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 36.9

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महासन्सारकान्तारे विप्रनष्टं जगत्त्रयं ।
अयं मार्गवरं श्रेष्ठं देशयिष्यति चक्षुंआन् ॥ ९ ॥

mahāsansārakāntāre vipranaṣṭaṃ jagattrayaṃ |
ayaṃ mārgavaraṃ śreṣṭhaṃ deśayiṣyati cakṣuṃān || 9 ||

The three-fold world was lost in the wilderness of recurrent birth. He, with his vision, will point out the most excellent Way. (9)
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 (36.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mah, Maha, Asat, Saraka, Tara, Vipranashta, Jagattraya, Aya, Idam, Margava, Shreshtha, Deshayishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 36.9). 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: “mahāsansārakāntāre vipranaṣṭaṃ jagattrayaṃ ”
mahā -
maha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

maha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

mahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mah (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mahā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mah (verb class 1)

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

[nominative single], [vocative single]
sārakān -
sāraka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tāre -
tāra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tāra (noun, neuter)

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

tārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vipranaṣṭam -
vipranaṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vipranaṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

vipranaṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jagattrayam -
jagattraya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “ayaṃ mārgavaraṃ śreṣṭhaṃ deśayiṣyati cakṣuṃān ”
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mārgava -
mārgava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ram -
ra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

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

rā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śreṣṭham -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)

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

śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
deśayiṣyati -
√diś -> deśayiṣyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √diś]

√diś -> deśayiṣyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √diś]

√diś (verb class 0)

[future active third single]
cakṣuṃ -
ān -
a (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 36.9

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019