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 34.157

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अयं सो सदेवं सनागं सयक्षं महोघं महर्षी जगं उत्तरित्वा ।
ततः क्षेमम् एकां दिशां प्राप्स्यतीति प्रहृष्टा स्य देवा नभे व्याहरेन्सुः ॥ १५७ ॥

ayaṃ so sadevaṃ sanāgaṃ sayakṣaṃ mahoghaṃ maharṣī jagaṃ uttaritvā |
tataḥ kṣemam ekāṃ diśāṃ prāpsyatīti prahṛṣṭā sya devā nabhe vyāharensuḥ || 157 ||

“This is the Great Seer who, having crossed the great ocean of life through the worlds of devas, Nagas and Yakshas, will attain to that one region wherein is peace.” Thus did the enraptured devas proclaim of him. (157)
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 (34.157). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aya, Idam, Sadeva, Sana, Aga, Saya, Ksha, Kshap, Mahogha, Maharshi, Jaga, Uttarin, Uttari, Tva, Yushmad, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kshema, Eka, Disha, Dish, Pra, Iti, Prahrishta, Sya, Deva, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 34.157). 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: “ayaṃ so sadevaṃ sanāgaṃ sayakṣaṃ mahoghaṃ maharṣī jagaṃ uttaritvā ”
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
so -
so (noun, feminine)

[compound]
sadevam -
sadeva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sadeva (noun, neuter)

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

sadevā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sanā -
sanā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√san (verb class 1)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

aga (noun, neuter)

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

agā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
saya -
saya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√say (verb class 1)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣa (noun, neuter)

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

kṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

kṣap (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
mahogham -
mahogha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mahogha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
maharṣī -
maharṣi (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
jagam -
jaga (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
uttari -
uttarin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

uttarin (noun, neuter)

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

uttarī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

uttarī (noun, feminine)

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

uttarī (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “tataḥ kṣemam ekāṃ diśāṃ prāpsyatīti prahṛṣṭā sya devā nabhe vyāharensuḥ ”
tataḥ -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
kṣemam -
kṣema (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣema (noun, neuter)

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

kṣemā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ekām -
ekā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
diśām -
diśā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

diś (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
prā -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]

prā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
āpsyatī -
√āp (verb class 5)

[future active third single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
prahṛṣṭā -
prahṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sya -
sya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sā (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
devā* -
deva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

devā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nabhe -
nabh (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

nabha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nabhā (noun, feminine)

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

nabhi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√nabh (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
Cannot analyse vyāharensuḥ

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 34.157

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019