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 67.142

षष्टि नगरसहस्राणि स्फीतं राज्यम् अकण्ठकं ।
क्षत्रियस्य कुलं स्फीतं तं त्वं दासो ति मन्यसि ॥ १४२ ॥

ṣaṣṭi nagarasahasrāṇi sphītaṃ rājyam akaṇṭhakaṃ |
kṣatriyasya kulaṃ sphītaṃ taṃ tvaṃ dāso ti manyasi || 142 ||

“He has sixty thousand cities, his kingdom is prosperous and peaceful. Rich is this nobleman’s court, and you think that he is a slave. (142)

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

Nagara, Sahasra, Sphita, Rajya, Akantha, Kah, Kshatriya, Kula, Tva, Yushmad, Manya, Mani, Asi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 67.142). 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: “ṣaṣṭi nagarasahasrāṇi sphītaṃ rājyam akaṇṭhakaṃ
  • ṣaṣṭi -
  • ṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nagara -
  • nagara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sphītam -
  • sphīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sphīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sphītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sphā -> sphīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sphā class 1 verb]
    sphā -> sphīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sphā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sphā class 1 verb]
  • rājyam -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
  • akaṇṭha -
  • akaṇṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akaṇṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “kṣatriyasya kulaṃ sphītaṃ taṃ tvaṃ dāso ti manyasi
  • kṣatriyasya -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kṣatriya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • kulam -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sphītam -
  • sphīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sphīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sphītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sphā -> sphīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sphā class 1 verb]
    sphā -> sphīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sphā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sphā class 1 verb]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • dāso -
  • Cannot analyse ti*ma
  • manya -
  • manya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    man -> manya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    man -> manya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    manī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    manī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    manī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 67.142

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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