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 78.15

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सो नैव पिबति पानं न च भुंजति श्वसति च सो भीक्ष्णं ।
तं अवच मधुरगिरया स हस्तिरत्नं पृथिवीपालो ॥ १५ ॥

so naiva pibati pānaṃ na ca bhuṃjati śvasati ca so bhīkṣṇaṃ |
taṃ avaca madhuragirayā sa hastiratnaṃ pṛthivīpālo || 15 ||

But the elephant would not take food or drink, but kept on continually sighing. And the king of earth with gentle voice thus spoke to this jewel of an elephant. (15)
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 (78.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sah, Naiva, Pibat, Pana, Shvasat, Shvasati, Ava, Madhura, Gira, Hastiratna, Prithivi, Alu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 78.15). 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 naiva pibati pānaṃ na ca bhuṃjati śvasati ca so bhīkṣṇaṃ ”
so* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
naiva -
naiva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pibati -
√pā -> pibat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √pā class 1 verb]

√pā -> pibat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √pā class 1 verb]

pibat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pibat (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

pibat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√pā (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
pānam -
pāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pāna (noun, neuter)

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

pānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse bhuñjati*śv
śvasati -
√śvas -> śvasat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śvas class 2 verb]

√śvas -> śvasat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √śvas class 2 verb]

√śvas -> śvasatī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √śvas class 2 verb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
so* -
Cannot analyse bhīkṣṇam
Line 2: “taṃ avaca madhuragirayā sa hastiratnaṃ pṛthivīpālo ”
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]
ava -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
madhura -
madhura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

madhura (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
girayā -
girā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hastiratnam -
hastiratna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hastiratna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
pṛthivī -
pṛthivī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

pṛthivi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
pā -
pa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
alo -
alu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 78.15

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019