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 11.13

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एवमादीनि कर्माणि सेवमाना महानराः ।
लोकानाम् अनुकंपार्थं पूरेन्ति भूमयो दशेति ॥ १३ ॥

evamādīni karmāṇi sevamānā mahānarāḥ |
lokānām anukaṃpārthaṃ pūrenti bhūmayo daśeti || 13 ||

“Cultivating such and other similar karma the mighty men pass through all the ten bhumis filled with compassion for the worlds.” (13)
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 (11.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evamadi, Karman, Sevamana, Mahana, Rai, Loka, Anukampa, Artha, Bhumaya, Bhumi, Dasha, Dashan, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 11.13). 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: “evamādīni karmāṇi sevamānā mahānarāḥ ”
evamādīni -
evamādi (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
karmāṇi -
karman (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sevamānā* -
√sev -> sevamāna (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb]

√sev -> sevamānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sev class 1 verb]
mahāna -
mahāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mahāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rāḥ -
ra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rai (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

rā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “lokānām anukaṃpārthaṃ pūrenti bhūmayo daśeti ”
lokānām -
loka (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
anukampā -
anukampa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anukampa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

anukampā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Cannot analyse pūrenti*bh
bhūmayo* -
bhūmaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bhūmi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhūmi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
daśe -
daśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

daśa (noun, neuter)

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

daśan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

daśan (noun, neuter)

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

daśā (noun, feminine)

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

√daṃś (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 11.13

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019