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 87.102

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ते बोधिं कल्पशतेन समुदानेन्ति नरोत्तमा ।
अथ एकनवते कल्पे संबुद्धो शाक्यपुंगवो ॥ १०२ ॥

te bodhiṃ kalpaśatena samudānenti narottamā |
atha ekanavate kalpe saṃbuddho śākyapuṃgavo || 102 ||

“For a hundred kalpas the Best of Men strive to attain enlightenment, but the Shakyan Valiant Man became a perfect Buddha in the ninety-first kalpa.” (102)
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 (87.102). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Yushmad, Bodhi, Kalpa, Shata, Nara, Uttama, Atha, Ekanavata, Ekanavati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 87.102). 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: “te bodhiṃ kalpaśatena samudānenti narottamā ”
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
bodhim -
bodhi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
kalpa -
kalpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kalpa (noun, neuter)

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

[instrumental single]
Cannot analyse samudānenti*na
naro -
nara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

narā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
uttamā -
uttamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “atha ekanavate kalpe saṃbuddho śākyapuṃgavo ”
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ekanavate -
ekanavata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ekanavata (noun, neuter)

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

ekanavatā (noun, feminine)

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

ekanavati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
kalpe -
kalpa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kalpa (noun, neuter)

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

kalpā (noun, feminine)

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

√kḷp (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
sambuddho -
Cannot analyse śākyapuṅgavo

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 87.102

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019