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 34.89

अथ रतन-अनन्ताकरं पूर्णां महीम् उज्झियान प्रव्रजति ।
बुद्धो होहिति लोके सर्वज्ञो सर्वदर्शावी ॥ ८९ ॥

atha ratana-anantākaraṃ pūrṇāṃ mahīm ujjhiyāna pravrajati |
buddho hohiti loke sarvajño sarvadarśāvī || 89 ||

“But if he renounces his domain, which is so full of inexhaustible mines of wealth, and takes up the religious life, he will become a Buddha, all-knowing and all-seeing.” (89)

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

Atha, Rata, Ananta, Akara, Purna, Mahi, Pra, Vrajat, Buddha, Loka, Sarvada, Risha, Avi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 34.89). 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: “atha ratana-anantākaraṃ pūrṇāṃ mahīm ujjhiyāna pravrajati
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rata -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> rata (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • anantā -
  • ananta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ananta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anantā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • akaram -
  • akara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [aorist active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [aorist active first single]
  • pūrṇām -
  • pūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    pṝ -> pūrṇā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
  • mahīm -
  • mahī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse ujjhiyāna*pr
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vrajati -
  • vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “buddho hohiti loke sarvajño sarvadarśāvī
  • buddho* -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ho -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hiti -
  • hiti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • sarvajño -
  • sarvadar -
  • sarvadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛśā -
  • ṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • avī -
  • avī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    avi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    avi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 34.89

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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