![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 21.76
संविद्यन्ते इमानि अस्माकं आसनप्रधानानि ।
आस्तां ताव भवन्तो अस्माकम् अनुग्रहार्थाय ॥ ७६ ॥
saṃvidyante imāni asmākaṃ āsanapradhānāni |
āstāṃ tāva bhavanto asmākam anugrahārthāya || 76 ||
“Here are our most honourable seats. Pray be seated at once, sirs, to give pleasure to us.” (76)
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 (21.76). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 21.76). 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: “saṃvidyante imāni asmākaṃ āsanapradhānāni ”
- saṃvidyante -
-
√saṃvid (verb class 2)[present passive third plural]
- imāni -
-
idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- asmākam -
-
asmāka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asmāka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmākā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive plural]
- āsana -
-
āsana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pradhānāni -
-
pradhāna (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “āstāṃ tāva bhavanto asmākam anugrahārthāya ”
- āstām -
-
√ās (verb class 2)[imperative middle third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third dual]
- tāva -
-
- bhavanto -
-
- asmākam -
-
asmāka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asmāka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmākā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive plural]
- anugrahā -
-
anugraha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- arthāya -
-
artha (noun, masculine)[dative single]artha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 21.76
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit