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 21.36

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एवम् एतं प्रशंसन्ति विशेषा उपदेशकाः ।
तथा हि नरसिंहानां शासनं संप्रकाशितं ॥ ३६ ॥

evam etaṃ praśaṃsanti viśeṣā upadeśakāḥ |
tathā hi narasiṃhānāṃ śāsanaṃ saṃprakāśitaṃ || 36 ||

And distinguished teachers confirm this, for thus has the teaching of the lion-hearted men been well proclaimed. (36)
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 (21.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Eta, Esha, Prashamsat, Prashamsanti, Vishesha, Upadeshaka, Tatha, Narasimha, Shasana, Samprakashita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 21.36). 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: “evam etaṃ praśaṃsanti viśeṣā upadeśakāḥ ”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
etam -
eta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eta (noun, neuter)

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

etā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
praśaṃsanti -
praśaṃsantī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

praśaṃsantī (noun, feminine)

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

praśaṃsantī (noun, neuter)

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

praśaṃsat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
viśeṣā* -
viśeṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

viśeṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
upadeśakāḥ -
upadeśaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

upadeśakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “tathā hi narasiṃhānāṃ śāsanaṃ saṃprakāśitaṃ ”
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
narasiṃhānām -
narasiṃha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
śāsanam -
śāsana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śāsana (noun, neuter)

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

śāsanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
samprakāśitam -
samprakāśita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

samprakāśita (noun, neuter)

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

samprakāśitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 21.36

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019