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 98.12

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सो भिन्नयानपात्रो परिपूरति सागरे नरप्रवरो ।
आत्मं प्रियं परित्यजि परजनपरिमोचनार्थाय ॥ १२ ॥

so bhinnayānapātro paripūrati sāgare narapravaro |
ātmaṃ priyaṃ parityaji parajanaparimocanārthāya || 12 ||

“And he, the Best of Men, was shipwrecked, but he achieved his quest in the sea. For he sacrificed his own dear self for the sake of the deliverance of other men. (12)
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 (98.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sah, Bhinna, Anapa, Pari, Pur, Rati, Sagara, Nara, Prava, Priyam, Pri, Priya, Parityaj, Parajana, Parima, Nri, Artha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 98.12). 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: “so bhinnayānapātro paripūrati sāgare narapravaro ”
so* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhinnayā -
bhinnā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
anapāt -
anapa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

anapa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ro -
ru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
pari -
pari (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

parī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

parī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

parī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pūr -
pur (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

pu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [accusative plural]

pū (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

pū (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
rati -
rati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ratī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
sāgare -
sāgara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sāgara (noun, neuter)

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

sāgarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
nara -
nara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prava -
prava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ro -
ru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “ātmaṃ priyaṃ parityaji parajanaparimocanārthāya ”
ātmam -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

ātmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
priyam -
priyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

priya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

priya (noun, neuter)

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

priyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

prī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

prī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
parityaji -
parityaj (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

parityaj (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
parajana -
parajana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
parimo -
parimā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ūca -
√uc (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
arthāya -
artha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 98.12

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019