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 40.12

सरवाकारवरोपेतं गिरिं वा स्वयम् आगतं ।
एतादृशं पतिम् इच्छे मूर्ध्नेनापि प्रतीच्छितं ॥ १२ ॥

saravākāravaropetaṃ giriṃ vā svayam āgataṃ |
etādṛśaṃ patim icche mūrdhnenāpi pratīcchitaṃ || 12 ||

“I would choose for mate one like you endowed with all sterling qualities and independent as a mountain. I bow before you and accept you.” (12)

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 (40.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarava, Akara, Vara, Upeta, Giri, Svayam, Agata, Etadrish, Etadrisha, Pati, Iccha, Murdhan, Ina, Api, Prati, Icchita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 40.12). 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: “saravākāravaropetaṃ giriṃ svayam āgataṃ
  • saravā -
  • sarava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akāra -
  • akāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varo -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • upetam -
  • upeta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upeta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upetā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • girim -
  • giri (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    giri (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āgatam -
  • āgata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āgata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āgatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second dual]
  • Line 2: “etādṛśaṃ patim icche mūrdhnenāpi pratīcchitaṃ
  • etādṛśam -
  • etādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    etādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    etādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • patim -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • icche -
  • icchā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • mūrdhne -
  • mūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
  • inā -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    inā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pratī -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • icchitam -
  • icchita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    icchita (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 40.12

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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