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 9.4

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ततः कात्यायनः स्थविरः काश्यपम् इदम् अब्रवीत् ।
निर्देशं बोधिसत्वानां कीर्तयिष्ये मनोरमं ॥ ४ ॥

tataḥ kātyāyanaḥ sthaviraḥ kāśyapam idam abravīt |
nirdeśaṃ bodhisatvānāṃ kīrtayiṣye manoramaṃ || 4 ||

Then the elder Katyayana replied to Kashyapa, “I shall relate an entrancing description of the Bodhisattvas. (4)
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 (9.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Katyayana, Sthavira, Kashyapa, Idam, Nirdesha, Bodhin, Satvat, Manorama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 9.4). 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: “tataḥ kātyāyanaḥ sthaviraḥ kāśyapam idam abravīt ”
tataḥ -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
kātyāyanaḥ -
kātyāyana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sthaviraḥ -
sthavira (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kāśyapam -
kāśyapa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kāśyapa (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single], [accusative single]
abravīt -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
Line 2: “nirdeśaṃ bodhisatvānāṃ kīrtayiṣye manoramaṃ ”
nirdeśam -
nirdeśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
bodhi -
bodhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bodhin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bodhin (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
ām -
ā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
kīrtayiṣye -
√kīrt (verb class 10)

[future middle first single]
manoramam -
manorama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

manorama (noun, neuter)

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

manoramā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 9.4

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019