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 27.77

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धर्मं चर महाराज श्रमणे ब्राह्मणे तथा ।
इह धर्मं चरित्वान राजा स्वर्गं गमिष्यति ।
धर्मं चर महाराज पुरे जानपदेषु च ॥ ७७ ॥

dharmaṃ cara mahārāja śramaṇe brāhmaṇe tathā |
iha dharmaṃ caritvāna rājā svargaṃ gamiṣyati |
dharmaṃ cara mahārāja pure jānapadeṣu ca || 77 ||

“Do the right by recluse and brahman, O great king, for the king who has walked in righteousness in this world goes to heaven. (77)
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 (27.77). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dharma, Cara, Maharaja, Maharajan, Shramana, Brahmana, Tatha, Iha, Ana, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Svarga, Pur, Pura, Puri, Janapada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 27.77). 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: “dharmaṃ cara mahārāja śramaṇe brāhmaṇe tathā ”
dharmam -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dharman (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

dharmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cara -
cara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√car (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

mahārājan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mahārājan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śramaṇe -
śramaṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śramaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

śramaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
brāhmaṇe -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “iha dharmaṃ caritvāna rājā svargaṃ gamiṣyati ”
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dharmam -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dharman (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

dharmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
caritvā -
√car -> caritvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √car]
ana -
ana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
rājā -
rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

rājan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

rāj (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rāj (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
svargam -
svarga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svarga (noun, neuter)

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

svargā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
gamiṣyati -
√gam (verb class 1)

[future active third single]

√gam (verb class 2)

[future active third single]

√gam (verb class 3)

[future active third single]
Line 3: “dharmaṃ cara mahārāja pure jānapadeṣu ca ”
dharmam -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dharman (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

dharmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cara -
cara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√car (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

mahārājan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mahārājan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
pure -
pur (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

pura (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pura (noun, neuter)

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

purā (noun, feminine)

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

puri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√pur (verb class 6)

[present middle first single]
jānapadeṣu -
jānapada (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

jānapada (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 27.77

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019