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 19.78

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इमंहि नाम एवं वा मारिष भद्रम् अस्तु वः ।
मिथ्यादर्शनसम्पन्नं मूड्ःआपण्डितमानसं ॥ ७८ ॥

imaṃhi nāma evaṃ vā māriṣa bhadram astu vaḥ |
mithyādarśanasampannaṃ mūḍḥāpaṇḍitamānasaṃ || 78 ||

“And there may you and yours be happy, sir! We consign to perdition the merchant Dhruva, with his false belief, his stupid and ignorant mind, (78)
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 (19.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Naman, Evam, Eva, Var, Marisha, Bhadram, Bhadra, Astu, Yushmad, Mithyadarshana, Sampanna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 19.78). 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: “imaṃhi nāma evaṃ vā māriṣa bhadram astu vaḥ ”
imaṃ -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
bhadram -
bhadram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhadra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhadra (noun, neuter)

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

bhadrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
astu -
astu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

astu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astu (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[imperative active third single]
vaḥ -
va (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
Line 2: “mithyādarśanasampannaṃ mūḍḥāpaṇḍitamānasaṃ ”
mithyādarśana -
mithyādarśana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sampannam -
sampanna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sampanna (noun, neuter)

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

sampannā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse mūḍḥāpaṇḍitamānasam

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.78

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019