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 111.26

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अग्नीहि यज्ञेषु च विप्रमुच्चति इति स्म मे आसि पुरे अजानतो ।
अन्धस्य जातीमरणानुसारिणो अपश्यतो उत्तमम् अच्युतं पदं ॥ २६ ॥

agnīhi yajñeṣu ca vipramuccati iti sma me āsi pure ajānato |
andhasya jātīmaraṇānusāriṇo apaśyato uttamam acyutaṃ padaṃ || 26 ||

“Man is freed by fire-sacrifice and offerings,” so in my ignorance I formerly believed, as I blindly followed after birth and death, unable to see the perfect immovable state. (26)
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 (111.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Agni, Yajna, Vipra, Mud, Catin, Iti, Sma, Asmad, Pur, Pura, Puri, Andha, Jati, Arana, Usri, Apashyat, Apashyata, Uttamam, Uttama, Acyuta, Pada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 111.26). 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: “agnīhi yajñeṣu ca vipramuccati iti sma me āsi pure ajānato ”
agnī -
agni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

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

[compound], [adverb]

yajña (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vipra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
muc -
mud (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
cati -
catin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

catin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
sma -
sma (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sman (noun, masculine)

[compound]
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]
āsi -
√ās (verb class 2)

[imperfect middle first single]
pure -
pur (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

pura (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pura (noun, neuter)

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

purā (noun, feminine)

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

puri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√pur (verb class 6)

[present middle first single]
Cannot analyse ajānato
Line 2: “andhasya jātīmaraṇānusāriṇo apaśyato uttamam acyutaṃ padaṃ ”
andhasya -
andha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

andha (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
jātīm -
jātī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
araṇān -
araṇa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
usā -
usṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ariṇo -
apaśyato -
apaśyat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

apaśyat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

apaśyatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√paś (verb class 10)

[imperfect passive third single]
uttamam -
uttamam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uttama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uttama (noun, neuter)

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

uttamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
acyutam -
acyuta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

acyuta (noun, neuter)

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

acyutā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 111.26

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019