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 71.5

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पुण्यं लोके प्रशंसन्ति पुण्यं लोके अनुत्तरं ।
राज्यं च राजकन्या च पुण्येहि मम आगता ॥ ५ ॥

puṇyaṃ loke praśaṃsanti puṇyaṃ loke anuttaraṃ |
rājyaṃ ca rājakanyā ca puṇyehi mama āgatā || 5 ||

“Men praise merit in the world; there is nothing superior to it in the world, By my merits I have won a kingdom and a king’s daughter.” (5)
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 (71.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Punya, Loka, Prashamsat, Prashamsanti, Anuttara, Rajya, Rajakanya, Asmad, Agata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 71.5). 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: “puṇyaṃ loke praśaṃsanti puṇyaṃ loke anuttaraṃ ”
puṇyam -
puṇya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

puṇya (noun, neuter)

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

puṇyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
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]
puṇyam -
puṇya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

puṇya (noun, neuter)

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

puṇyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
loke -
loka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√lok (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
anuttaram -
anuttara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anuttara (noun, neuter)

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

anuttarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “rājyaṃ ca rājakanyā ca puṇyehi mama āgatā ”
rājyam -
rājya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rājya (noun, neuter)

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

rājyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
puṇye -
puṇya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

puṇya (noun, neuter)

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

√puṇ -> puṇya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √puṇ]

puṇyā (noun, feminine)

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

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [locative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [locative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]

√puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb]

√puṇ (verb class 6)

[present passive first single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
āgatā -
āgatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 71.5

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019