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 90.16

यावन्ता लोकधातूषु प्रत्येकनिरया अभूत् ।
प्रशान्तो सर्वशो अग्निर् लोकनाथस्य रश्मिभिः ॥ १६ ॥

yāvantā lokadhātūṣu pratyekanirayā abhūt |
praśānto sarvaśo agnir lokanāthasya raśmibhiḥ || 16 ||

In all those separate hells that are in the world-systems, the fire was quenched by the rays of the Saviour of the world. (16)

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

Yavan, Yavat, Tas, Lokadhatu, Pratyeka, Niraya, Agni, Lokanatha, Rashmi, Rashmibhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 90.16). 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: “yāvantā lokadhātūṣu pratyekanirayā abhūt
  • yāvan -
  • yāvan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tā* -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lokadhātū -
  • lokadhātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    lokadhātu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    lokadhātu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • uṣu -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • pratyeka -
  • pratyeka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratyeka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirayā* -
  • niraya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • abhūt -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • Line 2: “praśānto sarvaśo agnir lokanāthasya raśmibhiḥ
  • praśānto -
  • sarvaśo -
  • agnir -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lokanāthasya -
  • lokanātha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    lokanātha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • raśmibhiḥ -
  • raśmi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    raśmī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    raśmibhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    raśmibhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 90.16

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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