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 19.121

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एषो काशीपुरे शास्ता वाराणस्यां वने शुभे ।
पारगः सर्वधर्माणां सर्वसंशयसूदनः ॥ १२१ ॥

eṣo kāśīpure śāstā vārāṇasyāṃ vane śubhe |
pāragaḥ sarvadharmāṇāṃ sarvasaṃśayasūdanaḥ || 121 ||

“In Kashi’s capital city, in Benares, in the fair forest there, abides the Master, who is perfect in all things, who is the dispeller of all doubt.” (121)
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 (19.121). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kashipura, Shasta, Varanasi, Vana, Vani, Shubha, Shubh, Paraga, Sarvadharman, Sarvasamshaya, Sudana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 19.121). 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: “eṣo kāśīpure śāstā vārāṇasyāṃ vane śubhe ”
eṣo -
kāśīpure -
kāśīpura (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kāśīpura (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
śāstā* -
√śās -> śāsta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb]

√śās -> śāstā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śās class 2 verb]
vārāṇasyām -
vārāṇasī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
vane -
vana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

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

vanā (noun, feminine)

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

vani (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

vani (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
śubhe -
śubha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śubha (noun, neuter)

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

śubhā (noun, feminine)

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

śubh (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

√śubh (verb class 6)

[present middle first single]
Line 2: “pāragaḥ sarvadharmāṇāṃ sarvasaṃśayasūdanaḥ ”
pāragaḥ -
pāraga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sarvadharmā -
sarvadharman (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]
aṇā -
√aṇ (verb class 1)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
sarvasaṃśaya -
sarvasaṃśaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarvasaṃśaya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sūdanaḥ -
sūdana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.121

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019