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 8.5

पूजयन्ति प्रथमं तथागतां गौरवेण महता महायशा ।
नैव ताव जनयन्ति मानसं अग्रपुद्गलगतं नरोत्तमा ॥ ५ ॥

pūjayanti prathamaṃ tathāgatāṃ gauraveṇa mahatā mahāyaśā |
naiva tāva janayanti mānasaṃ agrapudgalagataṃ narottamā || 5 ||

First they worship the glorious Tathagatas with great reverence, but not yet do these supreme men turn their thoughts towards becoming a Foremost Man. (5)

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

Pujayat, Pujayanti, Prathamam, Prathama, Tathagata, Gaurava, Mahata, Mahayasha, Naiva, Janayat, Janayanti, Manasa, Agra, Pudgala, Gata, Nara, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 8.5). 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: “pūjayanti prathamaṃ tathāgatāṃ gauraveṇa mahatā mahāyaśā
  • pūjayanti -
  • pūj -> pūjayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj -> pūjayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūjayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pūj (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
  • prathamam -
  • prathamam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prathamam (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    prathamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prathama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prathama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prathamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tathāgatām -
  • tathāgatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • gauraveṇa -
  • gaurava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    gaurava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mahatā* -
  • mahatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mahāyaśā -
  • mahāyaśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “naiva tāva janayanti mānasaṃ agrapudgalagataṃ narottamā
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tāva -
  • janayanti -
  • jan -> janayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √jan]
    jan -> janayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √jan], [vocative plural from √jan], [accusative plural from √jan]
    jan -> janayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative single from √jan]
    jan (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
    jan (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • mānasam -
  • mānasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mānasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mānasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • agra -
  • agra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pudgala -
  • pudgala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pudgala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gatam -
  • gat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • naro -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttamā -
  • uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 8.5

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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