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 87.90

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सुवर्णरूप्यवैडूर्यं ग्रहेत्वान कृतंजलि ।
अर्थदर्शिं ओकिरे हं बोधिं प्रार्थेन्तो अनुत्तरां ॥ ९० ॥

suvarṇarūpyavaiḍūryaṃ grahetvāna kṛtaṃjali |
arthadarśiṃ okire haṃ bodhiṃ prārthento anuttarāṃ || 90 ||

“Whilst I was questing after the supreme enlightenment, I took gold and silver and beryl and reverently showered them on Arthadarshin. (90)
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 (87.90). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suvarna, Rupya, Vaidurya, Graha, Grahi, Itvan, Ana, Kritanjali, Ham, Bodhi, Prartha, Anuttara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 87.90). 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: “suvarṇarūpyavaiḍūryaṃ grahetvāna kṛtaṃjali ”
suvarṇa -
suvarṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

suvarṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rūpya -
rūpya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rūpya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√rūp -> rūpya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √rūp]

√rūp -> rūpya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √rūp class 10 verb]

√rūp -> rūpya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √rūp class 10 verb]
vaiḍūryam -
vaiḍūrya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vaiḍūrya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
grahe -
graha (noun, masculine)

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

graha (noun, neuter)

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

grahā (noun, feminine)

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

grahi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
itvā -
itvan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

itvan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> itvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]
ana -
ana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṛtañjali -
kṛtañjalī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

kṛtañjalī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

kṛtañjalī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “arthadarśiṃ okire haṃ bodhiṃ prārthento anuttarāṃ ”
Cannot analyse arthadarśim*ok
Cannot analyse okire*ha
ham -
ham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

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

hā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

han (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
bodhim -
bodhi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
prārthe -
prārtha (noun, masculine)

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

prārtha (noun, neuter)

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

prārthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
īnto -
anuttarām -
anuttarā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 87.90

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019