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 64.401

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श्रेष्ठिकुलेषु आढ्येषु स्फीतेतु चोपपद्यति ।
अतिदानपतिः शूरो मुक्तात्यागो अमत्सरी ॥ ४०१ ॥

śreṣṭhikuleṣu āḍhyeṣu sphītetu copapadyati |
atidānapatiḥ śūro muktātyāgo amatsarī || 401 ||

He is reborn in wealthy and prosperous merchants’ families. He becomes most charitable, brave, freely generous, and not miserly. (401)
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 (64.401). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shreshthin, Kula, Adhya, Sphita, Sphiti, Padi, Padya, Pad, Ati, Atidana, Pati, Shura, Mukta, Amatsarin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.401). 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: “śreṣṭhikuleṣu āḍhyeṣu sphītetu copapadyati ”
śreṣṭhi -
śreṣṭhin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śreṣṭhin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kuleṣu -
kula (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

kula (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
āḍhyeṣu -
āḍhya (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

āḍhya (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
sphīte -
sphīta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sphīta (noun, neuter)

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

sphītā (noun, feminine)

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

sphīti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√sphā -> sphīta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sphā class 1 verb]

√sphā -> sphīta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √sphā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sphā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sphā class 1 verb], [locative single from √sphā class 1 verb]

√sphā -> sphītā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √sphā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sphā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sphā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sphā class 1 verb]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
copa -
√cup (verb class 1)

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

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

padya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

padya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√pad -> padya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pad]

√pad -> padya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pad]

pad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ati (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “atidānapatiḥ śūro muktātyāgo amatsarī ”
atidāna -
atidāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
patiḥ -
pati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

pati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śūro* -
śūra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
muktāt -
mukta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

mukta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √muc class 1 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √muc class 1 verb]

√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √muj class 1 verb]

√muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √muj class 1 verb]
yāgo -
amatsarī -
amatsarin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.401

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019