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 30.22

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पितुः सा वचनं श्रुत्वा ब्राह्मणानाम् अनूनकां ।
विंशत्सहस्रां भोजेति सर्वकामेहि मालिनी ॥ २२ ॥

pituḥ sā vacanaṃ śrutvā brāhmaṇānām anūnakāṃ |
viṃśatsahasrāṃ bhojeti sarvakāmehi mālinī || 22 ||

Obeying her father’s command, Malini ministered to all the needs of twenty-thousand brahmans. (22)
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 (30.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pitri, Pitu, Vacana, Brahmana, Anunaka, Sahasra, Bhoj, Bhoja, Iti, Sarvakama, Mali, Malin, Malini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 30.22). 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: “pituḥ sā vacanaṃ śrutvā brāhmaṇānām anūnakāṃ ”
pituḥ -
pitṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

pitu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sā* -
so (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
vacanam -
vacana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vacana (noun, neuter)

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

vacanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śrutvā -
√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śru]
brāhmaṇānām -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
anūnakām -
anūnakā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “viṃśatsahasrāṃ bhojeti sarvakāmehi mālinī ”
viṃśat -
viṃśati (noun, feminine)

[compound]
sahasrā -
sahasra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sahasra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
bhoje -
bhoja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

bhoja (noun, neuter)

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

bhoj (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

bhoj (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

bhojā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
sarvakāme -
sarvakāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

sarvakāma (noun, neuter)

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

sarvakāmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
mālinī -
mālinī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

māli (noun, neuter)

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

mālin (noun, neuter)

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

mālī (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 30.22

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019