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 23.43

एवं अहं लोकम् इमं चरेयं यथा अयं चरति असंगमानसो ।
चक्रं प्रवर्तेयम् अनन्यसादृशं सुसंस्कृतं देवमनुष्यपूजितं ॥ ४३ ॥

evaṃ ahaṃ lokam imaṃ careyaṃ yathā ayaṃ carati asaṃgamānaso |
cakraṃ pravarteyam ananyasādṛśaṃ susaṃskṛtaṃ devamanuṣyapūjitaṃ || 43 ||

“So may I live through this world as he whose mind is free of attachment lives. May I set rolling the incomparable wheel of dharma, the well-wrought wheel revered of devas and men. (43)

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

Evam, Eva, Aha, Asmad, Loka, Idam, Yatha, Aya, Asangama, Asu, Cakra, Pravarta, Pravarti, Iyam, Ananya, Sadrisha, Susamskrita, Devamanushya, Pujita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 23.43). 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: “evaṃ ahaṃ lokam imaṃ careyaṃ yathā ayaṃ carati asaṃgamānaso
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • lokam -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • careyam -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active first single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • carati -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • asaṅgamān -
  • asaṅgama (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aso -
  • asu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “cakraṃ pravarteyam ananyasādṛśaṃ susaṃskṛtaṃ devamanuṣyapūjitaṃ
  • cakram -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pravarte -
  • pravarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    pravarti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pravarti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ananya -
  • ananya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ananya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sādṛśam -
  • sādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sādṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • susaṃskṛtam -
  • susaṃskṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    susaṃskṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    susaṃskṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • devamanuṣya -
  • devamanuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūjitam -
  • pūjita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūjita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pūjitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pūj -> pūjita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pūj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj -> pūjita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pūj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pūj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb], [accusative single from √pūj class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 23.43

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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