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 67.36

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आमन्त्रेमि च गच्छामि दत्त्वा राजानुतप्यसि ।
यो मे स्त्रीभिः प्रवारेत्वा मिथ्याकरोषि याचनां ॥ ३६ ॥

āmantremi ca gacchāmi dattvā rājānutapyasi |
yo me strībhiḥ pravāretvā mithyākaroṣi yācanāṃ || 36 ||

“I’ll go and tell people that you are a king who makes offers and then repents of them, a king who offered me the choice of a woman and then broke his promise.” (36)
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 (67.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Amantri, Amantra, Dattva, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Nud, Api, Apya, Asi, Yah, Asmad, Stri, Pravara, Itvan, Mithya, Yacana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 67.36). 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: “āmantremi ca gacchāmi dattvā rājānutapyasi ”
ā -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
amantre -
amantṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [dative single]

amantṛ (noun, neuter)

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

amantra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

amantra (noun, neuter)

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

amantrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
emi -
√i (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gacchāmi -
√gam (verb class 1)

[present active first single]
dattvā -
dattvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dā]

√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dā]

√dad -> dattvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dad]
rājā -
rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

rājan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

rāj (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rāj (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
nut -
nud (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

nud (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

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

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
asi -
asi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
Line 2: “yo me strībhiḥ pravāretvā mithyākaroṣi yācanāṃ ”
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
strībhiḥ -
strī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]
pravāre -
pravāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
itvā -
√i -> itvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

itvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mithyā -
mithyā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
karoṣi -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present active second single]
yācanām -
yācanā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 67.36

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019