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 76.125

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शुद्धोदनो नाम पिता जिनस्य बुद्धस्य माया किल नाम माता ।
या बोधिसत्वं परिहार्य कुक्षिणा कायस्य भेदात् स्वर्गेषु मोदति ॥ १२५ ॥

śuddhodano nāma pitā jinasya buddhasya māyā kila nāma mātā |
yā bodhisatvaṃ parihārya kukṣiṇā kāyasya bhedāt svargeṣu modati || 125 ||

Verily Shuddhodana is the Conqueror’s father, and likewise is Maya the Buddha’s mother. She who bore the Bodhisattva in her womb, now, after the dissolution of her body, rejoices in heaven. (125)
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 (76.125). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shuddhodana, Naman, Pitri, Jina, Buddha, Maya, Kila, Matri, Mata, Bodhin, Pariharya, Kukshi, Kaya, Bheda, Svarga, Modat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 76.125). 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: “śuddhodano nāma pitā jinasya buddhasya māyā kila nāma mātā ”
śuddhodano* -
śuddhodana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pitā -
pitṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]
jinasya -
jina (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

jina (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
buddhasya -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

buddha (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
māyā -
māyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kila -
kila (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kil (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
mātā -
mātṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

mātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

mātṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 4)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
Line 2: “yā bodhisatvaṃ parihārya kukṣiṇā kāyasya bhedāt svargeṣu modati ”
yā* -
yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
bodhi -
bodhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bodhin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bodhin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
satvam -
satvan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

satvan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
parihārya -
parihārya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

parihārya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kukṣiṇā -
kukṣi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
kāyasya -
kāya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kāya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
bhedāt -
bheda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
svargeṣu -
svarga (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

svarga (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
modati -
√mud -> modat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √mud class 1 verb]

√mud -> modat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √mud class 1 verb]

√mud (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 76.125

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019