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 87.46

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व्याकृतो मया महात्मा भविष्यति बुद्धो अनागते ध्वाने ।
मैत्रेयो महानुभावो आनन्द इमस्मिं कल्पस्मिं ॥ ४६ ॥

vyākṛto mayā mahātmā bhaviṣyati buddho anāgate dhvāne |
maitreyo mahānubhāvo ānanda imasmiṃ kalpasmiṃ || 46 ||

“And I have proclaimed that in a future age in this kalpa there will he a high-minded, mighty Buddha named Maitreya. (46)
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 (87.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vyakrita, Maya, Mahatma, Bhavishyat, Anagata, Anagati, Dhvana, Maitreya, Ananda, Anandi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 87.46). 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: “vyākṛto mayā mahātmā bhaviṣyati buddho anāgate dhvāne ”
vyākṛto* -
vyākṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mayā* -
maya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mahātmā* -
mahātmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhaviṣyati -
bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[future active third single]
buddho -
anāgate -
anāgata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

anāgata (noun, neuter)

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

anāgatā (noun, feminine)

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

anāgati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
dhvāne -
dhvāna (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
Line 2: “maitreyo mahānubhāvo ānanda imasmiṃ kalpasmiṃ ”
maitreyo* -
maitreya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahānubhāvo -
ānanda*i -
ānanda (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ānanda (noun, neuter)

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

ānandā (noun, feminine)

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

ānandi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
im -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Cannot analyse imasmim*ka
Cannot analyse kalpasmim

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 87.46

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019