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 79.9

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कल्पसहस्रशतानि बहूनि कृत्व पुनः पुन पूज जिनेषु ।
कांचनसंनिभलक्षणधारी सर्वे जिना भविष्यन्ति जितारी ॥ ९ ॥

kalpasahasraśatāni bahūni kṛtva punaḥ puna pūja jineṣu |
kāṃcanasaṃnibhalakṣaṇadhārī sarve jinā bhaviṣyanti jitārī || 9 ||

“For many a hundred-thousand kalpas they will again and again show honour to Conquerors; and then they will themselves all become Conquerors, triumphant over their foes, brilliantly arrayed in golden splendour.” (9)
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 (79.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kalpa, Sahasra, Shata, Bahu, Kritvan, Puna, Puja, Jina, Kancanasamnibha, Lakshana, Dhari, Dharin, Sarva, Bhavishyanti, Bhavishyat, Jitari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 79.9). 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: “kalpasahasraśatāni bahūni kṛtva punaḥ puna pūja jineṣu ”
kalpa -
kalpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kalpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sahasra -
sahasra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sahasra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śatāni -
śata (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bahūni -
bahu (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kṛtva -
kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

kṛtvan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
puna -
puna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

puna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pūja -
pūja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pūja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√pūj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
jineṣu -
jina (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

jina (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
Line 2: “kāṃcanasaṃnibhalakṣaṇadhārī sarve jinā bhaviṣyanti jitārī ”
kāñcanasaṃnibha -
kāñcanasaṃnibha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāñcanasaṃnibha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lakṣaṇa -
lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [nominative single]

dhāri (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

dhāri (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

dhārin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sarve -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
jinā* -
jina (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jinā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhaviṣyanti -
bhaviṣyantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[future active third plural]
jitārī -
jitāri (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 79.9

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019