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 35.86

यो मुक्तो मोचयिष्यति प्रजाम् इमां रागदोषमोहेषु ।
सो यं प्रादुर्भूतो अहन् तु जीर्णो ति रोदामि ॥ ८६ ॥

yo mukto mocayiṣyati prajām imāṃ rāgadoṣamoheṣu |
so yaṃ prādurbhūto ahan tu jīrṇo ti rodāmi || 86 ||

“I weep because he who, himself released, will release this race of men from passion, hatred and folly, now stands revealed when I am old. (86)

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

Yah, Mukta, Mocayishyat, Praja, Iyam, Idam, Ragada, Ush, Usha, Oha, 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 35.86). 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 mukto mocayiṣyati prajām imāṃ rāgadoṣamoheṣu
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mukto* -
  • mukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muj class 1 verb]
  • mocayiṣyati -
  • muc -> mocayiṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √muc]
    muc -> mocayiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √muc]
    muc -> mocayiṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √muc]
    muc -> mocayiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √muc]
    muc (verb class 0)
    [future active third single]
    muc (verb class 0)
    [future active third single]
  • prajām -
  • prajā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • imām -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • rāgado -
  • rāgada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāgada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāgadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uṣam -
  • uṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    uṣ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • oheṣu -
  • oha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    oha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • 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 35.86

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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