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 7.6

सो च दिव्यनयनस् तथागतं देवकिन्नरवरेहि वन्दितं ।
दृश्य सर्वभवबन्धनान्तकं निर्वृतं यमकशाल-अन्तरे ॥ ६ ॥

so ca divyanayanas tathāgataṃ devakinnaravarehi vanditaṃ |
dṛśya sarvabhavabandhanāntakaṃ nirvṛtaṃ yamakaśāla-antare || 6 ||

And when, with his deva-sighi, he saw that the Tathagata adored by the Kinnara devashad made an end of all the ties that bound him to existence and had passed away between the twin Sal trees, he said, (6)

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 (7.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Divya, Nayana, Tathagata, Deva, Kinnara, Vara, Vandita, Drishya, Sarva, Bhavabandha, Taka, Nirvrita, Yamaka, Shala, Antare, Antara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 7.6). 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 ca divyanayanas tathāgataṃ devakinnaravarehi vanditaṃ
  • so -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • divya -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    div -> divya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √div]
  • nayanas -
  • nayana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathāgatam -
  • tathāgata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tathāgata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tathāgatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kinnara -
  • kinnara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vare -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vanditam -
  • vandita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vandita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vanditā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vand -> vandita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vand class 1 verb]
    vand -> vandita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vand class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vand class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “dṛśya sarvabhavabandhanāntakaṃ nirvṛtaṃ yamakaśāla-antare
  • dṛśya -
  • dṛśya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    dṛśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • sarva -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • bhavabandha -
  • bhavabandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhavabandha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nān -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • takam -
  • taka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nirvṛtam -
  • nirvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirvṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirvṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yamaka -
  • yamaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yamaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāla -
  • śāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • antare -
  • antare (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    antara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    antarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 7.6

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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