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 100.10

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राजा ऋषिं भाषथ के व यूयं ।
कथं वो जानन्ति मनुष्यलोके ॥ १० ॥

rājā ṛṣiṃ bhāṣatha ke va yūyaṃ |
kathaṃ vo jānanti manuṣyaloke || 10 ||

O king, tell the seer who you are, and how do they know you in the world of men. (10)
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 (100.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Raja, Rishi, Bhasha, Tha, Kah, Kim, Yuya, Yushmad, Katham, Katha, Janat, Manushyaloka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 100.10). 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: “rājā ṛṣiṃ bhāṣatha ke va yūyaṃ ”
rājā* -
rāja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ṛṣim -
ṛṣi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
bhāṣa -
bhāṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhāṣa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

tha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ke -
ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

ka (noun, neuter)

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

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
va -
va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yūyam -
√yu -> yūya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]

√yu -> yūya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative plural]
Line 2: “kathaṃ vo jānanti manuṣyaloke ”
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]
vo* -
va (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
jānanti -
jānanti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

jānat (noun, neuter)

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

√jñā -> jānat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]

√jñā (verb class 9)

[present active third plural]
manuṣyaloke -
manuṣyaloka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 100.10

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019