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 48.10

सो पि अमृतं अचलम् अच्युतम् अप्रकम्प्यं निर्वाणम् अप्रतिसमं प्रतिशुद्धचक्षुः ।
निर्दिश्य तं पुरुषसिंहरुतं महर्षिः यं श्रुत्व तीर्थिकगणा दिशतां व्रजन्ति ॥ १० ॥

so pi amṛtaṃ acalam acyutam aprakampyaṃ nirvāṇam apratisamaṃ pratiśuddhacakṣuḥ |
nirdiśya taṃ puruṣasiṃharutaṃ maharṣiḥ yaṃ śrutva tīrthikagaṇā diśatāṃ vrajanti || 10 ||

“He, the great seer of clear vision, points out the deathless, immovable, sure, unshakable and peerless nirvana. When they hear the roar of the lion-man, crowds of unbelievers will wander forth in its direction (10)

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

Amrita, Acala, Acyuta, Aprakampya, Nirvana, Aprati, Samam, Sama, Prati, Shuddha, Cakshu, Cakshus, Nih, Dishya, Purushasimha, Ruta, Maharshi, Yah, Shrut, Tirthika, Gana, Vrajat, Vrajanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 48.10). 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: “so pi amṛtaṃ acalam acyutam aprakampyaṃ nirvāṇam apratisamaṃ pratiśuddhacakṣuḥ
  • so -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • Cannot analyse pi*am
  • amṛtam -
  • amṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    amṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    amṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • acalam -
  • acala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    acala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    acalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    cal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • acyutam -
  • acyuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    acyuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    acyutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aprakampyam -
  • aprakampya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aprakampya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nirvāṇam -
  • nirvāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirvāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirvāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aprati -
  • aprati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aprati (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aprati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • samam -
  • samam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śuddha -
  • śuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • cakṣuḥ -
  • cakṣus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cakṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • Line 2: “nirdiśya taṃ puruṣasiṃharutaṃ maharṣiḥ yaṃ śrutva tīrthikagaṇā diśatāṃ vrajanti
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • diśya -
  • diśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diś -> diśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √diś]
    diś -> diśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √diś]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • puruṣasiṃha -
  • puruṣasiṃha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rutam -
  • ruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ru -> ruta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 2 verb]
    ru -> ruta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ru class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 2 verb]
    ru (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • maharṣiḥ -
  • maharṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śrut -
  • śrut (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    śrut (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tīrthika -
  • tīrthika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaṇā* -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • diśatām -
  • diś (verb class 6)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • vrajanti -
  • vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj -> vrajantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 48.10

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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