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 75.117

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निःसंशयं भविष्यसि शास्ता नचिरेण लोकप्रद्योतो ।
तारेष्यसि जगद् इदं जरामरणसागरात् पारं ॥ ११७ ॥

niḥsaṃśayaṃ bhaviṣyasi śāstā nacireṇa lokapradyoto |
tāreṣyasi jagad idaṃ jarāmaraṇasāgarāt pāraṃ || 117 ||

“Without a doubt, thou wilt become ere long a Master, a light of the world. Thou wilt lead all men across to the shore beyond the ocean of old age and death.” (117)
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 (75.117). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nihsamshaya, Shasta, Nacira, Loka, Pradi, Otu, Tara, Jagat, Idam, Jaramarana, Sagara, Para,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 75.117). 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: “niḥsaṃśayaṃ bhaviṣyasi śāstā nacireṇa lokapradyoto ”
niḥsaṃśayam -
niḥsaṃśaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

niḥsaṃśaya (noun, neuter)

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

niḥsaṃśayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhaviṣyasi -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[future active second single]
śāstā* -
√śās -> śāsta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb]

√śās -> śāstā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śās class 2 verb]
nacireṇa -
nacira (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

nacira (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
loka -
loka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
pradyo -
pradi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
oto -
otu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “tāreṣyasi jagad idaṃ jarāmaraṇasāgarāt pāraṃ ”
tāre -
tāra (noun, masculine)

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

tāra (noun, neuter)

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

tārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iṣyasi -
√iṣ (verb class 4)

[present active second single]
jagad -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
jarāmaraṇa -
jarāmaraṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jarāmaraṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sāgarāt -
sāgara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

sāgara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
pāram -
pāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pāra (noun, neuter)

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

pārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 75.117

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019