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 64.81

संघाटीपटं पात्रं च चीवरस्य वर्णता तथा ।
यथा मे दृष्टा नाथानां तथा च लोकहिता तव ॥ ८१ ॥

saṃghāṭīpaṭaṃ pātraṃ ca cīvarasya varṇatā tathā |
yathā me dṛṣṭā nāthānāṃ tathā ca lokahitā tava || 81 ||

“Exactly like the robe, the cloak, the bowl, and the colour of the upper robe which I saw those saviours had, are thine, O Saviour of the world. (81)

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 (64.81). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sanghati, Pata, Patra, Civara, Varnata, Tatha, Yatha, Asmad, Drishta, Natha, Lokahita, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.81). 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: “saṃghāṭīpaṭaṃ pātraṃ ca cīvarasya varṇatā tathā
  • saṅghāṭī -
  • saṅghāṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    saṅghāṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • paṭam -
  • paṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pātram -
  • pātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cīvarasya -
  • cīvara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    cīvara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • varṇatā -
  • varṇatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yathā me dṛṣṭā nāthānāṃ tathā ca lokahitā tava
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • dṛṣṭā* -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • nāthānām -
  • nātha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nātha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lokahitā -
  • lokahitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.81

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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