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 19.98

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शरणं वादिशार्दूलं श्रेष्ठी तत्र उपागतः ।
सुजातदर्शनत्वं च श्रेष्ठी पर्यधिगच्छसि ॥ ९८ ॥

śaraṇaṃ vādiśārdūlaṃ śreṣṭhī tatra upāgataḥ |
sujātadarśanatvaṃ ca śreṣṭhī paryadhigacchasi || 98 ||

graciously appearing to him and his folk, the merchant went up to the Refuge, the tiger in eloquence, and learned from him what a good son should believe. (98)
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 (19.98). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sharana, Vadi, Vadin, Shardula, Shreshthin, Tatra, Upagata, Sujata, Darshana, Tva, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 19.98). 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: “śaraṇaṃ vādiśārdūlaṃ śreṣṭhī tatra upāgataḥ ”
śaraṇam -
śaraṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śaraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

śaraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vādi -
vādi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vādi (noun, neuter)

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

vādi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vādin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vādin (noun, neuter)

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

vādī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vādī (noun, feminine)

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

vādī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śārdūlam -
śārdūla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
śreṣṭhī -
śreṣṭhin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
upāgataḥ -
upāgata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “sujātadarśanatvaṃ ca śreṣṭhī paryadhigacchasi ”
sujāta -
sujāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sujāta (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

darśana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śreṣṭhī -
śreṣṭhin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
paryadhi -
paryadhi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
gacchasi -
√gam (verb class 1)

[present active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.98

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019