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 65.53

अहं वो ईश्वरो राजा विचेता सर्वप्राणिनां ।
सुखदुःखस्य विद्वांसो लोके पर्यायकोविदु ॥ ५३ ॥

ahaṃ vo īśvaro rājā vicetā sarvaprāṇināṃ |
sukhaduḥkhasya vidvāṃso loke paryāyakovidu || 53 ||

“Lo, I am a lord, the wise sovereign of all creatures, knowing ease and ill, and understanding the cause of them in the world. (53)

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

Aha, Asmad, Ishvara, Raja, Vicetri, Sarvapranin, Sukhaduhkha, Vidvas, Loka, Paryaya, Kah, Vidu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 65.53). 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: “ahaṃ vo īśvaro rājā vicetā sarvaprāṇināṃ
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • vo -
  • īśvaro* -
  • īśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vicetā -
  • vicetṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvaprāṇinām -
  • sarvaprāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarvaprāṇin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “sukhaduḥkhasya vidvāṃso loke paryāyakovidu
  • sukhaduḥkhasya -
  • sukhaduḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vidvāṃso* -
  • vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 2 verb]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • paryāya -
  • paryāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ko -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidu -
  • vidu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vidu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 65.53

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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