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 53.46

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अभिवादनं पुनः पुन भणेसि त्वं मातरं च पितरं च ।
कालगतो वो पुत्रो सो च वो अभिवादनं आह ॥ ४६ ॥

abhivādanaṃ punaḥ puna bhaṇesi tvaṃ mātaraṃ ca pitaraṃ ca |
kālagato vo putro so ca vo abhivādanaṃ āha || 46 ||

“Greet my mother and my father once more for me, and say to them, ‘Your son is dead and has sent you this greeting. (46)
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 (53.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Abhivadana, Puna, Bhana, Tva, Yushmad, Matri, Matara, Pitri, Kalagata, Ahan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 53.46). 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: “abhivādanaṃ punaḥ puna bhaṇesi tvaṃ mātaraṃ ca pitaraṃ ca ”
abhivādanam -
abhivādana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
puna -
puna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

puna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhaṇe -
bhaṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhaṇa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
si -
si (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
mātaram -
mātara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mātara (noun, neuter)

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

mātṛ (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pitaram -
pitṛ (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “kālagato vo putro so ca vo abhivādanaṃ āha ”
kālagato* -
kālagata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vo -
putro -
so -
so (noun, feminine)

[compound]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vo -
abhivādanam -
abhivādana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
āha -
āhan (noun, neuter)

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

√ah (verb class 5)

[perfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.46

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019