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 87.74

ऋद्धिस्फीते कुले चैव सुमतिप्रतिमण्डिते ।
पृथिवीमण्डे मैत्रेयो भविष्यति अनागते ॥ ७४ ॥

ṛddhisphīte kule caiva sumatipratimaṇḍite |
pṛthivīmaṇḍe maitreyo bhaviṣyati anāgate || 74 ||

“In a prosperous household and one well adorned with wisdom Maitreya will appear in the world in a future age. (74)

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

Riddhi, Sphita, Sphiti, Kula, Kuli, Sumati, Pratimandita, Prithivimanda, Maitreya, Bhavishyat, Anagata, Anagati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 87.74). 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: “ṛddhisphīte kule caiva sumatipratimaṇḍite
  • ṛddhi -
  • ṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ṛddhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    ṛddhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ṛddhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sphīte -
  • sphīta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sphīta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sphītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sphīti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sphā -> sphīta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sphā class 1 verb]
    sphā -> sphīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sphā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sphā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sphā class 1 verb], [locative single from √sphā class 1 verb]
    sphā -> sphītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √sphā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sphā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sphā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sphā class 1 verb]
  • kule -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuli (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kuli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • sumati -
  • sumati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sumati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sumati (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sumatī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sumatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    sumatī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pratimaṇḍite -
  • pratimaṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pratimaṇḍita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pratimaṇḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “pṛthivīmaṇḍe maitreyo bhaviṣyati anāgate
  • pṛthivīmaṇḍe -
  • pṛthivīmaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • maitreyo* -
  • maitreya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 87.74

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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