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 87.21

अद्भुत कीर्ति भगवतः + + + यशो चाद्भुतो दशदिशासु ।
किं कर्मं करि भगवां येन तपसि लोके सदेवके ॥ २१ ॥

adbhuta kīrti bhagavataḥ + + + yaśo cādbhuto daśadiśāsu |
kiṃ karmaṃ kari bhagavāṃ yena tapasi loke sadevake || 21 ||

“Wonderful is the Exalted One’s fame, wonderful is his glory in all the regions of the world. What deed did the Exalted One perform that he now shines in the world of men and of devas?” (21)

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

Adbhuta, Kirti, Bhagavat, Bhuta, Dashadisha, Kim, Kari, Karin, Bhagavan, Yena, Yah, Yat, Tapas, Loka, Sadevaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 87.21). 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: “adbhuta kīrti bhagavataḥ + + + yaśo cādbhuto daśadiśāsu
  • adbhuta -
  • adbhuta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adbhuta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kīrti -
  • kīrti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kīrti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kīrtī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kīrtī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    kīrtī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhagavataḥ -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhagavat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Cannot analyse ***y
  • Cannot analyse *yaśo*cā
  • cād -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhuto* -
  • bhuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daśadiśāsu -
  • daśadiśā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “kiṃ karmaṃ kari bhagavāṃ yena tapasi loke sadevake
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • karmam -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • kari -
  • kari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    karin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhagavā -
  • bhagavan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhagavan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tapasi -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    tap (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • sadevake -
  • sadevaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sadevaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sadevakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 87.21

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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