![Mahavastu [sanskrit verses and english] - book cover](/images/book-cover-default.png)
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 12.30
मम नगरनिगमभरितं राज्यं चतुरो महाधनद्वीपाः ।
तान् तव ददामि वीरा सशिष्यसंघस्य निरपेक्षः ॥ ३० ॥
mama nagaranigamabharitaṃ rājyaṃ caturo mahādhanadvīpāḥ |
tān tava dadāmi vīrā saśiṣyasaṃghasya nirapekṣaḥ || 30 ||
“I have a kingdom full of cities and towns, the four wealthy great continents. Ungrudgingly I give these to thee, O hero, and to thy community of disciples. (30)
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 (12.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Asmad, Nagara, Nigama, Bharita, Rajya, Catur, Catura, Mahadhana, Dvipa, Yushmad, Vira, Sashishya, Sangha, Nirapeksha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 12.30). 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: “mama nagaranigamabharitaṃ rājyaṃ caturo mahādhanadvīpāḥ ”
- mama -
-
asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- nagara -
-
nagara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nagara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nigama -
-
nigama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nigama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bharitam -
-
bharita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bharita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bharitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rājyam -
-
rājya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
- caturo* -
-
catur (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]catura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mahādhana -
-
mahādhana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mahādhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvīpāḥ -
-
dvīpa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “tān tava dadāmi vīrā saśiṣyasaṃghasya nirapekṣaḥ ”
- tān -
-
ta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tava -
-
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- dadāmi -
-
√dā (verb class 1)[present active first single]√dā (verb class 3)[present active first single]√dad (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- vīrā -
-
vīrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- saśiṣya -
-
saśiṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saśiṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅghasya -
-
saṅgha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]saṅgha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- nirapekṣaḥ -
-
nirapekṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 12.30
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit