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 100.13

देवा मे जानन्ति शचीपतीति मघवन्ति मे आहु मनुष्यलोके ।
सो आगतो देव महानुभाव सुसंयतां ऋषयो दर्शनाये ॥ १३ ॥

devā me jānanti śacīpatīti maghavanti me āhu manuṣyaloke |
so āgato deva mahānubhāva susaṃyatāṃ ṛṣayo darśanāye || 13 ||

The devas know me as husband of Shaci. In the world of men they call me Maghavan. Here I am come, a deva of great might, to visit the seers who are well-controlled. (13)

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

Deva, Asmad, Janat, Shacipati, Iti, Maghavat, Ahu, Manushyaloka, Agata, Mahanubhava, Susamyata, Rishi, Darshana, Aye, Aya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 100.13). 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: “devā me jānanti śacīpatīti maghavanti me āhu manuṣyaloke
  • devā* -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • 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]
  • śacīpatī -
  • śacīpati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • maghavanti -
  • maghavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • āhu -
  • āhū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • manuṣyaloke -
  • manuṣyaloka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “so āgato deva mahānubhāva susaṃyatāṃ ṛṣayo darśanāye
  • so -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • āgato* -
  • āgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mahānubhāva -
  • mahānubhāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahānubhāva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • susaṃyatām -
  • susaṃyatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛṣayo* -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • darśanā -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    darśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aye -
  • aye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 100.13

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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