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 29.33

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एम्ऽ एव ग्रामे निगमेषु वा पुनः महाजनो भवति यहिं स आगतो ।
सपुत्रदारा पुरुषस्त्रियो च कल्याणकार्येषु समानच्छन्दा ॥ ३३ ॥

em' eva grāme nigameṣu vā punaḥ mahājano bhavati yahiṃ sa āgato |
saputradārā puruṣastriyo ca kalyāṇakāryeṣu samānacchandā || 33 ||

In the same way, wherever the Exalted One comes, to village or to town, the multitude flock together, children and wives, men and women, bent on lovely deeds. (33)
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 (29.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eva, Grama, Nigama, Puna, Mahajana, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Ahi, Saputradara, Purusha, Tri, Kalyanakari, Kalyanakarin, Idam, Samana, Ccha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 29.33). 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: “em' eva grāme nigameṣu vā punaḥ mahājano bhavati yahiṃ sa āgato ”
Cannot analyse em'*ev
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
grāme -
grāma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

grāma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
nigameṣu -
nigama (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

nigama (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
mahājano* -
mahājana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
ya -
i (noun, masculine)

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

ī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
ahim -
ahi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
sa* -
Cannot analyse āgato
Line 2: “saputradārā puruṣastriyo ca kalyāṇakāryeṣu samānacchandā ”
saputradārā -
saputradārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
puruṣas -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tri -
tṛ (noun, neuter)

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

tri (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
iyo -
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kalyāṇakārye -
kalyāṇakārī (noun, feminine)

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

kalyāṇakārin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

kalyāṇakārin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
eṣu -
e (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[locative plural]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[locative plural]
samāna -
samāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

samāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cchan -
ccha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ccha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dā -
dā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

dā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 29.33

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019