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 12.18

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सो ऽहम् अपि भवेयम् एवं नरवरमहितो नरमरुण हितकरो।
तेनापि नायकवरो दशबलो भवे वादिशार्दूलो ॥ १८ ॥

so 'ham api bhaveyam evaṃ naravaramahito naramaruṇa hitakaro|
tenāpi nāyakavaro daśabalo bhave vādiśārdūlo || 18 ||

“May I become like unto thee, honoured of the best men, and a benefactor of devas and men. Thus may I become a noble guide, a Dashabala, and a tiger in eloquence.” (18)
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 (12.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sah, Aha, Asmad, Api, Evam, Eva, Naravara, Ahita, Nara, Aruna, Hitaka, Tad, Tena, Nayaka, Vara, Varas, Dashabala, Bhava, Bhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 12.18). 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 'ham api bhaveyam evaṃ naravaramahito naramaruṇa hitakaro”
so' -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

so (noun, feminine)

[compound]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
bhaveyam -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active first single]
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]
naravaram -
naravara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ahito* -
ahita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
naram -
nara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nara (noun, neuter)

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

narā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
aruṇa -
aruṇa (noun, masculine)

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

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

[vocative single]
Line 2: “tenāpi nāyakavaro daśabalo bhave vādiśārdūlo ”
tenā -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

nāyaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
varo* -
varas (noun, neuter)

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

vara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
daśabalo* -
daśabala (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhave -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhava (noun, neuter)

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

bhu (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

bhavā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Cannot analyse vādiśārdūlo

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 12.18

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019