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 88.9

दिव्यानि मानुषसुखानि च यानि लोके यं चेह जन्मनि सुखास्ति सुखं यम् ऊर्ध्वं ।
ते कल्पकोटिनयुता सुखितो भवेयं सर्वज्ञताये प्रणिधिं न निवर्तयेयं ॥ ९ ॥

divyāni mānuṣasukhāni ca yāni loke yaṃ ceha janmani sukhāsti sukhaṃ yam ūrdhvaṃ |
te kalpakoṭinayutā sukhito bhaveyaṃ sarvajñatāye praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ || 9 ||

“The pleasant things of the devas and those of men, the happiness in this present life and in the life beyond, were I blest with these for countless years I would not forswear my vow to win omniscience. (9)

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 (88.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Divya, Manusha, Sukha, Yani, Yat, Loka, Yah, Janman, Asti, Sukham, Urdhvam, Urdhva, Tad, Yushmad, Kalpaka, Ush, Ina, Yut, Yuta, Sukhita, Sarvajnata, Aye, Aya, Pranidhi, Nivarta, Iyam, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 88.9). 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: “divyāni mānuṣasukhāni ca yāni loke yaṃ ceha janmani sukhāsti sukhaṃ yam ūrdhvaṃ
  • divyāni -
  • divya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mānuṣa -
  • mānuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mānuṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sukhāni -
  • sukha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāni -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ceha -
  • cah (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • janmani -
  • janman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sukhā -
  • sukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ūrdhvam -
  • ūrdhvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “te kalpakoṭinayutā sukhito bhaveyaṃ sarvajñatāye praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • kalpako -
  • kalpaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalpaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalpakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uṭ -
  • uṣ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ina -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yutā -
  • yut (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yut (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    yutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yu -> yutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √yu class 3 verb]
  • sukhito* -
  • sukhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sukh -> sukhita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sukh class 10 verb]
  • bhaveyam -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active first single]
  • sarvajñatā -
  • sarvajñatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aye -
  • aye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • praṇidhim -
  • praṇidhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nivartaye -
  • nivartā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 88.9

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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