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 85.20

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दिन्नो मे अर्धराज्यं ते स्तोकस्तोकेन माणव ।
एकं मुंचसि न माषं कथं अन्तो भविष्यति ॥ २० ॥

dinno me ardharājyaṃ te stokastokena māṇava |
ekaṃ muṃcasi na māṣaṃ kathaṃ anto bhaviṣyati || 20 ||

Little by little, young man, I gave you all you asked, even to half my kingdom. But as you won’t forgo your penny, how can there be an end? (20)
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 (85.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dinna, Asmad, Ardha, Rajya, Tad, Yushmad, Stoka, Toka, Manava, Eka, Masha, Katham, Katha, Anta, Bhavishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 85.20). 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: “dinno me ardharājyaṃ te stokastokena māṇava ”
dinno* -
dinna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
ardha -
ardha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ardha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rājyam -
rājya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rājya (noun, neuter)

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

rājyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
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]
stokas -
stoka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tokena -
toka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

toka (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “ekaṃ muṃcasi na māṣaṃ kathaṃ anto bhaviṣyati ”
ekam -
eka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

eka (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
muñcasi -
√muc (verb class 6)

[present active second single]

√muñc (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
māṣam -
māṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

māṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
anto* -
anta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhaviṣyati -
bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 85.20

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019