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 85.16

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सचे ते अर्थो माषेहि दुवे माषा ददामि ते ।
करोहि कृत्यं माषेहि उष्णे माणव मा व्रज ॥ १६ ॥

sace te artho māṣehi duve māṣā dadāmi te |
karohi kṛtyaṃ māṣehi uṣṇe māṇava mā vraja || 16 ||

If what you want are pennies, I’ll give you two. Do what you want to do with the pennies; only, young man, do not travel in this heat. (16)
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 (85.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Saca, Saci, Tad, Yushmad, Artha, Masha, Mashi, Kara, Krityam, Kritya, Kriti, Ushna, Ushni, Manava, Mas, Vraja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 85.16). 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: “sace te artho māṣehi duve māṣā dadāmi te ”
sace -
saca (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

saca (noun, neuter)

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

sacā (noun, feminine)

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

saci (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

saci (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√sac (verb class 1)

[present middle first 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]
artho* -
artha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
māṣe -
māṣa (noun, masculine)

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

māṣi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

māṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
duve -
dū (noun, feminine)

[dative single]
māṣā* -
māṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

māṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dadāmi -
√dā (verb class 1)

[present active first single]

√dā (verb class 3)

[present active first single]

√dad (verb class 1)

[present active first 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]
Line 2: “karohi kṛtyaṃ māṣehi uṣṇe māṇava mā vraja ”
karo -
kara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
uhi -
√u (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
kṛtyam -
kṛtyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṛtya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛtya (noun, neuter)

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

kṛtyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

kṛtī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
māṣe -
māṣa (noun, masculine)

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

māṣi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

māṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
uṣṇe -
uṣṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

uṣṇa (noun, neuter)

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

uṣṇā (noun, feminine)

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

uṣṇi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

uṣṇi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
māṇava -
māṇava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
mā* -
ma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

mās (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vraja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vraj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 85.16

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019