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 76.117

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ऐश्वर्यहानिम् अनुस्मरन्तो ऐश्वर्यं च विचिन्तेन्तो ।
मम कासि अप्रसादं गत्वा त्वं लहु प्रसादेहि ॥ ११७ ॥

aiśvaryahānim anusmaranto aiśvaryaṃ ca vicintento |
mama kāsi aprasādaṃ gatvā tvaṃ lahu prasādehi || 117 ||

Through thinking of loss of sovereignty and reflecting on sovereignty, he does that which displeases me. So quickly go and appease him. (117)
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 (76.117). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aishvarya, Hani, Anu, Asmad, Kas, Kasin, Kasi, Aprasada, Tva, Yushmad, Prasada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 76.117). 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: “aiśvaryahānim anusmaranto aiśvaryaṃ ca vicintento ”
aiśvarya -
aiśvarya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hānim -
hāni (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
anu -
anu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anu (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

anu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (noun, neuter)

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

anu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
smaranto -
aiśvaryam -
aiśvarya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse vicintento
Line 2: “mama kāsi aprasādaṃ gatvā tvaṃ lahu prasādehi ”
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
kāsi -
kāsin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

kāsin (noun, neuter)

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

kāsī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

kāsī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

kāsī (noun, neuter)

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

kās (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
aprasādam -
aprasāda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
gatvā -
√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]

√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]

√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
la -
la (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
hu -
hū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

hū (noun, neuter)

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

hū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
prasāde -
prasāda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 76.117

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019