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 64.208

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ये भद्रकल्पे अभु लोकनाथाः संबोधिप्राप्ता मुनि देवदेवा ।
पूर्वे निषण्णा इह वृक्षमूले बुध्यन्सु वीरा शिव-अग्रबोधिं ॥ २०८ ॥

ye bhadrakalpe abhu lokanāthāḥ saṃbodhiprāptā muni devadevā |
pūrve niṣaṇṇā iha vṛkṣamūle budhyansu vīrā śiva-agrabodhiṃ || 208 ||

“They who in auspicious kalpas were saviours of the world, having attained enlightenment, who were sages, devas of devas, of old sat here at the foot of the tree and woke up as heroes to the blest supreme enlightenment. (208)
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 (64.208). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Bhadrakalpa, Abhu, Lokanatha, Sambodhi, Prapta, Muni, Deva, Devri, Devan, Purva, Nishanna, Iha, Vrikshamula, Vira, Shiva, Agrabodhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.208). 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: “ye bhadrakalpe abhu lokanāthāḥ saṃbodhiprāptā muni devadevā ”
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
bhadrakalpe -
bhadrakalpa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
abhu -
abhū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
lokanāthāḥ -
lokanātha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

lokanāthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sambodhi -
sambodhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

sambodhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

sambodhi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
prāptā* -
prāpta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prāptā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
muni -
muni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

muni (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

munī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

mū (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
deva -
deva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

deva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

devan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√div (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
devā -
devā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

devṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

devan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “pūrve niṣaṇṇā iha vṛkṣamūle budhyansu vīrā śiva-agrabodhiṃ ”
pūrve -
pūrva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

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

pūrvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
niṣaṇṇā* -
niṣaṇṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

niṣaṇṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vṛkṣamūle -
vṛkṣamūla (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Cannot analyse budhyansu*vī
vīrā -
vīrā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śiva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
agrabodhim -
agrabodhi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.208

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019