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 54.26

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अनवराग्रस्मिं संसारे यत्र मे उषितं पुरा ।
शिरिप्रभो अहं आसि मृगी आसि यशोधरा ।
आनन्दो लुब्धको आसि एवं धारयथ जातकं ॥ २६ ॥

anavarāgrasmiṃ saṃsāre yatra me uṣitaṃ purā |
śiriprabho ahaṃ āsi mṛgī āsi yaśodharā |
ānando lubdhako āsi evaṃ dhārayatha jātakaṃ || 26 ||

When of yore I lived in one of my lives which had no beginning or end (samsara), I was Shiriprabha, and Yashodhara the doe. Ananda was the hunter. Thus understand this Jataka. (26)
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 (54.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samsara, Samsari, Yatra, Asmad, Ushita, Pura, Pur, Shiri, Prabhu, Aha, Mrigi, Yashodhara, Ananda, Evam, Eva, Jataka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 54.26). 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: “anavarāgrasmiṃ saṃsāre yatra me uṣitaṃ purā ”
Cannot analyse anavarāgrasmim*sa
saṃsāre -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

saṃsāri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

saṃsāri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
yatra -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative 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]
uṣitam -
uṣita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uṣita (noun, neuter)

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

uṣitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vas -> uṣita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vas class 1 verb]

√vas -> uṣita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vas class 1 verb]

√vas -> uṣita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vas class 6 verb]

√vas -> uṣita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vas class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vas class 6 verb]
purā -
purā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “śiriprabho ahaṃ āsi mṛgī āsi yaśodharā ”
śiri -
śiri (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śirī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

śirī (noun, feminine)

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

śirī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
prabho -
prabhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

prabhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
āsi -
√ās (verb class 2)

[imperfect middle first single]
mṛgī -
mṛgī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
āsi -
√ās (verb class 2)

[imperfect middle first single]
yaśodharā -
yaśodharā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “ānando lubdhako āsi evaṃ dhārayatha jātakaṃ ”
ānando* -
ānanda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
lubdhako -
āsi -
√ās (verb class 2)

[imperfect middle first single]
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]
dhārayatha -
√dhṛ (verb class 0)

[present active second plural]
jātakam -
jātaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jātaka (noun, neuter)

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

jātakā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 54.26

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019