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 27.1

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वाराणस्याम् अभूद् राजा ब्रह्मदत्तो प्रतापवान् ।
तस्य राज्ञो अभूत् पुत्रा सकुना त्रीणि पण्डिताः ॥ १ ॥

vārāṇasyām abhūd rājā brahmadatto pratāpavān |
tasya rājño abhūt putrā sakunā trīṇi paṇḍitāḥ || 1 ||

In Benares there was a glorious king, Brahmadatta. This king had three sons who were clever birds. (1)
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 (27.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varanasi, Raja, Pratapavat, Tad, Putra, Nri, Pandita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 27.1). 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: “vārāṇasyām abhūd rājā brahmadatto pratāpavān ”
vārāṇasyām -
vārāṇasī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
abhūd -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[aorist active third single]
rājā* -
rāja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
brahmadatto -
pratāpavān -
pratāpavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tasya rājño abhūt putrā sakunā trīṇi paṇḍitāḥ ”
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
rājño -
abhūt -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[aorist active third single]
putrā -
putrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ku -
ku (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

ku (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
nā -
nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse trīṇi*pa
paṇḍitāḥ -
paṇḍita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

paṇḍitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]

√paṇḍ -> paṇḍitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 27.1

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019