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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 87.51
षष्टिं च विश्वभुवस्य पंचाशत् क्रकुच्छन्दस्य पुरायुः ।
त्रिंशत् कोनाकमुनेर् विंशत् पुनः काश्यपशिरिस्य ॥ ५१ ॥
ṣaṣṭiṃ ca viśvabhuvasya paṃcāśat krakucchandasya purāyuḥ |
triṃśat konākamuner viṃśat punaḥ kāśyapaśirisya || 51 ||
“In those days of yore the life of Vishvabhu was sixty thousand years, that of Krakucchanda fifty thousand, that of Konakamuni thirty thousand, and that of Kashyapa twenty thousand. (51)
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 (87.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shashti, Vishvabhu, Vasya, Pancashat, Krakucchanda, Pura, Pur, Trimshat, Konaka, Muni, Puna, Kashyapa, Shiri, Sya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 87.51). 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: “ṣaṣṭiṃ ca viśvabhuvasya paṃcāśat krakucchandasya purāyuḥ ”
- ṣaṣṭim -
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ṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viśvabhu -
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viśvabhū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- vasya -
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vasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vas -> vasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vas]√vas -> vasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vas]va (noun, masculine)[genitive single]va (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√vas -> vasya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vas class 10 verb]√vas -> vasya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vas class 10 verb]√vas -> vasya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vas class 10 verb]√vas -> vasya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vas class 10 verb]√vas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- pañcāśat -
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pañcāśat (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- krakucchandasya -
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krakucchanda (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- purā -
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purā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pur (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pur (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- ayuḥ -
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√yā (verb class 2)[imperfect active third plural]
- Line 2: “triṃśat konākamuner viṃśat punaḥ kāśyapaśirisya ”
- triṃśat -
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triṃśat (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- konāka -
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konāka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]konāka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- muner -
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muni (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- viṃśat -
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viṃśati (noun, feminine)[compound]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kāśyapa -
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kāśyapa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāśyapa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śiri -
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śiri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śirī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]śirī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]śirī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sya -
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sya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sā (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 87.51
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit