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 65.30

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यथा च वाता वायन्ति यथा वृक्षा निरिंगिता ।
यथा द्विजा निकूजन्ति अद्य बुद्धो भविष्यसि ॥ ३० ॥

yathā ca vātā vāyanti yathā vṛkṣā niriṃgitā |
yathā dvijā nikūjanti adya buddho bhaviṣyasi || 30 ||

“Inasmuch as the winds blow and yet the trees stand unmoved, and inasmuch as the birds warble, to-day thou wilt become Buddha. (30)
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 (65.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Vata, Vayat, Vayanti, Vriksha, Nih, Ingita, Dvija, Kujat, Kujanti, Adya, Buddha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 65.30). 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: “yathā ca vātā vāyanti yathā vṛkṣā niriṃgitā ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vātā* -
vāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vā class 2 verb]
vāyanti -
√vai -> vāyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √vai class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vai class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vai class 1 verb]

√vai -> vāyantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √vai class 1 verb]

√vai (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vṛkṣā* -
vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vṛkṣā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

niḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
iṅgitā -
√iṅg -> iṅgitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √iṅg class 1 verb], [nominative single from √iṅg]
Line 2: “yathā dvijā nikūjanti adya buddho bhaviṣyasi ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dvijā* -
dvija (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dvijā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ni (Preverb)

[Preverb]
kūjanti -
√kūj -> kūjat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √kūj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kūj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kūj class 1 verb]

√kūj -> kūjantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √kūj class 1 verb]

√kūj (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
adya -
adya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

adya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
buddho* -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhaviṣyasi -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[future active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 65.30

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019