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 46.16

प्रव्याहृतं हि ताये सुधनुर् नामेन पृष्ठतो मह्यं ।
यदि एष्यति लुब्धकपुत्रा दास्याथ इमं अभिज्ञानं ॥ १६ ॥

pravyāhṛtaṃ hi tāye sudhanur nāmena pṛṣṭhato mahyaṃ |
yadi eṣyati lubdhakaputrā dāsyātha imaṃ abhijñānaṃ || 16 ||

“She forewarned us, saying, ‘If a man, named Sudhanu, should come after me, O hunters, give him this token. (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 (46.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pravyahrita, Taya, Sudhanus, Sudhanu, Naman, Nami, Ina, Prishthatah, Mahya, Asmad, Yadi, Yad, Eshyat, Lubdhaka, Putra, Dasya, Idam, Abhijnana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 46.16). 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: “pravyāhṛtaṃ hi tāye sudhanur nāmena pṛṣṭhato mahyaṃ
  • pravyāhṛtam -
  • pravyāhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pravyāhṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pravyāhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tāye -
  • tāya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tāy (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • sudhanur -
  • sudhanus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sudhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sudhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāme -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nāmi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ina -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pṛṣṭhato* -
  • pṛṣṭhataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mahyam -
  • mahya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “yadi eṣyati lubdhakaputrā dāsyātha imaṃ abhijñānaṃ
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • eṣyati -
  • eṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    i -> eṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> eṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [future active third single]
  • lubdhaka -
  • lubdhaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putrā* -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dāsyāt -
  • dāsya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    das -> dāsya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √das]
    das -> dāsya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √das]
    das -> dāsya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √das]
    das -> dāsya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √das]
  • ha*i -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • abhijñānam -
  • abhijñāna (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 46.16

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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