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 66.9

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भद्रिका खु अयं कुब्जा या राजानं प्रशंसति ।
काशिकानि ते वस्त्राणि ददामि चतुरो अहं ॥ ९ ॥

bhadrikā khu ayaṃ kubjā yā rājānaṃ praśaṃsati |
kāśikāni te vastrāṇi dadāmi caturo ahaṃ || 9 ||

’Tis a good hunchbacked dame who praises the king. I will give you four garments of Benares cloth. (9)
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 (66.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhadrika, Aya, Idam, Kubja, Rajan, Rajana, Prashamsat, Kashika, Ani, Tad, Yushmad, Vastra, Aha, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 66.9). 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: “bhadrikā khu ayaṃ kubjā yā rājānaṃ praśaṃsati ”
bhadrikā -
bhadrikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse khu*ay
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kubjā* -
kubja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kubjā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yā* -
yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
rājānam -
rājāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rājāna (noun, neuter)

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

rājan (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
praśaṃsati -
praśaṃsat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

praśaṃsat (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

praśaṃsat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
Line 2: “kāśikāni te vastrāṇi dadāmi caturo ahaṃ ”
kāśikā -
kāśika (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāśikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ani -
ani (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
vastrāṇi -
vastra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dadāmi -
√dā (verb class 1)

[present active first single]

√dā (verb class 3)

[present active first single]

√dad (verb class 1)

[present active first single]
caturo -
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 66.9

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019