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 67.94

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मातरम् अभिवादयित्वा कृत्वान च प्रदक्षिणं ।
ततो वीणां गृहीत्वान प्राक्रमे उत्तरामुखः ॥ ९४ ॥

mātaram abhivādayitvā kṛtvāna ca pradakṣiṇaṃ |
tato vīṇāṃ gṛhītvāna prākrame uttarāmukhaḥ || 94 ||

“After I have saluted my mother and respectfully taken leave of her I shall take my lute and set out for the north.” (94)
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 (67.94). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Matri, Matara, Abhi, Kritva, Kritvan, Ana, Pradakshinam, Pradakshina, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vina, Grihitva, Prak, Rama, Uttaramukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 67.94). 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: “mātaram abhivādayitvā kṛtvāna ca pradakṣiṇaṃ ”
mātaram -
mātara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mātara (noun, neuter)

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

mātṛ (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
abhi -
abhi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

abhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhi (noun, neuter)

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

abhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

abhī (noun, neuter)

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

abhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vādayitvā -
√vad -> vādayitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vad]
kṛtvā -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

kṛtvan (noun, neuter)

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

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]
ana -
ana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pradakṣiṇam -
pradakṣiṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pradakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pradakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)

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

pradakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “tato vīṇāṃ gṛhītvāna prākrame uttarāmukhaḥ ”
tato* -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
vīṇām -
vīṇā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
gṛhītvā -
gṛhītvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √grah]
ana -
ana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
prāk -
prāk (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
rame -
rama (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

rama (noun, neuter)

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

ramā (noun, feminine)

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

√ram (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
uttarāmukhaḥ -
uttarāmukha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 67.94

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019