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 109.14

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राज्ञो महेन्द्रस्य महिं प्रशासतो धर्मेण ज्ञानं च समादायवर्तिनो ।
त्रयो भ्रातरो आसि समानचारिणो पुत्रा च दारा च तदानुवर्तका ॥ १४ ॥

rājño mahendrasya mahiṃ praśāsato dharmeṇa jñānaṃ ca samādāyavartino |
trayo bhrātaro āsi samānacāriṇo putrā ca dārā ca tadānuvartakā || 14 ||

When King Mahendra was ruling the earth in justice and guiding his conduct with knowledge, there were three brothers living in unison, with sons and daughters loyal to them. (14)
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 (109.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rajan, Mahendra, Mahi, Prasha, Asat, Dharmena, Dharma, Jnana, Samadaya, Varti, Vartin, Traya, Tri, Samana, Putra, Dara, Tada, Rita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 109.14). 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: “rājño mahendrasya mahiṃ praśāsato dharmeṇa jñānaṃ ca samādāyavartino ”
rājño* -
rājan (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
mahendrasya -
mahendra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
mahim -
mahi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

mahi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
praśā -
praśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

praśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
asato* -
asat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

asat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
dharmeṇa -
dharmeṇa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dharma (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
jñānam -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

jñānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
samādāya -
samādāya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
varti -
varti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vartī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vartin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vartin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
no -
nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “trayo bhrātaro āsi samānacāriṇo putrā ca dārā ca tadānuvartakā ”
trayo* -
traya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

tri (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhrātaro -
āsi -
√ās (verb class 2)

[imperfect middle first single]
samāna -
samāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

samāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cāriṇo -
putrā -
putrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dārā -
dārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tadān -
tada (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
uvar -
ū (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ū (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

√u (verb class 1)

[perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]

√u (verb class 2)

[perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]

√u (verb class 5)

[perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]

√vā (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
ṛta -
ṛta (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kā -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 109.14

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019