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 90.52

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शीलस्कन्धेन अच्छिद्रा ये च भिक्षू प्रतिष्ठिता ।
तेषां श्रुत्वा इदं सूत्रं महाहर्षं जनेष्यति ॥ ५२ ॥

śīlaskandhena acchidrā ye ca bhikṣū pratiṣṭhitā |
teṣāṃ śrutvā idaṃ sūtraṃ mahāharṣaṃ janeṣyati || 52 ||

And the monks who stand flawless in morality will beget a fine rapture when they hear this sutra. (52)
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 (90.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shilaskandha, Acchidra, Yah, Yat, Bhikshu, Pratishthita, Tad, Idam, Sutra, Mahaharsha, Jana, Jani, Ishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 90.52). 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: “śīlaskandhena acchidrā ye ca bhikṣū pratiṣṭhitā ”
śīlaskandhena -
śīlaskandha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

śīlaskandha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
acchidrā* -
acchidra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

acchidrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhikṣū -
bhikṣu (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
pratiṣṭhitā -
pratiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “teṣāṃ śrutvā idaṃ sūtraṃ mahāharṣaṃ janeṣyati ”
teṣām -
tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
śrutvā -
√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śru]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
sūtram -
sūtra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mahāharṣam -
mahāharṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mahāharṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
jane -
jana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

jana (noun, neuter)

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

janā (noun, feminine)

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

jani (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√jan (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]

√jan (verb class 2)

[present middle first single]
iṣyati -
√iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]

√iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]

√iṣ (verb class 4)

[present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 90.52

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019