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 95.12

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अहं हि अरहा लोके अहं लोके अनुत्तरः ।
सदेवकस्मिं लोकस्मिं सदृशो मे न विद्यते ॥ १२ ॥

ahaṃ hi arahā loke ahaṃ loke anuttaraḥ |
sadevakasmiṃ lokasmiṃ sadṛśo me na vidyate || 12 ||

I am an Arhan in the world; I am supreme in the world. In the world of devas and of men none equal to me can he found. (12)
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 (95.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aha, Asmad, Ara, Loka, Anuttara, Sadrish, Sadrisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 95.12). 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: “ahaṃ hi arahā loke ahaṃ loke anuttaraḥ ”
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
ara -
ara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ṛ (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√ṛ (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√ṛ (verb class 5)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
hā* -
ha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

hā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
loke -
loka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√lok (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
loke -
loka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√lok (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
anuttaraḥ -
anuttara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “sadevakasmiṃ lokasmiṃ sadṛśo me na vidyate ”
Cannot analyse sadevakasmim*lo
Cannot analyse lokasmim*sa
sadṛśo* -
sadṛś (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

sadṛś (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

sadṛśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidyate -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 95.12

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019