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 90.59

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येहि प्रलुज्यन्तो सद्धर्मो लोकनाथान धारितो ।
त्यजित्वा लाभसत्कारं ते खु भेष्यन्ति प्रीणिताः ॥ ५९ ॥

yehi pralujyanto saddharmo lokanāthāna dhārito |
tyajitvā lābhasatkāraṃ te khu bheṣyanti prīṇitāḥ || 59 ||

Those who upheld the true dharma of the Saviours of the world when it was disintegrating, and who renounce gain and reputation, will also be gladdened. (59)
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 (90.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Pra, Jya, Antu, Saddharma, Lokanatha, Dha, Ritu, Tyaj, Tva, Labhasatkara, Tad, Yushmad, Prinita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 90.59). 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 pralujyanto saddharmo lokanāthāna dhārito ”
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]
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lu -
lo (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

lū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

lū (noun, neuter)

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

lū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
jya -
ji (noun, masculine)

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

ji (noun, neuter)

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

ji (noun, feminine)

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

jī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

jya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
anto -
antu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
saddharmo* -
saddharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
lokanāthān -
lokanātha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

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

[nominative single]

dhā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
rito -
ritu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ritu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “tyajitvā lābhasatkāraṃ te khu bheṣyanti prīṇitāḥ ”
tyaji -
tyaj (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tyaj (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
tvā* -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
lābhasatkāram -
lābhasatkāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lābhasatkāra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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
bheṣyanti -
√bhī (verb class 1)

[future active third plural]

√bhī (verb class 3)

[future active third plural]
prīṇitāḥ -
prīṇita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prīṇitā (noun, feminine)

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

√prī -> prīṇita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √prī], [vocative plural from √prī]

√prī -> prīṇitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √prī], [vocative plural from √prī], [accusative plural from √prī]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 90.59

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019