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 34.144

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संप्रतिजाते सुगते देवा प्रथमं जिनं प्रतिगृह्णे ।
पश्चाच् चैनं मनुष्या अनतिवरं अङ्के धारेन्सुः ॥ १४४ ॥

saṃpratijāte sugate devā prathamaṃ jinaṃ pratigṛhṇe |
paścāc cainaṃ manuṣyā anativaraṃ aṅke dhārensuḥ || 144 ||

As soon as the Sugata was born devas first received the Conqueror, and afterwards men bore the Peerless One in their arms. (144)
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 (34.144). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samprati, Jata, Jati, Sugata, Sugati, Deva, Devri, Devan, Prathamam, Prathama, Jina, Prati, Grihna, Pashcat, Pashca, Aina, Manushi, Manushya, Anka, Anki,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 34.144). 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: “saṃpratijāte sugate devā prathamaṃ jinaṃ pratigṛhṇe ”
samprati -
samprati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

samprati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

samprati (noun, neuter)

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

sampratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sampratī (noun, feminine)

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

sampratī (noun, neuter)

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

samprati (Preverb)

[Preverb]
jāte -
jāta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jāta (noun, neuter)

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

jātā (noun, feminine)

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

jāti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √jan class 1 verb], [locative single from √jan class 2 verb], [locative single from √jan class 3 verb], [locative single from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [locative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [locative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [locative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [locative single from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 4 verb]
sugate -
sugata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sugata (noun, neuter)

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

sugatā (noun, feminine)

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

sugati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

sugati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
devā -
devā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

devṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

devan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prathamam -
prathamam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prathamam (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

prathamam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

prathama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prathama (noun, neuter)

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

prathamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jinam -
jina (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jina (noun, neuter)

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

jinā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prati -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, feminine)

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

pratī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
gṛhṇe -
gṛhṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gṛhṇa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Line 2: “paścāc cainaṃ manuṣyā anativaraṃ aṅke dhārensuḥ ”
paścāc -
paścāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

paśca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

paśca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ainam -
aina (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
manuṣyā* -
manuṣī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

manuṣya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

manuṣyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
anativa -
√ativā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√ativā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]
ram -
ra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

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

rā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
aṅke -
aṅka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

aṅki (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

aṅki (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

aṅka (noun, neuter)

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

√aṅk (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
Cannot analyse dhārensuḥ

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 34.144

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019