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 90.66

सुनेत्रं लोकप्रद्योतं दृष्ट्वा ये सत्करिष्यति ।
अर्चमानाय पूजाय तेषां हर्षो भविष्यति ॥ ६६ ॥

sunetraṃ lokapradyotaṃ dṛṣṭvā ye satkariṣyati |
arcamānāya pūjāya teṣāṃ harṣo bhaviṣyati || 66 ||

There will be rapture for those who, seeing Sunetra, the Light of the world, will revere him with adoring worship. (66)

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

Sunetra, Loka, Pradyota, Yah, Yat, Satka, Rishyat, Arc, Arca, Ana, Anaya, Puja, 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 90.66). 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: “sunetraṃ lokapradyotaṃ dṛṣṭvā ye satkariṣyati
  • sunetram -
  • sunetra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sunetrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • loka -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradyotam -
  • pradyota (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • 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]
  • satka -
  • satka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    satka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • riṣyati -
  • riṣ -> riṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √riṣ class 4 verb]
    riṣ -> riṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √riṣ class 4 verb]
    riṣ (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “arcamānāya pūjāya teṣāṃ harṣo bhaviṣyati
  • arcam -
  • arcā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    arca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arc (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ānāya -
  • ānāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āna (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • pūjāya -
  • pūja (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pūja (noun, neuter)
    [dative 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 90.66

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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