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 75.52

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सो ताये प्रसुप्ताये सहसोपिनीये असिं ग्रहेत्वान ।
नगरस्य दक्षिणेन तं पन्थलिकं उपगमासि ॥ ५२ ॥

so tāye prasuptāye sahasopinīye asiṃ grahetvāna |
nagarasya dakṣiṇena taṃ panthalikaṃ upagamāsi || 52 ||

So when she was fast asleep, he took a sword and went out along the road to the south of the city. (52)
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 (75.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Taya, Asi, Graha, Grahi, Itvan, Ana, Nagara, Dakshinena, Dakshina, Upagama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 75.52). 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: “so tāye prasuptāye sahasopinīye asiṃ grahetvāna ”
so -
so (noun, feminine)

[compound]
tāye -
tāya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√tāy (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
prasuptāye -
Cannot analyse sahasopinīye*as
asim -
asi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
grahe -
graha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

graha (noun, neuter)

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

grahā (noun, feminine)

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

grahi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
itvā -
itvan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

itvan (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> itvā (absolutive)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “nagarasya dakṣiṇena taṃ panthalikaṃ upagamāsi ”
nagarasya -
nagara (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

nagara (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
dakṣiṇena -
dakṣiṇena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
panthalikam -
panthalikā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
upagamā -
upagama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative 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 75.52

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019