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 26.27

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धर्मचक्रं प्रवर्तित्वा आभां कृत्वा अनुत्तरां ।
संबुद्धो परिनिर्वायेत् महर्षिः क्षीणपुनर्भवो ॥ २७ ॥

dharmacakraṃ pravartitvā ābhāṃ kṛtvā anuttarāṃ |
saṃbuddho parinirvāyet maharṣiḥ kṣīṇapunarbhavo || 27 ||

“When he had set rolling the wheel of dharma and shed abroad that incomparable light, he passed utterly away, a perfect Buddha, a great seer, with all possibility of rebirth extinct. (27)
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 (26.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dharmacakra, Pravartin, Pravarti, Tva, Abha, Kritva, Kritvan, Anuttara, Maharshi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 26.27). 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: “dharmacakraṃ pravartitvā ābhāṃ kṛtvā anuttarāṃ ”
dharmacakram -
dharmacakra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dharmacakra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
pravarti -
pravartin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pravartin (noun, neuter)

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

pravarti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pravarti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

pravarti (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tvā* -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
ābhām -
ābhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
kṛtvā -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

kṛtvan (noun, neuter)

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

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]
anuttarām -
anuttarā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “saṃbuddho parinirvāyet maharṣiḥ kṣīṇapunarbhavo ”
sambuddho -
parinir -
parinis (Preverb)

[Preverb]
vāyet -
√vai (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
maharṣiḥ -
maharṣi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse kṣīṇapunarbhavo

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 26.27

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019