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 64.433

गन्धेहि अथ स्पर्शेहि न जातु स च ह्रीयति ।
स्मृतिमां संप्रजानश् च भोति पूजेत्व नायकं ॥ ४३३ ॥

gandhehi atha sparśehi na jātu sa ca hrīyati |
smṛtimāṃ saṃprajānaś ca bhoti pūjetva nāyakaṃ || 433 ||

Neither is he carried away by smell and touch, but becomes mindful and thoughtful, if he has worshipped the Guide. (433)

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

Gandha, Gandhi, Atha, Sparsha, Sparshi, Jatu, Iyat, Smriti, Praja, Bha, Bhu, Nayaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.433). 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: “gandhehi atha sparśehi na jātu sa ca hrīyati
  • gandhe -
  • gandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    gandha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gandhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gandhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    gandhi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sparśe -
  • sparśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    sparśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sparśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sparśi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sparśi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jātu -
  • jātu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    jātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jātū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jātū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    jātū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hrī -
  • hrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • iyati -
  • iyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    iyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “smṛtimāṃ saṃprajānaś ca bhoti pūjetva nāyakaṃ
  • smṛtim -
  • smṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ām -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prajān -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bho -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ūti -
  • ūti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ūti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pūjet -
  • pūj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāyakam -
  • nāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāyaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.433

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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