū (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāśya -
  • kāśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāś -> kāśya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √kāś]
    kāś -> kāśya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √kāś]
    kāś -> kāśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kāś]
    kāś -> kāśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kāś]
    kāś -> kāśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kāś]
    kāś -> kāśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kāś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kāś class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kāś]
    kāś -> kāśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kāś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kāś class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kāś]
    kaś -> kāśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kāśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
  • po -
  • pu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “etena tvaṃ gaccha vīra adya buddho bhaviṣyasi
  • etena -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • gaccha -
  • gaccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vīra -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • buddho* -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaviṣyasi -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 65.23

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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