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 23.56

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तेन कुशलेन भगवं इदं मे आरोपितं मनुष्यत्वं ।
सुचरितफलेन तेन धर्मरुचीति मम समाज्ञा ॥ ५६ ॥

tena kuśalena bhagavaṃ idaṃ me āropitaṃ manuṣyatvaṃ |
sucaritaphalena tena dharmarucīti mama samājñā || 56 ||

“Lord, it was through this meritorious act of mine that I won my present human state. It. was as the fruit of this good conduct that I came to be called Dharmaruci. (56)
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 (23.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tena, Kushalena, Kushala, Idam, Asmad, Aropita, Manushyatva, Sucarita, Phala, Dharmaruci, Iti, Samajna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 23.56). 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: “tena kuśalena bhagavaṃ idaṃ me āropitaṃ manuṣyatvaṃ ”
tena -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
kuśalena -
kuśalena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kuśala (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kuśala (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
bhagavam -
bhagavan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

bhagavan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
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]
āropitam -
āropita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āropita (noun, neuter)

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

āropitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
manuṣyatvam -
manuṣyatva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “sucaritaphalena tena dharmarucīti mama samājñā ”
sucarita -
sucarita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sucarita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
phalena -
phala (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

phala (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tena -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
dharmarucī -
dharmaruci (noun, masculine)

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

dharmaruci (noun, neuter)

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

dharmaruci (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
samājñā -
samājñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 23.56

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019