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 90.58

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येहि च पूर्वबुद्धानां चेतिया मापिता शुभा ।
उद्विद्धा वरप्रासादा ते खु भविष्यन्ति प्रीणिता ॥ ५८ ॥

yehi ca pūrvabuddhānāṃ cetiyā māpitā śubhā |
udviddhā varaprāsādā te khu bhaviṣyanti prīṇitā || 58 ||

Those, too, who reared monuments to Buddhas of old, lofty and fair palaces, will be made glad. (58)
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 (90.58). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Purva, Puru, Abuddha, Cetiya, Mapita, Shubha, Shubh, Udviddha, Varapra, Asada, Tad, Yushmad, Bhavishyanti, Bhavishyat, Prinita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 90.58). 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: “yehi ca pūrvabuddhānāṃ cetiyā māpitā śubhā ”
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]
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]
pūrva -
pūrva (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

pūru (noun, masculine)

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

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
abuddhānām -
abuddha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

abuddha (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

abuddhā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
cetiyā* -
cetiya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
māpitā -
√mā -> māpitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √mā]

√mī -> māpitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √mī]
śubhā -
śubhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

śubh (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “udviddhā varaprāsādā te khu bhaviṣyanti prīṇitā ”
udviddhā* -
udviddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

udviddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
varaprā -
varapra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

varapra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
asādā -
asādā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
Cannot analyse khu*bh
bhaviṣyanti -
bhaviṣyantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[future active third plural]
prīṇitā -
prīṇitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√prī -> prīṇitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √prī]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 90.58

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019