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 48.3

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अथ लोकपाल अवचू मनुजप्रधानं मा भाय भूमिपति संजनयाहि हर्षं ।
हन्त शृणोहि फलं यं सुपिनस्य तत्वं समुत्थितं बहुजनस्य विबोधनार्थं ॥ ३ ॥

atha lokapāla avacū manujapradhānaṃ mā bhāya bhūmipati saṃjanayāhi harṣaṃ |
hanta śṛṇohi phalaṃ yaṃ supinasya tatvaṃ samutthitaṃ bahujanasya vibodhanārthaṃ || 3 ||

Then the Guardians of the World said to the chief of men, “Fear not, O king, but be thrilled with joy. Come, hear what the true significance of your dream is. It means that one is arisen who will bring an awakening to the great multitude. (3)
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 (48.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Lokapala, Manuja, Pradhana, Mas, Bha, Bhaya, Sanjana, Harsha, Hanta, Phala, Yah, Tatva, Samutthita, Bahujana, Vibodhana, Artha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 48.3). 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: “atha lokapāla avacū manujapradhānaṃ mā bhāya bhūmipati saṃjanayāhi harṣaṃ ”
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
lokapāla -
lokapāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse avacū*ma
manuja -
manuja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
pradhānam -
pradhāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pradhāna (noun, neuter)

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

pradhānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mā* -
ma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

mās (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhāya -
√bhā -> bhāya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhā]

bhāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhāya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

bha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
bhūmipati -
bhūmipati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
sañjana -
sañjana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yāhi -
√yā (verb class 2)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

harṣa (noun, neuter)

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

harṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “hanta śṛṇohi phalaṃ yaṃ supinasya tatvaṃ samutthitaṃ bahujanasya vibodhanārthaṃ ”
hanta -
hanta (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

hanta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hanta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse śṛṇohi*ph
phalam -
phala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

phala (noun, neuter)

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

phalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yam -
ya (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Cannot analyse supinasya*ta
tatvam -
tatva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tatva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
samutthitam -
samutthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

samutthita (noun, neuter)

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

samutthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bahujanasya -
bahujana (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

bahujana (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
vibodhanā -
vibodhana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vibodhana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 48.3

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019