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 75.97

ततो सानं आख्यामि पश्चा संप्राप्ते हयसाह्वये ।
तस्मिं च समये प्राप्ते ज्ञातमासे उपस्थिते ॥ ९७ ॥

tato sānaṃ ākhyāmi paścā saṃprāpte hayasāhvaye |
tasmiṃ ca samaye prāpte jñātamāse upasthite || 97 ||

“Then I will tell them after the famous horse has come, when the occasion has come and it is the month I know of.” (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 (75.97). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ana, Akhya, Amin, Pashca, Samprapta, Samprapti, Haya, Sahvaya, Samaye, Samaya, Prapta, Prapti, Jnata, Asa, Upasthita, Upasthiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 75.97). 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: “tato sānaṃ ākhyāmi paścā saṃprāpte hayasāhvaye
  • tato -
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anam -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ākhyā -
  • ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • paścā -
  • paścā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paścā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • samprāpte -
  • samprāpta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samprāpta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samprāptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    samprāpti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    samprāpti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • haya -
  • haya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hay (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sāhvaye -
  • sāhvaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sāhvaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sāhvayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “tasmiṃ ca samaye prāpte jñātamāse upasthite
  • Cannot analyse tasmim*ca
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samaye -
  • samaye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sam (verb class 10)
    [present middle first single]
  • prāpte -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prāpti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • jñātam -
  • jñāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jñāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jñā -> jñāta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jñāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • āse -
  • āsa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āsa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ās (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • upasthite -
  • upasthita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    upasthita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    upasthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    upasthiti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 75.97

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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