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 90.64

प्रद्योतस्य च बुद्धस्य ये करिष्यन्ति पूजनां ।
अर्थिका बुद्धज्ञानेन तेषां हर्षो भविष्यति ॥ ६४ ॥

pradyotasya ca buddhasya ye kariṣyanti pūjanāṃ |
arthikā buddhajñānena teṣāṃ harṣo bhaviṣyati || 64 ||

There will be rapture for those who, eager for knowledge of the Buddha, will do honour to the Buddha Pradyota. (64)

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

Pradyota, Buddha, Yah, Yat, Karishyat, Karishyanti, Pujana, Arthika, Buddhajnana, Tad, Harsha, Bhavishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 90.64). 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: “pradyotasya ca buddhasya ye kariṣyanti pūjanāṃ
  • pradyotasya -
  • pradyota (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • buddhasya -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kariṣyanti -
  • kariṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kariṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kariṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kariṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [future active third plural]
    kṝ (verb class 5)
    [future active third plural]
    kṝ (verb class 9)
    [future active third plural]
  • pūjanām -
  • pūjanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “arthikā buddhajñānena teṣāṃ harṣo bhaviṣyati
  • arthikā* -
  • arthika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    arthikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • buddhajñānena -
  • buddhajñāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • harṣo* -
  • harṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 90.64

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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