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 87.99

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वीर्यकायेन सम्पन्नो प्रज्ञापृथुसमाहितो ।
नव कल्पानि स्थायेसि वीर्येण पुरुषोत्तमः ॥ ९९ ॥

vīryakāyena sampanno prajñāpṛthusamāhito |
nava kalpāni sthāyesi vīryeṇa puruṣottamaḥ || 99 ||

“Endowed with an energetic body and having attained wide wisdom I stood supreme in energy among men for nine kalpas. (99)
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 (87.99). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Virya, Kaya, Nava, Navan, Kalpa, Sthaya, Sthayi, Purushottama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 87.99). 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: “vīryakāyena sampanno prajñāpṛthusamāhito ”
vīrya -
vīrya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vīr -> vīrya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vīr]

√vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]

√vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
kāyena -
kāya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kāya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
sampanno -
Cannot analyse prajñāpṛthusamāhito
Line 2: “nava kalpāni sthāyesi vīryeṇa puruṣottamaḥ ”
nava -
nava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

navan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

navan (noun, neuter)

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

√nu (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kalpāni -
kalpa (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sthāye -
sthāya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sthāyā (noun, feminine)

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

sthāyi (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]
vīryeṇa -
vīrya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √vīr class 10 verb]

√vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √vīr class 10 verb]
puruṣottamaḥ -
puruṣottama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 87.99

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019