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 31.3

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बुद्धो तुवं होहिसि लोकनायको ।
अनागते इमस्मिं भद्रकल्पे ।
कपिलाह्वये ऋषिवदनस्मिं शाकियो ।
तदा तव प्रणिधिविपाको भेष्यति ॥ ३ ॥

buddho tuvaṃ hohisi lokanāyako |
anāgate imasmiṃ bhadrakalpe |
kapilāhvaye ṛṣivadanasmiṃ śākiyo |
tadā tava praṇidhivipāko bheṣyati || 3 ||

When that auspicious kalpa comes, you will he a Buddha, a guide of the world, in Rishivadana, a Shakyan of the city named Kapila. Then will your vow he realised. (3)
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 (31.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Han, Lokana, Anagata, Anagati, Bhadrakalpa, Kapilahvaya, Shaki, Shakin, Tada, Yushmad, Pranidhi, Vipaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 31.3). 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 tuvaṃ hohisi lokanāyako ”
buddho -
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
vam -
va (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

va (noun, neuter)

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

vā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ve (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

han (noun, neuter)

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

hā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

han (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√hā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
uhi -
√u (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
si -
si (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
lokanāya -
lokana (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
ko -
ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “anāgate imasmiṃ bhadrakalpe ”
anāgate -
anāgata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

anāgata (noun, neuter)

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

anāgatā (noun, feminine)

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

anāgati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
Cannot analyse imasmim*bh
bhadrakalpe -
bhadrakalpa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
Line 3: “kapilāhvaye ṛṣivadanasmiṃ śākiyo ”
kapilāhvaye -
kapilāhvaya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Cannot analyse ṛṣivadanasmim*śā
śāki -
śākī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

śākin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śākin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
yo -
yu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
Line 4: “tadā tava praṇidhivipāko bheṣyati ”
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
praṇidhi -
praṇidhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

praṇidhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

praṇidhī (noun, feminine)

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

praṇidhī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vipāko* -
vipāka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bheṣyati -
√bhī (verb class 1)

[future active third single]

√bhī (verb class 3)

[future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 31.3

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019