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 7.23

एतं श्रुत्व श्रुतसंचयंधरो काश्यपं इदम् उवाच पण्डितो ।
अश्रुवेगदुषिता व शोचतां रोदितेहि मथिता ह्ऽ इमौ क्रमौ ॥ २३ ॥

etaṃ śrutva śrutasaṃcayaṃdharo kāśyapaṃ idam uvāca paṇḍito |
aśruvegaduṣitā va śocatāṃ roditehi mathitā h' imau kramau || 23 ||

When he had heard this, the learned and wise [Aniruddha] replied to Kashyapa: “These cold feet have been soiled by the floods of tears of mourners, besmirched by their weeping. (23)

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

Eta, Esha, Shrut, Shruta, Sanca, Yat, Yah, Kashyapa, Idam, Ashru, Gat, Ushita, Shocat, Rodita, Krama, Kramu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 7.23). 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: “etaṃ śrutva śrutasaṃcayaṃdharo kāśyapaṃ idam uvāca paṇḍito
  • etam -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śrut -
  • śrut (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    śrut (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śruta -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • sañca -
  • sañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yan -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dharo -
  • kāśyapam -
  • kāśyapa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāśyapa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Cannot analyse paṇḍito
  • Line 2: “aśruvegaduṣitā va śocatāṃ roditehi mathitā h' imau kramau
  • aśru -
  • aśru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ve -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • gad -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • uṣitā* -
  • uṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vas -> uṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> uṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> uṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vas class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 6 verb]
    vas -> uṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vas class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 6 verb]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śocatām -
  • śuc -> śocat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √śuc class 1 verb]
    śuc -> śocat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √śuc class 1 verb]
    śuc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • rodite -
  • rud -> rodita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √rud]
    rud -> rodita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √rud]
    rud -> rodita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rud class 2 verb], [locative single from √rud class 2 verb], [vocative single from √rud], [locative single from √rud]
    rud -> rodita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [vocative single from √rud class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [locative single from √rud class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √rud], [vocative single from √rud], [vocative dual from √rud], [accusative dual from √rud], [locative single from √rud]
    rud -> roditā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √rud class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [vocative single from √rud class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [nominative single from √rud], [nominative dual from √rud], [vocative single from √rud], [vocative dual from √rud], [accusative dual from √rud]
    rud (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mathitā* -
  • Cannot analyse h'*im
  • imau -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kramau -
  • krama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kramu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 7.23

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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