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 76.47

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सो चारिकां चरित्वान विनयित्वा बहूं जनां ।
संबुद्धो परिनिर्वाये ऋषी क्षीणपुनर्भवो ॥ ४७ ॥

so cārikāṃ caritvāna vinayitvā bahūṃ janāṃ |
saṃbuddho parinirvāye ṛṣī kṣīṇapunarbhavo || 47 ||

And when he had made his journey and instructed many men, he passed away, a perfect Buddha, a seer rid of rebirth. (47)
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 (76.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Carika, Ana, Bahu, Jana, Rishi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 76.47). 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: “so cārikāṃ caritvāna vinayitvā bahūṃ janāṃ ”
so -
so (noun, feminine)

[compound]
cārikām -
cārikā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
caritvā -
√car -> caritvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √car]
ana -
ana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse vinayitvā*ba
bahū -
bahu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bahu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

bahu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

bahu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
um -
u (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
janām -
janā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “saṃbuddho parinirvāye ṛṣī kṣīṇapunarbhavo ”
sambuddho -
Cannot analyse parinirvāye*ṛṣ
ṛṣī -
ṛṣi (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Cannot analyse kṣīṇapunarbhavo

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 76.47

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019