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 17.10

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वयम् अपि लोकहिता बहु मनोरमां ओशिरित्वा कामरतिं ।
पूजार्थम् अनिन्दितस्य मनुष्यलोके वसिष्यामो ॥ १० ॥

vayam api lokahitā bahu manoramāṃ ośiritvā kāmaratiṃ |
pūjārtham aninditasya manuṣyaloke vasiṣyāmo || 10 ||

“We, too, O benefactor of the world, shall renounce the sweet delight of the pleasures of sense, and live in the world to the honour of the Blameless One. (10)
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 (17.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaya, Asmad, Api, Lokahita, Bahu, Manorama, Kama, Rati, Puja, Artha, Anindita, Manushyaloka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 17.10). 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: “vayam api lokahitā bahu manoramāṃ ośiritvā kāmaratiṃ ”
vayam -
vaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative dual]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
lokahitā* -
lokahita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

lokahitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bahu -
bahu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bahu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

bahu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bahu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
manoramām -
manoramā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Cannot analyse ośiritvā*kā
kāma -
kāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ratim -
rati (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “pūjārtham aninditasya manuṣyaloke vasiṣyāmo ”
pūjā -
pūja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pūja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pūjā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√pūj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
aninditasya -
anindita (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

anindita (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
manuṣyaloke -
manuṣyaloka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
Cannot analyse vasiṣyāmo

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 17.10

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019