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 2.3

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सो अभिज्ञाय आख्यासि नरकान् अष्ट गौतमः ।
प्रत्यक्षधर्मा भगवां सर्वधर्मेषु चक्षुमां ॥ ३ ॥

so abhijñāya ākhyāsi narakān aṣṭa gautamaḥ |
pratyakṣadharmā bhagavāṃ sarvadharmeṣu cakṣumāṃ || 3 ||

Gotama, the Exalted One, the seer with clear insight into all things, has in his understanding named the eight hells (naraka)... (3)
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 (2.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Abhijna, Akhya, Asi, Naraka, Ashta, Ashtan, Gautama, Pratyakshadharman, Bhagavan, Sarvadharman, Cakshu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 2.3). 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: “so abhijñāya ākhyāsi narakān aṣṭa gautamaḥ”
so -
so (noun, feminine)

[compound]
abhijñāya -
abhijña (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

abhijña (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
ākhyā -
ākhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ākhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ākhya (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
narakān -
naraka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
aṣṭa -
aṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[compound from √aś]

√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[compound from √aś]

aṣṭan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

aṣṭan (noun, neuter)

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

√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √aś class 5 verb]

√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √aś class 5 verb]
gautamaḥ -
gautama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “pratyakṣadharmā bhagavāṃ sarvadharmeṣu cakṣumāṃ”
pratyakṣadharmā -
pratyakṣadharman (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhagavā -
bhagavan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [compound]

bhagavan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
sarvadharme -
sarvadharman (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]
iṣu -
iṣu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

i (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
cakṣum -
cakṣu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ām -
ā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 2.3

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019