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 10.14

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तस्या मूल्यं कुमारं च देवीं त्वां चैव भक्षयेत् ।
गृह्यतां यदि ते कृत्यं गाथा हि धर्मसंहिता ॥ १४ ॥

tasyā mūlyaṃ kumāraṃ ca devīṃ tvāṃ caiva bhakṣayet |
gṛhyatāṃ yadi te kṛtyaṃ gāthā hi dharmasaṃhitā || 14 ||

“As the price of it I would have your son, your queen and yourself to devour. Take it if you can, for this verse is compact with dharma.” (14)
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 (10.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mulya, Kumara, Devi, Tva, Yushmad, Yadi, Yad, Tad, Krityam, Kritya, Kriti, Gatha, Dharmasamhita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 10.14). 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: “tasyā mūlyaṃ kumāraṃ ca devīṃ tvāṃ caiva bhakṣayet ”
tasyā* -
sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
mūlyam -
mūlya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mūlya (noun, neuter)

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

mūlyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√mūl -> mūlya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mūl class 1 verb]

√mūl -> mūlya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mūl class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mūl class 1 verb]
kumāram -
kumāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kumāra (noun, neuter)

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

kumārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
devīm -
devī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
tvām -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
bhakṣayet -
√bhakṣ (verb class 10)

[optative active third single]

√bhakṣ (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “gṛhyatāṃ yadi te kṛtyaṃ gāthā hi dharmasaṃhitā ”
gṛhyatām -
√grah (verb class 9)

[imperative passive third single]
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
kṛtyam -
kṛtyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṛtya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛtya (noun, neuter)

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

kṛtyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

kṛtī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
gāthā* -
gātha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gāthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
dharmasaṃhitā -
dharmasaṃhitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 10.14

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019