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 87.24

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बोधिं अभिप्रार्थयता प्रार्थयमानेन अच्युतं स्थानं ।
सुमहन्ता अधिकारा मया कृता हृष्टचित्तेन ॥ २४ ॥

bodhiṃ abhiprārthayatā prārthayamānena acyutaṃ sthānaṃ |
sumahantā adhikārā mayā kṛtā hṛṣṭacittena || 24 ||

“Whilst I was aiming at enlightenment and seeking the eternal abode, right good service did I render them with enraptured heart. (24)
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 (87.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bodhi, Prartha, Yama, Acyuta, Sthana, Sumaha, Tas, Adhikara, Maya, Asmad, Krita, Hrishtacitta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 87.24). 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: “bodhiṃ abhiprārthayatā prārthayamānena acyutaṃ sthānaṃ ”
bodhim -
bodhi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
abhiprā -
abhipra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
ārthayatā -
prārtha -
prārtha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prārtha (noun, neuter)

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

[accusative plural]
ena -
a (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
acyutam -
acyuta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

acyuta (noun, neuter)

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

acyutā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sthānam -
sthāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “sumahantā adhikārā mayā kṛtā hṛṣṭacittena ”
sumahan -
sumaha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sumaha (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
adhikārā* -
adhikāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
mayā -
mā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental 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]
hṛṣṭacittena -
hṛṣṭacitta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

hṛṣṭacitta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 87.24

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019