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 29.2

यानीह भूतनि समागतानि भूम्यानि वा यानि व अन्तरीक्षे ।
सर्वाणि वा आत्तमनानि भूत्वा शृण्वन्तु स्वस्त्ययनं जिनेन भाषितं ॥ २ ॥

yānīha bhūtani samāgatāni bhūmyāni vā yāni va antarīkṣe |
sarvāṇi vā āttamanāni bhūtvā śṛṇvantu svastyayanaṃ jinena bhāṣitaṃ || 2 ||

All creatures here assembled, creatures of earth and of sky, be ye all gladdened, and listen to what the Conqueror declares to be well-being. (2)

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

Yani, Yat, Iha, Bhuta, Samagata, Bhumya, Var, Antariksha, Sarva, Sarvani, Atta, Svastyayana, Jina, Bhashita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 29.2). 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: “yānīha bhūtani samāgatāni bhūmyāni yāni va antarīkṣe
  • yānī -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhūta -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second plural]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samāgatāni -
  • samāgata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūmyāni -
  • bhūmya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yāni -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • antarīkṣe -
  • antarīkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “sarvāṇi āttamanāni bhūtvā śṛṇvantu svastyayanaṃ jinena bhāṣitaṃ
  • sarvāṇi -
  • sarvāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vā*ā -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • āttam -
  • ātta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ātta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second dual]
  • anāni -
  • an (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • bhūtvā -
  • bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • śṛṇvantu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • svastyayanam -
  • svastyayana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svastyayana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jinena -
  • jina (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    jina (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhāṣitam -
  • bhāṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 29.2

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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