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 34.48

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अनुरूपा त्वं प्रमदा प्रवरा माता स चैव पुरुषप्रवरो ।
पुत्रो प्रहीनवनथो विरजो किं हायते तव नरेन्द्रवधू ॥ ४८ ॥

anurūpā tvaṃ pramadā pravarā mātā sa caiva puruṣapravaro |
putro prahīnavanatho virajo kiṃ hāyate tava narendravadhū || 48 ||

“You are a worthy woman, supreme among women. And your son will be the Pre-eminent of Men, who has abandoned lust and is rid of passion. What more can you want, O queen?” (48)
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 (34.48). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anurupa, Tva, Yushmad, Pramad, Pramada, Pravara, Matri, Mata, Purusha, Prava, Prahi, Kim, Hayati, Narendra, Vadhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 34.48). 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: “anurūpā tvaṃ pramadā pravarā mātā sa caiva puruṣapravaro ”
anurūpā -
anurūpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
pramadā -
pramad (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

pramadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pravarā* -
pravara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

pravarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mātā -
mātṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

mātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

mātṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 4)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
puruṣa -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

puruṣa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

prava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ro -
ru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “putro prahīnavanatho virajo kiṃ hāyate tava narendravadhū ”
putro -
prahīn -
prahi (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
avanat -
√van (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
ho* -
ha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
virajo -
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
hāyate -
hāyati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√hā (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
narendra -
narendra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vadhū -
vadhū (noun, feminine)

[compound]

vadhu (noun, feminine)

[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 34.48

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019