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 11.25

अध्येष्यन्ति ततः परेत्य बुद्धैर् धर्मप्रकाशनैः ।
धर्मं देशयथ प्राज्ञा प्रतिगृह्णथ ऋषिध्वजं ॥ २५ ॥

adhyeṣyanti tataḥ paretya buddhair dharmaprakāśanaiḥ |
dharmaṃ deśayatha prājñā pratigṛhṇatha ṛṣidhvajaṃ || 25 ||

Thus are they bidden by the Buddhas, the preachers of dharma, at the moment of their passing away, “O wise men, teach dharma, and take up the banner of the seer.” (25)

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

Anti, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Buddha, Dharmaprakasha, Dharma, Prajna, Prati, Grihnat, Dhvaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 11.25). 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: “adhyeṣyanti tataḥ paretya buddhair dharmaprakāśanaiḥ
  • adhyeṣya -
  • dhyā (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhyā (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • paretya -
  • buddhair -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dharmaprakāśa -
  • dharmaprakāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • naiḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “dharmaṃ deśayatha prājñā pratigṛhṇatha ṛṣidhvajaṃ
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • deśayatha -
  • diś (verb class 0)
    [present active second plural]
  • prājñā -
  • prājñā (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]
  • gṛhṇat -
  • gṛhṇat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    gṛhṇat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    grah -> gṛhṇat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb]
  • ha* -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṣi -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • dhvajam -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhvajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 11.25

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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