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 49.30

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ततो देवमनुष्याणां प्रामोद्यजननीं गिरां ।
बोधिसत्वो उदीरेन्तो पितरं समध्यभाषति ॥ ३० ॥

tato devamanuṣyāṇāṃ prāmodyajananīṃ girāṃ |
bodhisatvo udīrento pitaraṃ samadhyabhāṣati || 30 ||

The Bodhisattva, making a solemn utterance that brought joy to devas and men, and at the same time addressing his father, said: (30)
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 (49.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Devamanushya, Pramodya, Janani, Gir, Gira, Bodhin, Satvan, Udira, Pitri, Madhya, Bha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 49.30). 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: “tato devamanuṣyāṇāṃ prāmodyajananīṃ girāṃ ”
tato* -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
devamanuṣyāṇām -
devamanuṣya (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
prāmodya -
prāmodya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jananīm -
jananī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
girām -
gir (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

gir (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

gir (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

girā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “bodhisatvo udīrento pitaraṃ samadhyabhāṣati ”
bodhi -
bodhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bodhin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bodhin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
satvo -
satvan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

satvan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
udīre -
udīra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

udīra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
īnto -
pitaram -
pitṛ (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
madhya -
madhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

madhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhā -
bha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
aṣati -
√aṣ (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 49.30

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019