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 76.160

यो युग्ययानेहि तुवं उपेतो रथेहि अश्वेहि च कुंजरेहि च ।
राष्ट्रेण राष्ट्रं अनुचंक्रमन्तो कच्चिन् न श्रान्तो सि तद् अद्य ब्रूहि ॥ १६० ॥

yo yugyayānehi tuvaṃ upeto rathehi aśvehi ca kuṃjarehi ca |
rāṣṭreṇa rāṣṭraṃ anucaṃkramanto kaccin na śrānto si tad adya brūhi || 160 ||

“Though thou dost still own thy carriages, chariots, horses and elephants, yet dost thou tramp from kingdom to kingdom. Art thou not weary? This now tell me.” (160)

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

Yah, Yugya, Ana, Ani, Upetri, Upeta, Ratha, Ashva, Kunjara, Rashtra, Tad, Tat, Adya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 76.160). 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: “yo yugyayānehi tuvaṃ upeto rathehi aśvehi ca kuṃjarehi ca
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yugyayā -
  • yugyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuj -> yugyā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • ane -
  • anā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vam -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • upeto* -
  • upetṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    upeta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rathe -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aśve -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    aśvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuñjare -
  • kuñjara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    kuñjarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “rāṣṭreṇa rāṣṭraṃ anucaṃkramanto kaccin na śrānto si tad adya brūhi
  • rāṣṭreṇa -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • rāṣṭram -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse anucaṅkramanto*ka
  • Cannot analyse kaccin*na
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrānto -
  • si -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • brūhi -
  • brū (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 76.160

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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