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 107.5

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नन्दति पुत्रेहि पुत्रिमां गोमिको गोहि तथैव नन्दति ।
उपधीहि नन्दति जनो न हि सो नन्दति यो निरुपधि ॥ ५ ॥

nandati putrehi putrimāṃ gomiko gohi tathaiva nandati |
upadhīhi nandati jano na hi so nandati yo nirupadhi || 5 ||

He who has sons delights in his sons; the cowherd delights in his cattle. Man delights in attachments, but he who has no attachments has naught to delight in. (5)
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 (107.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nandat, Putra, Putri, Putrin, Asmad, Kah, Tatha, Upadhi, Jana, Janas, Sah, Yah, Nirupadhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 107.5). 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: “nandati putrehi putrimāṃ gomiko gohi tathaiva nandati ”
nandati -
√nand -> nandat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √nand class 1 verb]

√nand -> nandat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √nand class 1 verb]

√nand (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
putre -
putra (noun, masculine)

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

putra (noun, neuter)

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

putrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
putri -
putrī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

putrin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

putrin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
mām -
mā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
gomi -
gomin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
ko* -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
go -
ga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

go (noun, masculine)

[compound]

gā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

gu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
uhi -
√u (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
tathai -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
nandati -
√nand -> nandat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √nand class 1 verb]

√nand -> nandat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √nand class 1 verb]

√nand (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “upadhīhi nandati jano na hi so nandati yo nirupadhi ”
upadhī -
upadhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
nandati -
√nand -> nandat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √nand class 1 verb]

√nand -> nandat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √nand class 1 verb]

√nand (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
jano* -
janas (noun, neuter)

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

jana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
so* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nandati -
√nand -> nandat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √nand class 1 verb]

√nand -> nandat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √nand class 1 verb]

√nand (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nirupadhi -
nirupadhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nirupadhi (noun, neuter)

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

nirupadhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 107.5

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019