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 87.82

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यदा हि अग्रा आख्याता लोकस्मिं भोन्ति क्षत्रिया ।
तदा क्षत्रियकुले बुद्धा उत्पद्यन्ति नरोत्तमाः ॥ ८२ ॥

yadā hi agrā ākhyātā lokasmiṃ bhonti kṣatriyā |
tadā kṣatriyakule buddhā utpadyanti narottamāḥ || 82 ||

“For when nobles are reputed foremost in the world, then are the Buddhas, the Supreme of men, born in a noble family. (82)
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 (87.82). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yada, Yad, Agra, Kshatriya, Tada, Kshatriyakula, Narottama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 87.82). 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: “yadā hi agrā ākhyātā lokasmiṃ bhonti kṣatriyā ”
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
agrā* -
agra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

agrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ākhyātā* -
Cannot analyse lokasmim*bh
Cannot analyse bhonti*kṣ
kṣatriyā -
kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tadā kṣatriyakule buddhā utpadyanti narottamāḥ ”
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kṣatriyakule -
kṣatriyakula (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kṣatriyakula (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
buddhā* -
Cannot analyse utpadyanti*na
narottamāḥ -
narottama (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 87.82

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019