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 94.43

आशा श्रद्धा हिरी च श्री + + + समागता ।
ता पि वो अभिपालेन्तु भूमीये भवनेन च ॥ ४३ ॥

āśā śraddhā hirī ca śrī + + + samāgatā |
tā pi vo abhipālentu bhūmīye bhavanena ca || 43 ||

Asha, Shraddha, Hiri and Shiri. May these watch over you abroad and at home. (43)

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 (94.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asha, Shraddha, Hiri, Shri, Tan, Abhipala, Bhumi, Bhavana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 94.43). 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: “āśā śraddhā hirī ca śrī + + + samāgatā
  • āśā -
  • āśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śraddhā* -
  • śraddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śraddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hirī -
  • hirī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    hirī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    hiri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    hiri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • Cannot analyse ***s
  • Cannot analyse *samāgatā
  • Line 2: “ pi vo abhipālentu bhūmīye bhavanena ca
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse pi*vo
  • vo -
  • abhipāle -
  • abhipāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • īn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhūmī -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūmī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhūmī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • iye -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • bhavanena -
  • bhavana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental 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 94.43

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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