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 64.86

अंजलीं प्रगृहीत्वान दशपूर्णांगुलीन् तथा ।
अभिस्तवे बुद्धवीरं बोधिमण्डं व्रजन्तकं ॥ ८६ ॥

aṃjalīṃ pragṛhītvāna daśapūrṇāṃgulīn tathā |
abhistave buddhavīraṃ bodhimaṇḍaṃ vrajantakaṃ || 86 ||

And raising his joined hands, he extolled the heroic Buddha as he went on to the bodhi throne. (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 (64.86). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anjali, Pra, Grihitva, Ana, Dasha, Dashan, Purna, Anguli, Tatha, Abhi, Buddha, Vira, Bodhimanda, Vrajat, Taka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.86). 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: “aṃjalīṃ pragṛhītvāna daśapūrṇāṃgulīn tathā
  • añjalīm -
  • añjalī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛhītvā -
  • gṛhītvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
  • ana -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daśa -
  • daśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daṃś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pūrṇā -
  • pūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
    pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
    pṝ -> pūrṇā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
  • aṅgulī -
  • aṅguli (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṅgulī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • īn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “abhistave buddhavīraṃ bodhimaṇḍaṃ vrajantakaṃ
  • abhis -
  • abhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tave -
  • buddha -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vīram -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vīrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bodhimaṇḍam -
  • bodhimaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vrajan -
  • vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
  • takam -
  • taka (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 64.86

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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