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 67.97

किं दानि अहं करोमि कस्य वा गरहाम्य् अहं ।
उत्त्रासयति मान् दृष्ट्वा समुद्रे राज्ञसो यथा ॥ ९७ ॥

kiṃ dāni ahaṃ karomi kasya vā garahāmy ahaṃ |
uttrāsayati mān dṛṣṭvā samudre rājñaso yathā || 97 ||

“Now what am I to do, or why should I be blamed? He frightens me when he looks at me, as though he were a demon of the sea. (97)

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

Kim, Danin, Dani, Aha, Asmad, Kah, Uttrasa, Yat, Yati, Samudra, Ajna, Sah, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 67.97). 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: “kiṃ dāni ahaṃ karomi kasya garahāmy ahaṃ
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dāni -
  • dānin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dānin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    dānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    dānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • karomi -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active first single]
  • kasya -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vā* -
  • Cannot analyse garahāmy*ah
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “uttrāsayati mān dṛṣṭvā samudre rājñaso yathā
  • uttrāsa -
  • uttrāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yati -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • mān -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • samudre -
  • samudra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samudra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samudrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ajña -
  • ajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ajña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • so* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 67.97

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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