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 51.38

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एवं नन्दाहि त्वं राज सह सर्वेहि ज्ञातिहि ।
यथा वयम् अद्य नन्दाम समग्रा पतिना सह ॥ ३८ ॥

evaṃ nandāhi tvaṃ rāja saha sarvehi jñātihi |
yathā vayam adya nandāma samagrā patinā saha || 38 ||

Joy, then, to you, O king, and to all your folk, as joy is ours this day in common with our lord. (38)
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 (51.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Nanda, Ahi, Tva, Yushmad, Raja, Saha, Saru, Sarva, Yatha, Vaya, Asmad, Adya, Samagra, Pati, Patin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 51.38). 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: “evaṃ nandāhi tvaṃ rāja saha sarvehi jñātihi ”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nandā -
nanda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nanda (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nandā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√nand (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ahi -
ahi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ahī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

ahī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

rājan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√rāj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
saha -
saha (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

saha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sah (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
sarve -
saru (noun, masculine)

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

saru (noun, neuter)

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

saru (noun, feminine)

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

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]
ehi -
ehi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
jñāti -
jñāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
Line 2: “yathā vayam adya nandāma samagrā patinā saha ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vayam -
vaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative dual]
adya -
adya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

adya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nandāma -
√nand (verb class 1)

[imperative active first plural]
samagrā -
samagrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
patinā -
pati (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

patī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

patin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

patin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
saha -
saha (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

saha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sah (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 51.38

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019