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 35.91

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सुखिता इमे नरमरू द्रक्ष्यन्ते गणवरस्य मध्यगतं ।
अमृतं प्रतिभजमानं अहन् तु जीर्णो ति रोदामि ॥ ९१ ॥

sukhitā ime naramarū drakṣyante gaṇavarasya madhyagataṃ |
amṛtaṃ pratibhajamānaṃ ahan tu jīrṇo ti rodāmi || 91 ||

“These fortunate men and devas will see the ambrosia shared among the noble throng. But I am old and therefore I weep. (91)
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 (35.91). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sukhita, Iyam, Idam, Nara, Aru, Drakshyat, Tad, Yushmad, Ganavara, Madhyagata, Amrita, Pratibha, Jama, Asmad, Roda, Amin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 35.91). 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: “sukhitā ime naramarū drakṣyante gaṇavarasya madhyagataṃ ”
sukhitā* -
sukhita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sukhitā (noun, feminine)

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

√sukh -> sukhita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sukh class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sukh class 10 verb]

√sukh -> sukhitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sukh class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sukh class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √sukh class 10 verb]
ime -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
naram -
nara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nara (noun, neuter)

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

narā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
arū -
aru (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
drakṣyan -
√dṛś -> drakṣyat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
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]
gaṇavarasya -
gaṇavara (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
madhyagatam -
madhyagata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

madhyagata (noun, neuter)

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

madhyagatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “amṛtaṃ pratibhajamānaṃ ahan tu jīrṇo ti rodāmi ”
amṛtam -
amṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

amṛta (noun, neuter)

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

amṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pratibha -
pratibha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pratibha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jamān -
jama (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ahan -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]

√han (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
jīrṇo -
Cannot analyse ti*ro
rodā -
roda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ami -
amin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

amin (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 35.91

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019