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 52.60

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इक्ष्वाकुवंशप्रभवः शुद्धोदननृपात्मजः ।
विहाय पृथिवीं राज्यं उज्झित्वा मोक्षम् आस्थितः ॥ ६० ॥

ikṣvākuvaṃśaprabhavaḥ śuddhodananṛpātmajaḥ |
vihāya pṛthivīṃ rājyaṃ ujjhitvā mokṣam āsthitaḥ || 60 ||

“I am a scion of Ikshvaku’s family, the son of King Shuddhodana. But I have left the world and renounced the kingdom, intent on release. (60)
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 (52.60). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vamsha, Prabhava, Prabhu, Shuddhodana, Nripatmaja, Vihaya, Viha, Prithivi, Rajya, Moksha, Asthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 52.60). 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: “ikṣvākuvaṃśaprabhavaḥ śuddhodananṛpātmajaḥ ”
ikṣvāku -
ikṣvāku (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ikṣvāku (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
vaṃśa -
vaṃśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
prabhavaḥ -
prabhava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

prabhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prabhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
śuddhodana -
śuddhodana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nṛpātmajaḥ -
nṛpātmaja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “vihāya pṛthivīṃ rājyaṃ ujjhitvā mokṣam āsthitaḥ ”
vihāya -
vihāya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

viha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

viha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
pṛthivīm -
pṛthivī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
rājyam -
rājya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rājya (noun, neuter)

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

rājyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
ujjhitvā -
√ujjh -> ujjhitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ujjh]
mokṣam -
mokṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mokṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āsthitaḥ -
āsthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 52.60

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019