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 64.395

स्मृतीमन्तो मतीमन्तो पुण्यवन्तो विशारदो ।
भोति सर्वत्र जातिषु चरन्तो बोधिचारिकां ॥ ३९५ ॥

smṛtīmanto matīmanto puṇyavanto viśārado |
bhoti sarvatra jātiṣu caranto bodhicārikāṃ || 395 ||

...becomes everywhere in all his lives as he fares on the way to enlightenment, mindful, thoughtful, virtuous and assured. (395)

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

Smriti, Mantri, Mati, Antu, Bha, Bhu, Sarvatra, Jati, Caranta, Bodhin, Carika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.395). 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: “smṛtīmanto matīmanto puṇyavanto viśārado
  • smṛtī -
  • smṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • manto* -
  • mantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • matīm -
  • matī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • anto -
  • antu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • puṇyavanto* -
  • Cannot analyse viśārado
  • Line 2: “bhoti sarvatra jātiṣu caranto bodhicārikāṃ
  • bho -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ūti -
  • ūti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ūti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sarvatra -
  • sarvatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jātiṣu -
  • jāti (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • caranto* -
  • caranta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bodhi -
  • bodhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bodhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bodhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cārikām -
  • cārikā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.395

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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