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 37.14

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सरस्वतीं सो जुहोति चाहुतां गमये अपि ।
यो अतिथिस्मिं आसीने दत्त्वा भुंजति भोजनं ॥ १४ ॥

sarasvatīṃ so juhoti cāhutāṃ gamaye api |
yo atithismiṃ āsīne dattvā bhuṃjati bhojanaṃ || 14 ||

As one who sacrifices to the Sarasvati and to deep Gaya is he who, when a guest is seated with him, only eats his food after sharing it. (14)
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 (37.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarasvati, Sah, Ahuta, Gami, Api, Asina, Dattva, Bhojana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 37.14). 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: “sarasvatīṃ so juhoti cāhutāṃ gamaye api ”
sarasvatīm -
sarasvatī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
so* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
juhoti -
juhoti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

√hu (verb class 3)

[present active third single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ahutām -
ahutā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
gamaye -
gami (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

√gam (verb class 0)

[present middle first single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “yo atithismiṃ āsīne dattvā bhuṃjati bhojanaṃ ”
yo -
yu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
Cannot analyse atithismim*ās
āsīne -
āsīna (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

āsīna (noun, neuter)

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

āsīnā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable]

√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dā]

√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dā]

√dad -> dattvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dad]
Cannot analyse bhuñjati*bh
bhojanam -
bhojana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhojana (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 37.14

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019