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 12.22

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प्रासादसहस्राणि मह्यं नरनागा चतुरशीतिं ।
तानि समलंकृतानि सशिष्यसंघस्य अहं देमि ॥ २२ ॥

prāsādasahasrāṇi mahyaṃ naranāgā caturaśītiṃ |
tāni samalaṃkṛtāni saśiṣyasaṃghasya ahaṃ demi || 22 ||

“O thou elephant among men, I have eighty-four thousand palaces. These in all their splendour I give to thee and thy community of disciples.” (22)
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 (12.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prasada, Sahasra, Mahya, Asmad, Nara, Naga, Caturashiti, Tad, Tani, Samalankrita, Sashishya, Sangha, Aha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 12.22). 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: “prāsādasahasrāṇi mahyaṃ naranāgā caturaśītiṃ ”
prāsāda -
prāsāda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sahasrāṇi -
sahasra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mahyam -
mahya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mahya (noun, neuter)

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

mahyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √mah]

√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √mah]

√mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √mah]

√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]

√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single]
nara -
nara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nāgā -
nāgā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
caturaśītim -
caturaśīti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “tāni samalaṃkṛtāni saśiṣyasaṃghasya ahaṃ demi ”
tāni -
tānī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

tānī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

tānī (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
samalaṅkṛtāni -
samalaṅkṛta (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
saśiṣya -
saśiṣya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saśiṣya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṅghasya -
saṅgha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

saṅgha (noun, neuter)

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

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse demi

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 12.22

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019