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 96.29

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दिष्ट्या पुरुषशार्दूल उत्पन्नो लोकसुन्दरो ।
हिताय सर्वसत्वानां चिरन् तिष्ठ महामुने ॥ २९ ॥

diṣṭyā puruṣaśārdūla utpanno lokasundaro |
hitāya sarvasatvānāṃ ciran tiṣṭha mahāmune || 29 ||

O joy! Thou wert born a boon to the world, O tiger-like Man, to confer blessings on all beings, O long-living great Sage. (29)
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 (96.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dishti, Purushashardula, Utpanna, Loka, Sunda, Hita, Sarvasatva, Ciram, Tishtha, Mahamuni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 96.29). 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: “diṣṭyā puruṣaśārdūla utpanno lokasundaro ”
diṣṭyā -
diṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
puruṣaśārdūla* -
puruṣaśārdūla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
utpanno* -
utpanna (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
sunda -
sunda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ro -
ru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “hitāya sarvasatvānāṃ ciran tiṣṭha mahāmune ”
hitāya -
hita (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

hita (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √hi class 5 verb]

√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √hi class 5 verb]
sarvasatvānām -
sarvasatva (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sarvasatva (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
ciran -
ciram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tiṣṭha -
tiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tiṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sthā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
mahāmune -
mahāmuni (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 96.29

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019