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 12.61

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बहुजनमहितो स्वयंभु अनन्यनेयो भवेय सर्वज्ञो ।
कुशलेन हि मे तेन तथागतबलो विभू भोमि ॥ ६१ ॥

bahujanamahito svayaṃbhu ananyaneyo bhaveya sarvajño |
kuśalena hi me tena tathāgatabalo vibhū bhomi || 61 ||

“May I become honoured by the multitude, self-dependent, not led by another; may I become omniscient. By this deed of merit of mine, may I become mighty with a Tathagata’s strength.” (61)
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 (12.61). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bahujana, Svayambhu, Ananya, Neya, Bhava, Bhu, Kushalena, Kushala, Asmad, Tad, Tena, Tathagatabala, Vibhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 12.61). 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: “bahujanamahito svayaṃbhu ananyaneyo bhaveya sarvajño ”
bahujanam -
bahujana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bahujana (noun, neuter)

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

bahujanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ahito -
svayambhu -
svayambhu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

svayambhu (noun, neuter)

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

svayambhū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

svayambhū (noun, neuter)

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

svayambhū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

svayambhu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
ananya -
ananya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ananya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
neyo* -
neya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√nī -> neya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √nī class 1 verb]
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]
Cannot analyse sarvajño
Line 2: “kuśalena hi me tena tathāgatabalo vibhū bhomi ”
kuśalena -
kuśalena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kuśala (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kuśala (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
tena -
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]
tathāgatabalo* -
tathāgatabala (noun, masculine)

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

[compound]

vibhu (noun, masculine)

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

vibhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Cannot analyse bhomi

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 12.61

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019