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 64.311

धूपनेत्रां ग्रहेत्वान सर्वे तेन सुखस्थिता ।
पूजयन्ति लोकप्रद्योतं बोधिमण्डे प्रतिष्ठितं ॥ ३११ ॥

dhūpanetrāṃ grahetvāna sarve tena sukhasthitā |
pūjayanti lokapradyotaṃ bodhimaṇḍe pratiṣṭhitaṃ || 311 ||

Carrying censers, and all made happy by him, they worshipped the Light of the world as he stood on the bodhi throne. (311)

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

Dhupanetra, Graha, Grahi, Itvan, Ana, Sarva, Tad, Tena, Sukha, Sthita, Pujayat, Pujayanti, Loka, Pradyota, Bodhimanda, Pratishthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.311). 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: “dhūpanetrāṃ grahetvāna sarve tena sukhasthitā
  • dhūpanetrā -
  • dhūpanetra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • grahe -
  • graha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    graha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    grahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    grahi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • itvā -
  • itvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    itvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> itvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
  • ana -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • sukha -
  • sukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthitā -
  • sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “pūjayanti lokapradyotaṃ bodhimaṇḍe pratiṣṭhitaṃ
  • pūjayanti -
  • pūj -> pūjayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj -> pūjayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūjayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pūj (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
  • loka -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradyotam -
  • pradyota (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • bodhimaṇḍe -
  • bodhimaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pratiṣṭhitam -
  • pratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratiṣṭhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.311

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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