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 75.109

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शरणं ते प्रपद्याम सर्वे लोके हितावह ।
अस्माकं च नेहि पारं तव वचनं ऋध्यतु ॥ १०९ ॥

śaraṇaṃ te prapadyāma sarve loke hitāvaha |
asmākaṃ ca nehi pāraṃ tava vacanaṃ ṛdhyatu || 109 ||

“We all come to your refuge, O benefactor of the world. Take us to the shore beyond. May your promise prosper.” (109)
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 (75.109). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sharana, Tad, Yushmad, Prapad, Ama, Sarva, Loka, Hitavaha, Asmaka, Asmad, Nri, Para, Vacana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 75.109). 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: “śaraṇaṃ te prapadyāma sarve loke hitāvaha ”
śaraṇam -
śaraṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śaraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

śaraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
prapadyā -
prapad (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [locative single]
āma -
āma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sarve -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

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

sarvā (noun, feminine)

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

[locative single]

√lok (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

hitāvaha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “asmākaṃ ca nehi pāraṃ tava vacanaṃ ṛdhyatu ”
asmākam -
asmāka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asmāka (noun, neuter)

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

asmākā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ne -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

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

na (noun, neuter)

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

nā (noun, feminine)

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

ni (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
pāram -
pāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pāra (noun, neuter)

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

pārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
vacanam -
vacana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vacana (noun, neuter)

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

vacanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ṛdhyatu -
√ṛdh (verb class 4)

[imperative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 75.109

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019