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 45.16

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पूर्वेनिवासं भगवान् पूर्वेजातिम् अनुस्मरन् ।
जातकम् इदम् आख्यासि शास्ता भिक्षुणम् अन्तिके ॥ १६ ॥

pūrvenivāsaṃ bhagavān pūrvejātim anusmaran |
jātakam idam ākhyāsi śāstā bhikṣuṇam antike || 16 ||

The Exalted One, the Master, calling to mind a former abode and a former life related this jataka to his monks. (16)
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 (45.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purva, Nivasa, Bhagavat, Jati, Anu, Smarat, Jataka, Idam, Akhya, Asi, Shasta, Bhikshu, Antike, Antika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 45.16). 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: “pūrvenivāsaṃ bhagavān pūrvejātim anusmaran ”
pūrve -
pūrva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

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

pūrvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
nivāsam -
nivāsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
bhagavān -
bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pūrve -
pūrva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

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

pūrvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
jātim -
jāti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
anu -
anu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anu (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

anu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (noun, neuter)

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

anu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
smaran -
√smṛ -> smarat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
Line 2: “jātakam idam ākhyāsi śāstā bhikṣuṇam antike ”
jātakam -
jātaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jātaka (noun, neuter)

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

jātakā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ākhyā -
ākhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ākhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ākhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asi -
asi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
śāstā* -
√śās -> śāsta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb]

√śās -> śāstā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śās class 2 verb]
bhikṣu -
bhikṣu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhikṣu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ṇam -
ṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
antike -
antike (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

antika (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

antika (noun, neuter)

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

antikā (noun, feminine)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 45.16

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019