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 10.40

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दीर्घं कालं चित्राचारो कुशल अतिविपुलफलदो भवक्षयकांक्षया श्लाघ्यैर् नानैः मैत्रीपूर्वैर् बहुविविधजनितकुशलैः शमाभिमुखो मुनिः ।
त्यक्त्वा आवासं नित्यं विद्वान् असुरसुरमहितं सुखितं सत्वप्रतिबोधने इक्ष्वाकूनां वंशोद्भूतो धरणितलम् अवतरि यशःस्थितो अचलाधृतिः ॥ ४० ॥

dīrghaṃ kālaṃ citrācāro kuśala ativipulaphalado bhavakṣayakāṃkṣayā ślāghyair nānaiḥ maitrīpūrvair bahuvividhajanitakuśalaiḥ śamābhimukho muniḥ |
tyaktvā āvāsaṃ nityaṃ vidvān asurasuramahitaṃ sukhitaṃ satvapratibodhane ikṣvākūnāṃ vaṃśodbhūto dharaṇitalam avatari yaśaḥsthito acalādhṛtiḥ || 40 ||

After many a course of life spread out over a long time, meritorious, conferring bounteous blessings, and aiming at the destruction of existences, the Sage, by means of divers praiseworthy merits previously achieved in plenty and variety through acts of goodwill, came near unto peace. But though he had found the eternal blissful abode that is honoured of A suras and Suras, he renounced it for the sake of enlightening men. He came down to the surface of earth, was born in the family of Ikshvaku, and stood in glory, immovable and firm. (40)
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 (10.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dirgham, Dirgha, Kalam, Kala, Citra, Acaru, Kushala, Ati, Vipulaphala, Bhava, Kshaya, Kanksha, Shlaghya, Nana, Maitripurva, Bahuvi, Vidha, Janita, Shama, Abhimukha, Muni, Avasa, Nityam, Nitya, Vidvas, Asura, Sura, Ahita, Sukhitam, Sukhita, Satvan, Pratibodhana, Ikshvaku, Vamsha, Udbhuta, Dharanitala, Avata, Yasha, Yashas, Acala, Adhriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 10.40). 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: “dīrghaṃ kālaṃ citrācāro kuśala ativipulaphalado bhavakṣayakāṃkṣayā ślāghyair nānaiḥ maitrīpūrvair bahuvividhajanitakuśalaiḥ śamābhimukho muniḥ ”
dīrgham -
dīrgham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dīrgha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dīrgha (noun, neuter)

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

dīrghā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kālam -
kālam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

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

kālā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
citrā -
citra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

citra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

citrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
acāro -
acāru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

acāru (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
kuśala -
kuśala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kuśala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vipulaphala -
vipulaphala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vipulaphala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
do* -
da (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dā (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
bhava -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣaya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kṣan -> kṣaya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṣan]

√kṣi (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√kṣī (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kāṅkṣayā -
kāṅkṣā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
ślāghyair -
ślāghya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ślāghya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

√ślāgh -> ślāghya (participle, masculine)

[instrumental plural from √ślāgh class 1 verb]

√ślāgh -> ślāghya (participle, neuter)

[instrumental plural from √ślāgh class 1 verb]
nānaiḥ -
nāna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
maitrīpūrvair -
maitrīpūrva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

maitrīpūrva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
bahuvi -
bahuvi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bahuvi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

bahuvi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vidha -
vidha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vidha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vidh (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]

√vidh (verb class 6)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

janita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√jan -> janita (participle, masculine)

[compound from √jan]

√jan -> janita (participle, neuter)

[compound from √jan]

√jan -> janita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative single from √jan]

√jan -> janita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative single from √jan]
kuśalaiḥ -
kuśala (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

kuśala (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
śamā -
śama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhimukho* -
abhimukha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
muniḥ -
muni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tyaktvā āvāsaṃ nityaṃ vidvān asurasuramahitaṃ sukhitaṃ satvapratibodhane ikṣvākūnāṃ vaṃśodbhūto dharaṇitalam avatari yaśaḥsthito acalādhṛtiḥ ”
tyaktvā -
√tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tyaj]
āvāsam -
āvāsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

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

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vidvān -
vidvas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vid class 2 verb]
asura -
asura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

asura (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
suram -
sura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sura (noun, neuter)

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

surā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ahitam -
ahita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ahita (noun, neuter)

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

ahitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sukhitam -
sukhitam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sukhita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukhita (noun, neuter)

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

sukhitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sukh -> sukhita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sukh class 10 verb]

√sukh -> sukhita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sukh class 10 verb], [accusative single from √sukh class 10 verb]
satva -
satvan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

satvan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pratibodhane -
pratibodhana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

pratibodhana (noun, neuter)

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

pratibodhanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ikṣvākūn -
ikṣvāku (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ām -
ā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
vaṃśo -
vaṃśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vaṃśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
udbhūto* -
udbhūta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dharaṇitalam -
dharaṇitala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
avata -
avata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural]

√u (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural]
ri -
rī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

rai (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
yaśaḥ -
yaśas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yaśas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

yaśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sthito -
acalā -
acala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

acala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

acalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
adhṛtiḥ -
adhṛti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

adhṛti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 10.40

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019