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 67.164

माया माता तदा आसि महानामो महेन्द्रको ।
मारो अन्यतरो राजा एवं धारेथ जातकं ॥ १६४ ॥

māyā mātā tadā āsi mahānāmo mahendrako |
māro anyataro rājā evaṃ dhāretha jātakaṃ || 164 ||

Maya was then my mother, Mahanama was Mahendraka, and Mara was a certain king.” (164)

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

Maya, Matri, Mata, Tada, Mahendra, Ani, Anya, Atara, Raja, Evam, Eva, Dhara, Dhari, Jataka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 67.164). 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: “māyā mātā tadā āsi mahānāmo mahendrako
  • māyā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    māya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    māyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single]
  • mātā -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • āsi -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • mahānāmo -
  • mahendra -
  • mahendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ko -
  • ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “māro anyataro rājā evaṃ dhāretha jātakaṃ
  • māro -
  • anya -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
  • ataro* -
  • atara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tṝ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhāre -
  • dhāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    dhāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dhārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhāri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    dhāri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • itha -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
  • jātakam -
  • jātaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jātaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jātakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 67.164

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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