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 67.38

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इमां भद्र रमापेहि ब्राह्मण यावद् इच्छसि ।
आस्तृतस्मिं शयने भोहि सा तव स्या वशानुगा ॥ ३८ ॥

imāṃ bhadra ramāpehi brāhmaṇa yāvad icchasi |
āstṛtasmiṃ śayane bhohi sā tava syā vaśānugā || 38 ||

“Take your joy with her, good brahman, as much as you wish. Spread your couch and lie on it, she will be at your service.” (38)
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 (67.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iyam, Idam, Bhadra, Rama, Apa, Brahmana, Yavat, Shayana, Bha, Bhu, Yushmad, Vashanuga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 67.38). 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: “imāṃ bhadra ramāpehi brāhmaṇa yāvad icchasi ”
imām -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[accusative single]
bhadra -
bhadra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhadra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ramā -
rama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ramā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√ram (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ape -
apa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ap (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

apa (Preverb)

[Preverb]

apā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yāvad -
yāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yāvat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
icchasi -
√iṣ (verb class 6)

[present active second single]
Line 2: “āstṛtasmiṃ śayane bhohi sā tava syā vaśānugā ”
Cannot analyse āstṛtasmim*śa
śayane -
śayana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śayana (noun, neuter)

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

śayanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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]
uhi -
√u (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
syā* -
si (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active second single]
vaśānugā -
vaśānugā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 67.38

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019