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 44.23

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इमं तात निशामेहि शिल्पको यथ भाषति ।
कर्मारपुत्रो निपुणो कुशलो सूचिकारको ॥ २३ ॥

imaṃ tāta niśāmehi śilpako yatha bhāṣati |
karmāraputro nipuṇo kuśalo sūcikārako || 23 ||

Listen, father, to what this skilled man is saying. He is a smith’s son, an adroit and clever maker of needles. (23)
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 (44.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Tata, Nishama, Yat, Yad, Han, Bha, Karmara, Putra, Sucika, Ara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 44.23). 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: “imaṃ tāta niśāmehi śilpako yatha bhāṣati ”
imam -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
tāta -
tāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
niśāme -
niśāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
śilpako -
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ha -
ha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

han (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bhā -
bha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
aṣati -
√aṣ (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “karmāraputro nipuṇo kuśalo sūcikārako ”
karmāra -
karmāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
putro* -
putra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nipuṇo -
kuśalo -
sūcikā -
sūcika (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sūcikā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ṛ (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√ṛ (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√ṛ (verb class 5)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
ko -
ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 44.23

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019