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 12.34

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परमार्थं शूक्ष्मदर्शि वैशारद्यवरपारमिप्राप्तः ।
तेनाहं नायकवरो भवेय सर्वोपधिक्षयकरो ॥ ३४ ॥

paramārthaṃ śūkṣmadarśi vaiśāradyavarapāramiprāptaḥ |
tenāhaṃ nāyakavaro bhaveya sarvopadhikṣayakaro || 34 ||

“May I become a noble leader having a keen discernment of the ultimate good, and gifted with perfect skill, one who has destroyed all the bases of existence.” (34)
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 (12.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Paramartha, Shukshma, Darshin, Darshi, Vaisharadi, Vaisharadya, Avara, Parami, Prapta, Tad, Tena, Aha, Asmad, Nayaka, Vara, Varas, Bhava, Bhu, Sarvopadhi, Kshayaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 12.34). 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: “paramārthaṃ śūkṣmadarśi vaiśāradyavarapāramiprāptaḥ ”
paramārtham -
paramārtha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
śūkṣma -
śūkṣma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śūkṣma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
darśi -
darśin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

darśin (noun, neuter)

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

darśī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

darśī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

darśī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vaiśāradya -
vaiśāradī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vaiśāradya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
avara -
avara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

avara (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
pārami -
pārami (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

pāramī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pāramī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

pāramī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
prāptaḥ -
prāpta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tenāhaṃ nāyakavaro bhaveya sarvopadhikṣayakaro ”
tenā -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
nāyaka -
nāyaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nāyaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
varo* -
varas (noun, neuter)

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

vara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhave -
bhava (noun, masculine)

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

bhava (noun, neuter)

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

bhu (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

bhavā (noun, feminine)

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

√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
iya -
√i (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]
sarvopadhi -
sarvopadhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

sarvopadhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

sarvopadhi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kṣayaka -
kṣayaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣayaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ro -
ru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 12.34

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019