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 67.24

कासनो मूर्छितो चाहं मूर्छियामि मुहुर् मुहुः ।
ओमूत्रेमि स्वकां शय्यां एषा मे उत्थपेष्यति ॥ २४ ॥

kāsano mūrchito cāhaṃ mūrchiyāmi muhur muhuḥ |
omūtremi svakāṃ śayyāṃ eṣā me utthapeṣyati || 24 ||

“I am faint from coughing; repeatedly I swoon, and I wet my bed. But she will help me on to my feet. (24)

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

Kasat, Aha, Asmad, Yami, Yamin, Svaka, Shayya, Esha, Uttha, Peshyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 67.24). 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: “kāsano mūrchito cāhaṃ mūrchiyāmi muhur muhuḥ
  • kāsan -
  • kās -> kāsat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kās class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kās class 1 verb]
  • o* -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • mūrchito -
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • mūr -
  • chi -
  • chi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yāmi -
  • yāmī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yāmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāmin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāmin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • Cannot analyse muhurmuhuḥ
  • Line 2: “omūtremi svakāṃ śayyāṃ eṣā me utthapeṣyati
  • Cannot analyse omūtremi*sv
  • svakām -
  • svakā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śayyām -
  • śayyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • eṣā -
  • eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • uttha -
  • uttha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uttha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • peṣyati -
  • pi -> peṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pi class 6 verb]
    pi -> peṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √pi class 6 verb]
    pi -> peṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pi class 1 verb], [locative single from √pi class 2 verb], [locative single from √pi class 3 verb]
    pi -> peṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √pi class 1 verb], [locative single from √pi class 2 verb], [locative single from √pi class 3 verb]
    -> peṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb], [locative single from √ class 2 verb], [locative single from √ class 3 verb], [locative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> peṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb], [locative single from √ class 2 verb], [locative single from √ class 3 verb], [locative single from √ class 4 verb]
    pi (verb class 6)
    [future active third single]
    pi (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
    pi (verb class 2)
    [future active third single]
    pi (verb class 3)
    [future active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [future active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 67.24

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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