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 12.50

भगवतो निर्यातित्वा सशिष्यसंघस्य सो अनुप्रणिधिं ।
प्रणिधेति हृष्टचित्तो राजा पुरतो दशबलस्य ॥ ५० ॥

bhagavato niryātitvā saśiṣyasaṃghasya so anupraṇidhiṃ |
praṇidheti hṛṣṭacitto rājā purato daśabalasya || 50 ||

When the king had offered all this to the Exalted One and his community of disciples he joyfully and duly made his vow in the presence of the Dashabala, saying, (50)

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

Bhagavat, Tva, Yushmad, Sashishya, Sangha, Anuprani, Dhi, Prani, Dha, Iti, Hrishtacitta, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Puratah, Purat, Dashabala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 12.50). 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: “bhagavato niryātitvā saśiṣyasaṃghasya so anupraṇidhiṃ
  • bhagavato* -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhagavat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • niryāti -
  • niryāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tvā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • saśiṣya -
  • saśiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saśiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅghasya -
  • saṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    saṅgha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • so -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • anupraṇi -
  • anupraṇī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anupraṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    anupraṇī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dhim -
  • dhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “praṇidheti hṛṣṭacitto rājā purato daśabalasya
  • praṇi -
  • praṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    praṇī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • dhe -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    dhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • hṛṣṭacitto* -
  • hṛṣṭacitta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • purato* -
  • purataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur -> purat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]
    pur -> purat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]
  • daśabalasya -
  • daśabala (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 12.50

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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