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 10.45

हृष्टा तुष्टा देवा सर्वे त्रिदशप्रभृतिभवनच्युता प्रतिस्थिहिषुर् वनं इक्ष्वाकूनां वंशोद्भूतो धरणितलम् अवतरि यशस्थितो अचलाधृति ।
विक्रमांश् च सप्त पूर्णं मृगवृषराजामतिर् इव रसमानीकं ज्येष्ठो श्रेष्ठो लोकाग्रो हं न च मम पुन जरमरणा हतो भव्ऽ उपद्रवः ॥ ४५ ॥

hṛṣṭā tuṣṭā devā sarve tridaśaprabhṛtibhavanacyutā pratisthihiṣur vanaṃ ikṣvākūnāṃ vaṃśodbhūto dharaṇitalam avatari yaśasthito acalādhṛti |
vikramāṃś ca sapta pūrṇaṃ mṛgavṛṣarājāmatir iva rasamānīkaṃ jyeṣṭho śreṣṭho lokāgro haṃ na ca mama puna jaramaraṇā hato bhav' upadravaḥ || 45 ||

All the devas, the Trayastrimsha devas and the others, glad and joyful leave their abodes and gather together in the forest glade. “The scion of the Ikshvakus” [they exclaim] “has come down to the earth’s surface where he stands in glory, immovable and firm.” When he had taken seven full strides, like the lion, the master, king and lord of beasts, he roared out, “I unsurpassed, supreme in the world. For me there is no more either old age or death. I have overcome the oppression of existence. (45)

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

Hrishta, Tushta, Deva, Devri, Devan, Sarva, Tridasha, Bhavana, Cyut, Cyuta, Prati, Stha, Shu, Vana, Ikshvaku, Vamsha, Udbhuta, Dharanitala, Avata, Yasha, Acala, Adhriti, Vikrama, Sapta, Saptan, Purna, Mriga, Vrisharaja, Amati, Amatis, Iva, Rasa, Kah, Shreshtha, Lokagra, Ham, Asmad, Puna, Jara, Arana, Upadrava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 10.45). 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: “hṛṣṭā tuṣṭā devā sarve tridaśaprabhṛtibhavanacyutā pratisthihiṣur vanaṃ ikṣvākūnāṃ vaṃśodbhūto dharaṇitalam avatari yaśasthito acalādhṛti
  • hṛṣṭā -
  • hṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
  • tuṣṭā* -
  • tuṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tuṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tuṣ -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb]
    tuṣ -> tuṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb]
    tus -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √tus class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tus class 1 verb]
    tus -> tuṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √tus class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tus class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tus class 1 verb]
    tuś -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √tuś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tuś class 1 verb]
    tuś -> tuṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √tuś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tuś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tuś class 1 verb]
  • devā -
  • devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    devṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • tridaśa -
  • tridaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tridaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabhṛti -
  • prabhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhavana -
  • bhavana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhavana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cyutā -
  • cyut (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    cyut (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    cyutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sthi -
  • sthā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ṣur -
  • ṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vanam -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ikṣvākūn -
  • ikṣvāku (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ām -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vaṃśo -
  • vaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaṃśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udbhūto* -
  • udbhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharaṇitalam -
  • dharaṇitala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • avata -
  • avata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • ri -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • yaśa -
  • yaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthito -
  • acalā -
  • acala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    acala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    acalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhṛti -
  • adhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhṛti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhṛti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “vikramāṃś ca sapta pūrṇaṃ mṛgavṛṣarājāmatir iva rasamānīkaṃ jyeṣṭho śreṣṭho lokāgro haṃ na ca mama puna jaramaraṇā hato bhav' upadravaḥ
  • vikramāṃś -
  • vikrama (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sapta -
  • sapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
  • pūrṇam -
  • pūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
    pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
  • mṛga -
  • mṛga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛṣarājā -
  • vṛṣarāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • amatir -
  • amatis (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    amatis (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    amati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rasam -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānī -
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • jyeṣṭho -
  • śreṣṭho* -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lokāgro* -
  • lokāgra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ham -
  • ham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • puna -
  • puna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jaram -
  • jara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • araṇā* -
  • araṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    araṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hato* -
  • Cannot analyse bhav'*up
  • upadravaḥ -
  • upadrava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 10.45

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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