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 67.137

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को नु वेणो वा पाणो वा अथ वा पुनर् पुक्कसो ।
किस्य राजकुले जातो किं स्य कुर्वन्ततो मुखं ॥ १३७ ॥

ko nu veṇo vā pāṇo vā atha vā punar pukkaso |
kisya rājakule jāto kiṃ sya kurvantato mukhaṃ || 137 ||

“Is he a musician, or trader, or a pukkasa? In what royal court was he born? What is his especial skill?” (137)
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 (67.137). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Vena, Pana, Var, Atha, Punar, Rajakula, Jatu, Kim, Sya, Kurvat, Kurva, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Mukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 67.137). 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: “ko nu veṇo vā pāṇo vā atha vā punar pukkaso ”
ko* -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nu -
nu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

nu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nau (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
veṇo* -
veṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
pāṇo* -
pāṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

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

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
punar -
punar (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

punar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Cannot analyse pukkaso
Line 2: “kisya rājakule jāto kiṃ sya kurvantato mukhaṃ ”
Cannot analyse kisya*rā
rājakule -
rājakula (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
jāto -
jātu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

jātu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
sya -
sya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sā (verb class 4)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

kurva (noun, neuter)

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

kurvat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
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]
mukham -
mukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mukha (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 67.137

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019