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 37.19

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तुवं नो ज्ञाती पुरिमासु जातिषु त्वं कौशिका मत्सरिपापधर्मः ।
तुह्यानुकंपाय इहागता स्म मा पापधर्मो निरथं व्रजेसि ॥ १९ ॥

tuvaṃ no jñātī purimāsu jātiṣu tvaṃ kauśikā matsaripāpadharmaḥ |
tuhyānukaṃpāya ihāgatā sma mā pāpadharmo nirathaṃ vrajesi || 19 ||

In our former lives, you were our kinsman, but now you are a sinful miser. We are come hither out of compassion for you, to prevent you from passing in sin to hell. (19)
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 (37.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asmad, Jnati, Purima, Asu, Jati, Tva, Yushmad, Kaushika, Matsarin, Matsari, Papadharma, Anukampa, Ihagata, Sma, Nih, Tha, Vraja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 37.19). 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: “tuvaṃ no jñātī purimāsu jātiṣu tvaṃ kauśikā matsaripāpadharmaḥ ”
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
vam -
va (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

va (noun, neuter)

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

vā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ve (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
no* -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
jñātī -
jñāti (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
purimā -
purima (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

purima (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

asu (noun, neuter)

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

asū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

asū (noun, neuter)

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

asū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
jātiṣu -
jāti (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
kauśikā* -
kauśika (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kauśikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
matsari -
matsarin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

matsarin (noun, neuter)

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

matsarī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

matsarī (noun, feminine)

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

matsarī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pāpadharmaḥ -
pāpadharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tuhyānukaṃpāya ihāgatā sma mā pāpadharmo nirathaṃ vrajesi ”
tuhyā -
√tuh -> tuhya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tuh]
anukampāya -
anukampa (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

anukampa (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
ihāgatā -
ihāgatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sma -
sma (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sman (noun, masculine)

[compound]
mā -
mā (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
pāpadharmo* -
pāpadharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nir -
niḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

niḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
tham -
tha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vraje -
vraja (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vraja (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
si -
si (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 37.19

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019