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 7.80

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इदं ते वचनं श्रुत्वा वशिभूता उपस्थिता ।
गौरवेण महासत्वा संबुद्धानां महात्मनां ॥ ८० ॥

idaṃ te vacanaṃ śrutvā vaśibhūtā upasthitā |
gauraveṇa mahāsatvā saṃbuddhānāṃ mahātmanāṃ || 80 ||

When they had heard these words the saintly great beings stood up in reverence for the great-hearted Buddhas. (80)
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 (7.80). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Tad, Yushmad, Vacana, Vashi, Vashin, Bhuta, Upasthita, Gaurava, Sambuddha, Mahatman, Mahatmana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 7.80). 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: “idaṃ te vacanaṃ śrutvā vaśibhūtā upasthitā ”
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
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]
vacanam -
vacana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vacana (noun, neuter)

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

vacanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śrutvā -
√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śru]
vaśi -
vaśi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vaśi (noun, neuter)

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

vaśi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vaśī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vaśin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vaśin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bhūtā* -
bhūta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhūtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
upasthitā -
upasthitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “gauraveṇa mahāsatvā saṃbuddhānāṃ mahātmanāṃ ”
gauraveṇa -
gaurava (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

gaurava (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
mahāsatvā -
sambuddhānām -
sambuddha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sambuddha (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sambuddhā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
mahātmanām -
mahātman (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

mahātman (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

mahātmanā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 7.80

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019