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 9.29

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ते ते देवमनुष्याणां पूज्याः सर्वे तथागताः ।
तथा हि विविधं दुःखं उपेन्ति ज्ञानपूर्वकं ॥ २९ ॥

te te devamanuṣyāṇāṃ pūjyāḥ sarve tathāgatāḥ |
tathā hi vividhaṃ duḥkhaṃ upenti jñānapūrvakaṃ || 29 ||

All these Tathagatas who are honoured of devas and men pass through the manifold ills that precede knowledge. (29)
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 (9.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Yushmad, Devamanushya, Pujya, Sarva, Tathagata, Tatha, Vividham, Vividha, Duhkham, Duhkha, Jnanapurva, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 9.29). 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: “te te devamanuṣyāṇāṃ pūjyāḥ sarve tathāgatāḥ ”
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]
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]
devamanuṣyāṇām -
devamanuṣya (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
pūjyāḥ -
pūjya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

pūjyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]

√pūj -> pūjyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]
sarve -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

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

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tathāgatāḥ -
tathāgata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tathāgatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “tathā hi vividhaṃ duḥkhaṃ upenti jñānapūrvakaṃ ”
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
vividham -
vividham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vividha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vividha (noun, neuter)

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

vividhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
duḥkham -
duḥkham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse upenti*jñ
jñānapūrva -
jñānapūrva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jñānapūrva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kam -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 9.29

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019