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 35.83

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यो बुद्धो बोधयिष्यति प्रजाम् इमां भोगेहि चिरप्रसुप्तां ।
सो यं प्रादुर्भूतो अहन् तु जीर्णो ति रोदामि ॥ ८३ ॥

yo buddho bodhayiṣyati prajām imāṃ bhogehi ciraprasuptāṃ |
so yaṃ prādurbhūto ahan tu jīrṇo ti rodāmi || 83 ||

“I weep because he who, himself awakened, will awaken this race of men so long lulled to sleep by material joys, now stands revealed when I am old. (83)
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 (35.83). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Buddha, Bodhayishyat, Praja, Iyam, Idam, Bhoga, Cira, Prasupta, Sah, Asmad, Roda, Amin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 35.83). 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: “yo buddho bodhayiṣyati prajām imāṃ bhogehi ciraprasuptāṃ ”
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
buddho* -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bodhayiṣyati -
√budh -> bodhayiṣyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √budh]

√budh -> bodhayiṣyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √budh]

√budh (verb class 0)

[future active third single]
prajām -
prajā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
imām -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[accusative single]
bhoge -
bhoga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

bhoga (noun, neuter)

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

bhogā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

cira (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prasuptām -
prasuptā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “so yaṃ prādurbhūto ahan tu jīrṇo ti rodāmi ”
so* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yam -
ya (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
prādurbhūto -
ahan -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]

√han (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
jīrṇo -
Cannot analyse ti*ro
rodā -
roda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ami -
amin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

amin (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 35.83

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019