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 67.41

हसन्ती मे रमापेहि वरन् ते रामितो अहं ।
एहि भद्रे रमापेहि वरं ते रामितो अहं ॥ ४१ ॥

hasantī me ramāpehi varan te rāmito ahaṃ |
ehi bhadre ramāpehi varaṃ te rāmito ahaṃ || 41 ||

“Gratify me smilingly; for if I am gratified it will mean a boon for you. Come, lady, gratify me; for if I am gratified it will mean a boon for you. (41)

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

Hasanti, Hasat, Asmad, Rama, Apa, Varam, Varat, Tad, Yushmad, Aha, Bhadra, Vara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 67.41). 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: “hasantī me ramāpehi varan te rāmito ahaṃ
  • hasantī -
  • hasantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    hasat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    has -> hasat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √has class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √has class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √has class 1 verb]
    has -> hasantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √has class 1 verb]
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • varan -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vṛ -> varat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 1 verb]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • rāmito -
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ehi bhadre ramāpehi varaṃ te rāmito ahaṃ
  • ehi -
  • ehi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhadre -
  • bhadra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhadra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhadrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • 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]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • rāmito -
  • 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 67.41

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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