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 29.15

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ग्रीष्माणमासे प्रथमे चैत्रस्मिं वने प्रगुल्मा यथ पुष्पिताग्रा वातेरिता ते सुरभिं प्रवान्ति ।
एवंविधं ध्यायिनो बुद्धपूत्राः शीलेन्ऽ उपेता सुरभिं प्रवान्ति ।
इदं पि संघे रतनं प्रणीतं एतेन सत्येन सुस्वस्ति भोतु मनुष्यतो वा अमनुष्यतो वा ॥ १५ ॥

grīṣmāṇamāse prathame caitrasmiṃ vane pragulmā yatha puṣpitāgrā vāteritā te surabhiṃ pravānti |
evaṃvidhaṃ dhyāyino buddhapūtrāḥ śīlen' upetā surabhiṃ pravānti |
idaṃ pi saṃghe ratanaṃ praṇītaṃ etena satyena susvasti bhotu manuṣyato vā amanuṣyato vā || 15 ||

As the tree-tops in the forest break out in bloom in Caitra, the first month of summer, and, stirred by the breezes, shed their fragrance abroad, so also do the wise sons of the Buddha shed forth the fragrance of the virtue they have won. This choicest gem is in the Sangha. By this truth let blessing come from man and from demon. (15)
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 (29.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Grishma, Asa, Prathama, Vana, Vani, Pra, Gulma, Yat, Yad, Han, Pushpitagra, Vati, Rit, Rita, Tad, Yushmad, Surabhi, Prava, Anti, Evamvidha, Dhyayin, Dhyayi, Buddha, Put, Rai, Upetri, Upeta, Idam, Sangha, Atana, Pranita, Eta, Etad, Esha, Satya, Svasti, Bhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 29.15). 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: “grīṣmāṇamāse prathame caitrasmiṃ vane pragulmā yatha puṣpitāgrā vāteritā te surabhiṃ pravānti ”
grīṣmā -
grīṣma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

grīṣmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āṇam -
√aṇ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
āse -
āsa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

āsa (noun, neuter)

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

√ās (verb class 2)

[present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
prathame -
prathama (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

prathama (noun, neuter)

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

prathamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Cannot analyse caitrasmim*va
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]
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gulmā* -
gulma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ha -
ha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

han (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
puṣpitāgrā* -
puṣpitāgra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

puṣpitāgrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vāter -
vāti (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
ritā -
rit (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rit (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

ritā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
surabhim -
surabhi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
pravā -
prava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pravā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anti -
anti (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

antī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
Line 2: “evaṃvidhaṃ dhyāyino buddhapūtrāḥ śīlen' upetā surabhiṃ pravānti ”
evaṃvidham -
evaṃvidha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

evaṃvidha (noun, neuter)

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

evaṃvidhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dhyāyino* -
dhyāyin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

dhyāyin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

dhyāyī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
buddha -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

buddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pūt -
pūt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
rāḥ -
ra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rai (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

rā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Cannot analyse śīlen'*up
upetā -
upetṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

upetā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
surabhim -
surabhi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
pravā -
prava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pravā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anti -
anti (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

antī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
Line 3: “idaṃ pi saṃghe ratanaṃ praṇītaṃ etena satyena susvasti bhotu manuṣyato vā amanuṣyato vā ”
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
Cannot analyse pi*sa
saṅghe -
saṅgha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

saṅgha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
ra -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
atanam -
atana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

atana (noun, neuter)

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

√tan (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
praṇītam -
praṇīta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

praṇīta (noun, neuter)

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

praṇītā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
etena -
eta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

eta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

etad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
satyena -
satya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

satya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
su -
sū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sū (noun, neuter)

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

sū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

so (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
svasti -
svasti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

svasti (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

svasti (noun, neuter)

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

svastī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

svastī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

svastī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bho -
bhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
manuṣyato -
vā*a -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
amanuṣyato -
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 29.15

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019