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 71.4

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प्रज्ञां लोके प्रशंसन्ति प्रज्ञा लोके अनुत्तरा ।
सुचिन्तिताये प्रज्ञाये धनस्कन्धो मे आहृतो ॥ ४ ॥

prajñāṃ loke praśaṃsanti prajñā loke anuttarā |
sucintitāye prajñāye dhanaskandho me āhṛto || 4 ||

“Men praise wisdom in the world; there is nothing superior to it in the world. By my thoughtful wisdom I have gathered a store of wealth.” (4)
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 (71.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prajna, Loka, Prashamsat, Prashamsanti, Anuttara, Dhana, Skandha, Skandhas, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 71.4). 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: “prajñāṃ loke praśaṃsanti prajñā loke anuttarā ”
prajñām -
prajñā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
loke -
loka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√lok (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
praśaṃsanti -
praśaṃsantī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

praśaṃsantī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

praśaṃsantī (noun, neuter)

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

praśaṃsat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
prajñā* -
prajña (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prajñā (noun, feminine)

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

[locative single]

√lok (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
anuttarā -
anuttarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “sucintitāye prajñāye dhanaskandho me āhṛto ”
sucintitāye -
prajñāye -
dhana -
dhana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dhan (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
skandho* -
skandhas (noun, neuter)

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

skandha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
Cannot analyse āhṛto

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 71.4

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019