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 78.18

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किन् तव इतो गजवर दुःखतरं दुःखतरं पुनर् अन्यं ।
येन ते न प्रतिभाति पानीयम् अशनं च आख्याहि ॥ १८ ॥

kin tava ito gajavara duḥkhataraṃ duḥkhataraṃ punar anyaṃ |
yena te na pratibhāti pānīyam aśanaṃ ca ākhyāhi || 18 ||

“O fair elephant, what greater sorrow is yours that you care not for drink or food? This other greater sorrow tell me.” (18)
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 (78.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Itah, Ita, Gajavara, Duhkhatara, Punar, Anya, Yena, Yah, Yat, Tad, Yushmad, Pratibha, Ati, Paniya, Ashana, Akhya, Ahi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 78.18). 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: “kin tava ito gajavara duḥkhataraṃ duḥkhataraṃ punar anyaṃ ”
kin -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tava* -
tavas (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

tavas (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
ito* -
itaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
gajavara -
gajavara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
duḥkhataram -
duḥkhatara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
duḥkhataram -
duḥkhatara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
punar -
punar (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

punar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
anyam -
anya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “yena te na pratibhāti pānīyam aśanaṃ ca ākhyāhi ”
yena -
yena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

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

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pratibhā -
pratibha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pratibha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pratibhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pānīyam -
pānīya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pānīya (noun, neuter)

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

pānīyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√pā -> pānīya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pānīya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pānīya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pānīya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pānīya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pā class 3 verb]

√pā -> pānīya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 3 verb]
aśanam -
aśana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aśana (noun, neuter)

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

aśanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca* -
ca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ākhyā -
ākhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ākhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ākhyā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

ahī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

ahī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 78.18

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019