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 76.124

वीरो हि वै सप्त युगां पुनाति यस्मिं कुले जायति भूरिप्रज्ञो ।
पितेव शाक्या नयति देवदेवो त्वयापि जातो मुनि सत्यनामः ॥ १२४ ॥

vīro hi vai sapta yugāṃ punāti yasmiṃ kule jāyati bhūriprajño |
piteva śākyā nayati devadevo tvayāpi jāto muni satyanāmaḥ || 124 ||

The Hero is clean back through seven generations in whatever family the vastly Wise One is born. A deva of devas he guides the Shakyans like a father; for from you is born the seer Satyanama. (124)

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 (76.124). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vira, Sapta, Saptan, Yuga, Kula, Kuli, Jayat, Bhuri, Prajnu, Pitri, Iva, Shaki, Shakya, Nayat, Tva, Yushmad, Api, Jatri, Jata, Muni, Satyanama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 76.124). 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: “vīro hi vai sapta yugāṃ punāti yasmiṃ kule jāyati bhūriprajño
  • vīro* -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • sapta -
  • sapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
  • yugā -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • punāti -
  • (verb class 9)
    [present active third single]
  • Cannot analyse yasmim*ku
  • kule -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuli (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kuli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • jāyati -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • bhūri -
  • bhūri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhūri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūrī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūrī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prajño -
  • prajñu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    prajñu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “piteva śākyā nayati devadevo tvayāpi jāto muni satyanāmaḥ
  • pite -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pi (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single], [imperative active second plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śākyā* -
  • śākī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śākya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śākyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śac -> śākya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śac class 1 verb]
    śac -> śākyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śac class 1 verb]
  • nayati -
  • nayat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nayat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    nay -> nayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √nay class 1 verb]
    nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √nay class 1 verb]
    -> nayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> nayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
    nay (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • devadevo -
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • jāto* -
  • jātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • muni -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    muni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    munī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • satyanāmaḥ -
  • satyanāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 76.124

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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