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 19.101

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सिंहनादं इमं श्रुत्वा श्रेष्ठि परिजनैः सह ।
प्राप्नोति मधुरं सत्यं फलं प्रथमके क्षणे ॥ १०१ ॥

siṃhanādaṃ imaṃ śrutvā śreṣṭhi parijanaiḥ saha |
prāpnoti madhuraṃ satyaṃ phalaṃ prathamake kṣaṇe || 101 ||

The merchant, with his people, hearing that lion’s roar, immediately won the salutary and true fruition. (101)
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 (19.101). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Simhanada, Idam, Shreshthin, Parijana, Saha, Pra, Madhuram, Madhura, Satyam, Satya, Phala, Prathamaka, Kshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 19.101). 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: “siṃhanādaṃ imaṃ śrutvā śreṣṭhi parijanaiḥ saha ”
siṃhanādam -
siṃhanāda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
imam -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
śrutvā -
√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śru]
śreṣṭhi -
śreṣṭhin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śreṣṭhin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
parijanaiḥ -
parijana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
saha -
saha (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

saha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sah (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Line 2: “prāpnoti madhuraṃ satyaṃ phalaṃ prathamake kṣaṇe ”
prā -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]

prā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
āpnoti -
√āp (verb class 5)

[present active third single]
madhuram -
madhuram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

madhura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

madhura (noun, neuter)

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

madhurā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
satyam -
satyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

satya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

satya (noun, neuter)

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

satyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
phalam -
phala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

phala (noun, neuter)

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

phalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prathamake -
prathamaka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

prathamaka (noun, neuter)

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

prathamakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kṣaṇe -
kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.101

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019