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 79.5

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यं अकरि स्मितं लोकप्रदीपो दानवपूजं विदित्वम् उदारां ।
व्याकरणं भण आसुरकायं यं व श्रुणित्व भवेय उदग्रो ॥ ५ ॥

yaṃ akari smitaṃ lokapradīpo dānavapūjaṃ viditvam udārāṃ |
vyākaraṇaṃ bhaṇa āsurakāyaṃ yaṃ va śruṇitva bhaveya udagro || 5 ||

“That smile which the Light of the world did give when he saw the Danavas worshipping him, declare the meaning of it, that, when they hear it, the host of the Asuras will be glad.” (5)
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 (79.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Aka, Smita, Lokapradipa, Danava, Puja, Vid, Tva, Yushmad, Udara, Vyakarana, Bhana, Asura, Kaya, Bhava, Bhu, Udak, Udac,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 79.5). 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: “yaṃ akari smitaṃ lokapradīpo dānavapūjaṃ viditvam udārāṃ ”
yam -
ya (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
aka -
aka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ak (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ri -
rī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

rai (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
smitam -
smita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

smita (noun, neuter)

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

smitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√smi -> smita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √smi class 1 verb]

√smi -> smita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √smi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smi class 1 verb]
lokapradīpo* -
lokapradīpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dānava -
dānava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dānava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pūjam -
pūjā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

pūja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūja (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vidi -
vid (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vid (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
udārām -
udārā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “vyākaraṇaṃ bhaṇa āsurakāyaṃ yaṃ va śruṇitva bhaveya udagro ”
vyākaraṇam -
vyākaraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhaṇa* -
bhaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
āsura -
āsura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āsura (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāyam -
kāya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kāya (noun, neuter)

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

kāyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yam -
ya (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse śruṇitva*bh
bhave -
bhava (noun, masculine)

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

bhava (noun, neuter)

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

bhu (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

bhavā (noun, feminine)

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

√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
iya*u -
ī (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

√i (verb class 2)

[present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
ud -
udag -
udak (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

udac (noun, masculine)

[compound]

udac (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ro -
ru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 79.5

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019