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 12.39

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कृतकरपुटो प्रसन्नः नरप्रभो पुष्पदन्तम् इदम् आह ।
अधिवासयतु मे दशबलो सप्ताहं भोजनविधानं ॥ ३९ ॥

kṛtakarapuṭo prasannaḥ naraprabho puṣpadantam idam āha |
adhivāsayatu me daśabalo saptāhaṃ bhojanavidhānaṃ || 39 ||

Raising his joined hands, the king serenely addressed Pushpadanta, saying, “May the Dashabala deign to be gracious and live on my store of food for seven days.” (39)
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 (12.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kritakara, Prasanna, Nara, Prabhu, Pushpadanta, Idam, Ahan, Adhi, Asmad, Saptaha, Bhojana, Vidhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 12.39). 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: “kṛtakarapuṭo prasannaḥ naraprabho puṣpadantam idam āha ”
kṛtakara -
kṛtakara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
puṭo -
prasannaḥ -
prasanna (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

nara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prabho -
prabhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

prabhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
puṣpadantam -
puṣpadanta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

puṣpadanta (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single], [accusative single]
āha -
āhan (noun, neuter)

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

√ah (verb class 5)

[perfect active third single]
Line 2: “adhivāsayatu me daśabalo saptāhaṃ bhojanavidhānaṃ ”
adhi -
adhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

adhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

adhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

adhī (noun, feminine)

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

adhī (noun, neuter)

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

adhi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
vāsayatu -
√vās (verb class 10)

[imperative active third single]

√vas (verb class 0)

[imperative active third single]

√vas (verb class 0)

[imperative active third single]

√vas (verb class 0)

[imperative active third single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
daśabalo -
saptāham -
saptāha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saptāhan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
bhojana -
bhojana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhojana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidhānam -
vidhāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vidhāna (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 12.39

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019