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 40.11

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अनुपूर्वसुजातस्कन्धो सिंहो पर्वतगोचरो हमस्मि ।
मृगसंघा त्रसन्ति सर्वे त्वं भद्रे मम भर्तारं वरेहि ॥ ११ ॥

anupūrvasujātaskandho siṃho parvatagocaro hamasmi |
mṛgasaṃghā trasanti sarve tvaṃ bhadre mama bhartāraṃ varehi || 11 ||

“I am a lion with regular well-formed shoulders, and I range the mountains at will. All herds of beasts stand in awe of me. So, lady, choose me for mate.” (11)
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 (40.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anupurva, Sujata, Parvata, Gocara, Ham, Mriga, Trasat, Trasanti, Sarva, Tva, Yushmad, Bhadra, Asmad, Bhartri, Vara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 40.11). 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: “anupūrvasujātaskandho siṃho parvatagocaro hamasmi ”
anupūrva -
anupūrva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anupūrva (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sujāta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
skandho -
siṃho -
parvata -
parvata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

parvata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√parv (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural]
gocaro* -
gocara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ham -
ham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

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

hā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

han (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
asmi -
√as (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
Line 2: “mṛgasaṃghā trasanti sarve tvaṃ bhadre mama bhartāraṃ varehi ”
mṛga -
mṛga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṅghā -
trasanti -
√tras -> trasat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √tras class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tras class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tras class 1 verb]

√tras -> trasantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √tras class 1 verb]

√tras (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
sarve -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

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

sarvā (noun, feminine)

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

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
bhadre -
bhadra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhadra (noun, neuter)

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

bhadrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
bhartāram -
bhartṛ (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
vare -
vara (noun, masculine)

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

vara (noun, neuter)

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

varā (noun, feminine)

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

√vṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 40.11

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019