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 53.53

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स्यामे थ पश्य दानिं काशिवर्धन सत्यप्रतिज्ञो भवेसि ।
तं मे गुरूसु पारिचर्याये जनाधिप भविष्यति ॥ ५३ ॥

syāme tha paśya dāniṃ kāśivardhana satyapratijño bhavesi |
taṃ me gurūsu pāricaryāye janādhipa bhaviṣyati || 53 ||

“Then do you, who bring prosperity to Kashi, take heed that you have made a promise to Shyama. By that promise you will see to the care of my venerable parents. (53)
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 (53.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Syama, Tha, Pashya, Kashivardhana, Satyapratijna, Bhava, Bhu, Tap, Asmad, Guru, Pari, Janadhipa, Bhavishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 53.53). 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: “syāme tha paśya dāniṃ kāśivardhana satyapratijño bhavesi ”
syāme -
syāma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

syāma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
tha -
tha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paśya -
paśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

paśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
dān -
da (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
im -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
kāśivardhana -
kāśivardhana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
satyapratijño* -
satyapratijña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhave -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhava (noun, neuter)

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

bhu (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

bhavā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]
Line 2: “taṃ me gurūsu pāricaryāye janādhipa bhaviṣyati ”
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

tap (noun, masculine)

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

tap (noun, neuter)

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

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
gurū -
gurū (noun, masculine)

[compound]

gurū (noun, feminine)

[compound]

guru (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
su -
sū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sū (noun, neuter)

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

sū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

so (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pāri -
pārī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
caryāye -
janādhipa -
janādhipa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhaviṣyati -
bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.53

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019