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 19.141

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वाराणसीं वनं गत्वा बुद्धधर्मपुरस्कृतो ।
विस्तरेण प्रकाशयति नायको भूमयो दश ॥ १४१ ॥

vārāṇasīṃ vanaṃ gatvā buddhadharmapuraskṛto |
vistareṇa prakāśayati nāyako bhūmayo daśa || 141 ||

When he had come to the forest at Benares, the Leader, honoured for his Buddhahood, expounded the ten bhumis at length. (141)
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 (19.141). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varanasi, Vana, Vistarena, Vistara, Prakasha, Yat, Yati, Nayaka, Bhumaya, Bhumi, Dasha, Dashan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 19.141). 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: “vārāṇasīṃ vanaṃ gatvā buddhadharmapuraskṛto ”
vārāṇasīm -
vārāṇasī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vanam -
vana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

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

vanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
gatvā -
√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]

√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]

√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]
Cannot analyse buddhadharmapuraskṛto
Line 2: “vistareṇa prakāśayati nāyako bhūmayo daśa ”
vistareṇa -
vistareṇa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vistara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vistara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
prakāśa -
prakāśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prakāśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yati -
yati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yatin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

yat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
nāyako* -
nāyaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhūmayo* -
bhūmaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bhūmi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhūmi (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

daśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

daśan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

daśan (noun, neuter)

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

√daṃś (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.141

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019