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 24.14

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अहं तेन समयेन नागराजा महर्द्धिको ।
अतुलो नाम नामेन उत्सदकुशलसंचयो ॥ १४ ॥

ahaṃ tena samayena nāgarājā maharddhiko |
atulo nāma nāmena utsadakuśalasaṃcayo || 14 ||

At that time I was a Naga king, named Atula, enjoying great prosperity and possessing an outstanding store of merit. (14)
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 (24.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aha, Asmad, Tad, Tena, Samaya, Nagaraja, Maharddhi, Atula, Naman, Nami, Ina, Utsada, Kushala, Sanca,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 24.14). 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: “ahaṃ tena samayena nāgarājā maharddhiko ”
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
samayena -
samaya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
nāgarājā* -
nāgarāja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
maharddhi -
maharddhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

maharddhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

maharddhi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ko -
ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “atulo nāma nāmena utsadakuśalasaṃcayo ”
atulo* -
atula (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
nāme -
nāman (noun, neuter)

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

nāmi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ina* -
ina (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

utsada (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kuśala (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
yo -
yu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 24.14

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019