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 95.19

यो एवरूपं नरदम्यसारथिं दृष्ट्वा महर्षिं परिवर्जयेय ।
हस्तेहि पादेहि च सो महाशिरिं प्रणामये एष अतीवमात्रं ॥ १९ ॥

yo evarūpaṃ naradamyasārathiṃ dṛṣṭvā maharṣiṃ parivarjayeya |
hastehi pādehi ca so mahāśiriṃ praṇāmaye eṣa atīvamātraṃ || 19 ||

Whosoever, having seen that he was such a driver of tameable men, should shun the Great Seer, would be as one who should with hands and feet spurn great good luck. (19)

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

Eva, Rupa, Nara, Damyasarathi, Maharshi, Parivan, Yeya, Hasta, Pada, Sah, Mahashi, Pranama, Yah, Yat, Esha, Atra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 95.19). 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: “yo evarūpaṃ naradamyasārathiṃ dṛṣṭvā maharṣiṃ parivarjayeya
  • yo -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nara -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • damyasārathim -
  • damyasārathi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • maharṣim -
  • maharṣi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • parivar -
  • parivan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    parivan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ṛja -
  • ṛj (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • yeya -
  • -> yeya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> yeya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • Line 2: “hastehi pādehi ca so mahāśiriṃ praṇāmaye eṣa atīvamātraṃ
  • haste -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    hastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pāde -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • 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]
  • so* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāśi -
  • mahāśī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    mahāśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    mahāśī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rim -
  • praṇāma -
  • praṇāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ye -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • atīvam -
  • tīv (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • ātram -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 95.19

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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