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 30.36

बुद्धो ति स्रुणित्व घोषं लोके कुतूहलं अश्रुतपूर्वं ।
अधिकतरं सा प्रसीदे इमेहि किल सो विशिष्टतरो ॥ ३६ ॥

buddho ti sruṇitva ghoṣaṃ loke kutūhalaṃ aśrutapūrvaṃ |
adhikataraṃ sā prasīde imehi kila so viśiṣṭataro || 36 ||

Hearing the sound of the word “Buddha” unheard before amid the world’s tumult, Malini rejoiced exceedingly to hear that he was even more distinguished than these men. (36)

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

Ghosha, Loka, Kutuhala, Ashrutapurva, Adhika, Tara, Pra, Sida, Iyam, Idam, Kila, Sah, Vishishta, Taru,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 30.36). 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: “buddho ti sruṇitva ghoṣaṃ loke kutūhalaṃ aśrutapūrvaṃ
  • buddho -
  • Cannot analyse ti*sr
  • Cannot analyse sruṇitva*gh
  • ghoṣam -
  • ghoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghoṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • kutūhalam -
  • kutūhala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kutūhala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kutūhalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aśrutapūrvam -
  • aśrutapūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśrutapūrva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “adhikataraṃ prasīde imehi kila so viśiṣṭataro
  • adhika -
  • adhika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taram -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • sīde -
  • sīda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    sīda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ime -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • so* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viśiṣṭa -
  • viśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taro -
  • taru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    taru (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 30.36

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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