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 88.5

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शक्रो ब्रवीत् प्रशमदानदमेन वीर किं प्रार्थयेत् भगवतीसुखतां परत्र ।
सो ह्य् अब्रवीत् भगवतीपुरे नास्ति काय प्राग् एव खो भगवतीपुर-अर्थिकेषु ॥ ५ ॥

śakro bravīt praśamadānadamena vīra kiṃ prārthayet bhagavatīsukhatāṃ paratra |
so hy abravīt bhagavatīpure nāsti kāya prāg eva kho bhagavatīpura-arthikeṣu || 5 ||

And Shakra said, “O hero, with your calm, your charity, and your self-control, why should you not seek the happiness of Bhagavati in the other world?” Sarvamdada replied, “Naught do I care for the city of Bhagavati, much less for those who long for it. (5)
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 (88.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prashama, Dana, Dama, Vira, Kim, Bhagavat, Bhagavati, Sukhata, Paratra, Pur, Pura, Puri, Nasti, Kaya, Prak, Eva, Kha, Arthika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 88.5). 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: “śakro bravīt praśamadānadamena vīra kiṃ prārthayet bhagavatīsukhatāṃ paratra ”
śakro* -
Cannot analyse bravīt*pr
praśama -
praśama (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

dāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dān (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
damena -
dama (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

dama (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vīra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
Cannot analyse prārthayet*bh
bhagavatī -
bhagavatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

bhagavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sukhatām -
sukhatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
paratra -
paratra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “so hy abravīt bhagavatīpure nāsti kāya prāg eva kho bhagavatīpura-arthikeṣu ”
so* -
Cannot analyse hy*ab
abravīt -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
bhagavatī -
bhagavatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

bhagavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
pure -
pur (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

pura (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pura (noun, neuter)

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

purā (noun, feminine)

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

puri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√pur (verb class 6)

[present middle first single]
nāsti -
nāsti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kāya -
kāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
prāg -
prāk (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kho* -
kha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhagavatī -
bhagavatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

bhagavat (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

pura (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√pur (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
arthikeṣu -
arthika (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

arthika (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 88.5

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019