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 76.95

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भूतपूर्वं उदायि अतीतम् अध्वानम् अभू भूमिपती ।
नामेन सत्यवर्धनो विघुष्टशब्दो धरणिपालो ॥ ९५ ॥

bhūtapūrvaṃ udāyi atītam adhvānam abhū bhūmipatī |
nāmena satyavardhano vighuṣṭaśabdo dharaṇipālo || 95 ||

Once upon a time, Udayin, long ago, there was a lord of earth, named Satyavardhana, and renowned far and wide, a protector of the world. (95)
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 (76.95). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhutapurva, Atita, Adhvana, Adhvan, Bhumipati, Naman, Nami, Ina, Satyavan, Asmad, Vighushtashabda, Dharani, Alu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 76.95). 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: “bhūtapūrvaṃ udāyi atītam adhvānam abhū bhūmipatī ”
bhūtapūrvam -
bhūtapūrva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhūtapūrva (noun, neuter)

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

bhūtapūrvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
udāyi -
udāyin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
atītam -
atīta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

atīta (noun, neuter)

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

atītā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√atī (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
adhvānam -
adhvāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adhvan (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
abhū -
abhū (noun, masculine)

[compound]
bhūmipatī -
bhūmipati (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “nāmena satyavardhano vighuṣṭaśabdo dharaṇipālo ”
nāme -
nāman (noun, neuter)

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

nāmi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ina -
ina (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ina (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
satyavar -
satyavan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

satyavan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ṛdha -
√ṛdh (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
no* -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
vighuṣṭaśabdo* -
vighuṣṭaśabda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dharaṇi -
dharaṇi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

dharaṇī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
pā -
pa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
alo -
alu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 76.95

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019