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 65.42

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यथा वाणशता पंच करोन्ति त्वां प्रदक्षिणं ।
समीपे द्रुमराजस्य अद्य बुद्धो भविष्यसि ॥ ४२ ॥

yathā vāṇaśatā paṃca karonti tvāṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ |
samīpe drumarājasya adya buddho bhaviṣyasi || 42 ||

“Inasmuch as five hundred vana birds salute thee from the right, near the king of trees, to-day thou wilt become Buddha. (42)
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 (65.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Vana, Shata, Panca, Pancan, Tva, Yushmad, Pradakshinam, Pradakshina, Samipa, Drumara, Aja, Ajasya, 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 65.42). 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 vāṇaśatā paṃca karonti tvāṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vāṇa -
vāṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śatā -
śatā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

pañca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pañcan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

pañcan (noun, neuter)

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

√pañc (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Cannot analyse karonti*tv
tvām -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
pradakṣiṇam -
pradakṣiṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pradakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pradakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

pradakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “samīpe drumarājasya adya buddho bhaviṣyasi ”
samīpe -
samīpa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

samīpa (noun, neuter)

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

samīpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
drumarā -
drumara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ajasya -
ajasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ajasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

aja (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

aja (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√aj (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
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 65.42

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019