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 76.135

एदृशां गुणां श्रुणित्व भूमिपालो त्रिखुत्तम् उदानयति सुलब्धा लभा ।
मह्यं अनन्ता यं त्रिसाहस्राय लोकधातूये जिने जीवमाने भविष्यति संगमो नायकेन ॥ १३५ ॥

edṛśāṃ guṇāṃ śruṇitva bhūmipālo trikhuttam udānayati sulabdhā labhā |
mahyaṃ anantā yaṃ trisāhasrāya lokadhātūye jine jīvamāne bhaviṣyati saṃgamo nāyakena || 135 ||

“When the king heard of all thy virtues, he thrice called out, ‘Well won is my good fortune and infinite, since now that a Conqueror dwells in this universe of three-thousand worlds, I shall have intercourse with the Leader. (135)

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

Guna, Khutta, Udana, Yat, Yati, Labdha, Labha, Mahya, Asmad, Ananta, Yah, Trisahasra, Lokadhatu, Jina, Jiva, Ana, Bhavishyat, Sangama, Nayaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 76.135). 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: “edṛśāṃ guṇāṃ śruṇitva bhūmipālo trikhuttam udānayati sulabdhā labhā
  • Cannot analyse edṛśām*gu
  • guṇām -
  • guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse śruṇitva*bh
  • bhūmipālo -
  • tri -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • khuttam -
  • khud -> khutta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √khud class 6 verb]
    khud -> khutta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √khud class 6 verb], [accusative single from √khud class 6 verb]
  • udāna -
  • udāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yati -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • su -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • labdhā* -
  • labdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    labdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √labh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labdhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √labh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √labh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √labh class 1 verb]
  • labhā -
  • labhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mahyaṃ anantā yaṃ trisāhasrāya lokadhātūye jine jīvamāne bhaviṣyati saṃgamo nāyakena
  • mahyam -
  • mahya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single]
  • anantā* -
  • ananta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anantā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • trisāhasrāya -
  • trisāhasra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    trisāhasra (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • lokadhātū -
  • lokadhātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    lokadhātu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    lokadhātu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • uye -
  • jine -
  • ji (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    jina (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jina (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ji (verb class 9)
    [present middle first single]
  • jīvam -
  • jīva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jīv -> jīvam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jīv]
    jīvan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    jīvan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • āne -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • saṅgamo* -
  • saṅgama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāyakena -
  • nāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    nāyaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 76.135

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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