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 78.37

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एवं नन्दतु नन्दन्तो काशिराजा सबान्धवो ।
यथाहं अद्य नन्दामि पुत्रेण नयनेहि च ॥ ३७ ॥

evaṃ nandatu nandanto kāśirājā sabāndhavo |
yathāhaṃ adya nandāmi putreṇa nayanehi ca || 37 ||

“May the king of Kashi and his people rejoice and be glad, as I to-day rejoice because of my son and my restored sight.” (37)
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 (78.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Kashirajan, Yatha, Aha, Asmad, Adya, Putra, Nayana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 78.37). 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: “evaṃ nandatu nandanto kāśirājā sabāndhavo ”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nandatu -
√nand (verb class 1)

[imperative active third single]
nandanto -
kāśirājā -
kāśirājan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse sabāndhavo
Line 2: “yathāhaṃ adya nandāmi putreṇa nayanehi ca ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
adya -
adya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

adya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nandāmi -
√nand (verb class 1)

[present active first single]
putreṇa -
putra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

putra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
nayane -
nayana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

nayana (noun, neuter)

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

nayanā (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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 78.37

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019