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 103.28

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ततो रात्रिविवासातो ग्रामं पिण्डाय ओतरे ।
आह्वयं नाभिनन्देय अभिहारं च ग्रामतो ॥ २८ ॥

tato rātrivivāsāto grāmaṃ piṇḍāya otare |
āhvayaṃ nābhinandeya abhihāraṃ ca grāmato || 28 ||

Then at dawn he will go down to the village to beg for alms. He will not indulge in loud begging nor rejoice in what the village offers. (28)
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 (103.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Ratri, Vivasa, Grama, Pinda, Ota, Ahvaya, Nabh, Nabhi, Nanda, Nandi, Abhihara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 103.28). 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: “tato rātrivivāsāto grāmaṃ piṇḍāya otare ”
tato* -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
rātri -
rātrī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
vivāsāt -
vivāsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vivāsa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
o* -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
grāmam -
grāma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

grāma (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
piṇḍāya -
piṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
ota -
ota (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ota (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
re -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

ra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

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

rā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “āhvayaṃ nābhinandeya abhihāraṃ ca grāmato ”
āhvayam -
āhvaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
nābhi -
nābhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nābhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nābhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

nābhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

nābhī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

nābh (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
nande -
nanda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

nanda (noun, neuter)

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

nandā (noun, feminine)

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

nandi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

nandi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√nand (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
iya -
√i (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]
abhihāram -
abhihāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse grāmato

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 103.28

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019