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 7.75

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एवम् उक्ते तु गाथाभिः काश्यपो ऽब्रवि पण्डितः ।
कात्यायनम् अतो ऽत्यर्थं वाक्यम् अप्रतिमं इदं ॥ ७५ ॥

evam ukte tu gāthābhiḥ kāśyapo 'bravi paṇḍitaḥ |
kātyāyanam ato 'tyarthaṃ vākyam apratimaṃ idaṃ || 75 ||

When Katyayana had so spoken in verse, the learned Kashyapa then, following his purpose, addressed this incomparable exhortation to Katyayana. (75)
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 (7.75). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Ukta, Ukti, Gatha, Kashyapa, Ravin, Pandita, Katyayana, Atah, Atyartham, Atyartha, Vakya, Apratima, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 7.75). 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: “evam ukte tu gāthābhiḥ kāśyapo 'bravi paṇḍitaḥ ”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ukte -
ukta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ukta (noun, neuter)

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

uktā (noun, feminine)

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

ukti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vac class 2 verb], [locative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [locative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [locative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 3 verb]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
gāthābhiḥ -
gāthā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]
kāśyapo' -
kāśyapa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ab -
ap (noun, feminine)

[compound]

ap (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ravi -
ravi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ravin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ravin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
paṇḍitaḥ -
paṇḍita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
Line 2: “kātyāyanam ato 'tyarthaṃ vākyam apratimaṃ idaṃ ”
kātyāyanam -
kātyāyana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kātyāyana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ato' -
ataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
atyartham -
atyartham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atyartha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

atyartha (noun, neuter)

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

atyarthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vākyam -
vākya (noun, neuter)

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

√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]

√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
apratimam -
apratima (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

apratima (noun, neuter)

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

apratimā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

apratiman (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

apratiman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 7.75

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019