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 29.41

सर्वार्थं संगम्य उपेथ निर्वृतिं ससर्वसंस्कारकिलेशसूदनां ।
संवर्णये लोकहितो महाप्रभुः सपुत्रदारा सहज्ञातिबान्धवा ॥ ४१ ॥

sarvārthaṃ saṃgamya upetha nirvṛtiṃ sasarvasaṃskārakileśasūdanāṃ |
saṃvarṇaye lokahito mahāprabhuḥ saputradārā sahajñātibāndhavā || 41 ||

Gaining all your ends, you pass on to that release in which all the lusts that are inherent in the elements of sentient life are cast away. Thus did the Saviour of the world, the Great Lord, bestow his blessing on them, their sons and wives, their kith and kin. (41)

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 (29.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarvartha, Upa, Nirvriti, Sasa, Asamskara, Kilesha, Sudana, Varni, Lokahita, Mahaprabhu, Saputradara, Saha, Dha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 29.41). 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: “sarvārthaṃ saṃgamya upetha nirvṛtiṃ sasarvasaṃskārakileśasūdanāṃ
  • sarvārtham -
  • sarvārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarvārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sarvārthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saṅgamya -
  • upe -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    upā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • itha -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
  • nirvṛtim -
  • nirvṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    nirvṛti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sasa -
  • sasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    sai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • rva -
  • ru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • asaṃskāra -
  • asaṃskāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kileśa -
  • kileśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kileśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūdanām -
  • sūdanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “saṃvarṇaye lokahito mahāprabhuḥ saputradārā sahajñātibāndhavā
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • varṇaye -
  • varṇi (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    varṇ (verb class 10)
    [present middle first single]
  • lokahito* -
  • lokahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāprabhuḥ -
  • mahāprabhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saputradārā -
  • saputradārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jñāti -
  • jñāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bān -
  • ba (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dha -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (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 29.41

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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