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 87.97

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आपंचहि कृती येव त्रीहि प्रार्थयामि निर्वृतिं ।
त्रीहि च वासितो लोके त्रिंशको च विवर्तितः ॥ ९७ ॥

āpaṃcahi kṛtī yeva trīhi prārthayāmi nirvṛtiṃ |
trīhi ca vāsito loke triṃśako ca vivartitaḥ || 97 ||

“Having been active under twelve Buddhas, under three I sought for nirvana. But the three kept me in the world and I became a deva of the Three-and-Thirty. (97)
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 (87.97). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Panca, Pancan, Krit, Kriti, Kritin, Yah, Yat, Iva, Tri, Prartha, Amin, Nirvriti, Vasita, Loka, Vivartita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 87.97). 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: “āpaṃcahi kṛtī yeva trīhi prārthayāmi nirvṛtiṃ ”
ā -
ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
pañca -
pañca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pañca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pañcan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

pañcan (noun, neuter)

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

√pañc (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
kṛtī -
kṛtī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

kṛtī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

kṛt (noun, neuter)

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

kṛti (noun, feminine)

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

kṛti (noun, masculine)

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

kṛtin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ye -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

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

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
trī -
tri (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
prārthayā -
prārthā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
ami -
amin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

amin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
nirvṛtim -
nirvṛti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

nirvṛti (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “trīhi ca vāsito loke triṃśako ca vivartitaḥ ”
trī -
tri (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vāsito* -
vāsita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vās -> vāsita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vās class 10 verb]

√vas -> vāsita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vas]

√vas -> vāsita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vas]

√vas -> vāsita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vas]
loke -
loka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√lok (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
triṃśako -
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vivartitaḥ -
vivartita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 87.97

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019