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 79.7

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पूजा इह मे कृता असुरेहि बोधिम् अनुत्तरं प्रार्थयमाना ।
ते विजहित्व तमासुरकायं स्वर्गगता रमिष्यन्ति चिरं पि ॥ ७ ॥

pūjā iha me kṛtā asurehi bodhim anuttaraṃ prārthayamānā |
te vijahitva tamāsurakāyaṃ svargagatā ramiṣyanti ciraṃ pi || 7 ||

“The Asuras here paid me honour, for they seek the supreme enlightenment. When they have left their lives as Asuras, they will pass to heaven and dwell there in joy a long time. (7)
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 (79.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Puja, Iha, Asmad, Krita, Asura, Asuri, Bodhi, Anuttara, Prartha, Yama, Tad, Yushmad, Vija, Hitvan, Tama, Raka, Aya, Idam, Svargagata, Ishyat, Ishyanti, Ciram, Cira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 79.7). 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: “pūjā iha me kṛtā asurehi bodhim anuttaraṃ prārthayamānā ”
pūjā* -
pūjā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

pūja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
kṛtā* -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
asure -
asura (noun, masculine)

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

asura (noun, neuter)

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

asurā (noun, feminine)

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

asuri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
bodhim -
bodhi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
anuttaram -
anuttara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anuttara (noun, neuter)

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

anuttarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prārtha -
prārtha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prārtha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yamān -
yama (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ā -
ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “te vijahitva tamāsurakāyaṃ svargagatā ramiṣyanti ciraṃ pi ”
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
vija -
vija (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vija (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vij (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
hitva -
hitvan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

hitvan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tamāsu -
tamā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
rakā -
raka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
svargagatā* -
svargagata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

svargagatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ram -
ra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

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

rā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
iṣyanti -
√iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √iṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 4 verb]

√iṣ -> iṣyantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]

√iṣ (verb class 4)

[present active third plural]
ciram -
ciram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cira (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cira (noun, neuter)

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

cirā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse pi

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 79.7

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019