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 27.4

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कौशिकं ताव पृच्छामि शकुन्त भद्रम् अस्तु ते ।
राज्यं प्रशासमानस्य किं कृत्यं पुत्र मन्यसे ॥ ४ ॥

kauśikaṃ tāva pṛcchāmi śakunta bhadram astu te |
rājyaṃ praśāsamānasya kiṃ kṛtyaṃ putra manyase || 4 ||

“I’ll begin by asking the owl. ‘Greetings to you, bird. What, my son, do you consider is the duty of one who rules a kingdom?’” (4)
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 (27.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kaushika, Shakunta, Bhadram, Bhadra, Astu, Tad, Yushmad, Rajya, Prasha, Asamana, Kim, Krityam, Kritya, Kriti, Putra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 27.4). 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: “kauśikaṃ tāva pṛcchāmi śakunta bhadram astu te ”
kauśikam -
kauśika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kauśika (noun, neuter)

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

kauśikā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tāva -
pṛcchāmi -
√praś (verb class 6)

[present active first single]
śakunta -
śakunta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhadram -
bhadram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhadra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhadra (noun, neuter)

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

bhadrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
astu -
astu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

astu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astu (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[imperative active third single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “rājyaṃ praśāsamānasya kiṃ kṛtyaṃ putra manyase ”
rājyam -
rājya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rājya (noun, neuter)

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

rājyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
praśā -
praśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

praśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
asamānasya -
asamāna (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

asamāna (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kṛtyam -
kṛtyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṛtya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛtya (noun, neuter)

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

kṛtyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

kṛtī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
putra -
putra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

putra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
manyase -
√man (verb class 4)

[present middle second single], [present passive second single]

√man (verb class 8)

[present passive second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 27.4

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019