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 109.18

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हस्तीहि अश्वेहि रथेहि पत्तिहि नृत्येन गीतेन च वादितेन च ।
गन्धेन माल्येन विलेपनेन च पूजां अकरिम्ह वयं महर्षिणो ॥ १८ ॥

hastīhi aśvehi rathehi pattihi nṛtyena gītena ca vāditena ca |
gandhena mālyena vilepanena ca pūjāṃ akarimha vayaṃ maharṣiṇo || 18 ||

Then with warriors on elephants, horsemen, charioteers and footsoldiers, with dance and music and song, with incense, garlands and ointments, we did honour to the great seer. (18)
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 (109.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hastin, Hasti, Ashva, Ratha, Nritya, Gita, Vadita, Gandha, Malya, Vilepana, Puja, Aka, Han, Vaya, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 109.18). 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: “hastīhi aśvehi rathehi pattihi nṛtyena gītena ca vāditena ca ”
hastī -
hastin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

hastin (noun, neuter)

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

hastī (noun, masculine)

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

hastī (noun, feminine)

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

hastī (noun, neuter)

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

[imperative active second single]
aśve -
aśva (noun, masculine)

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

aśvā (noun, feminine)

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

[imperative active second single]
rathe -
ratha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

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

[compound], [adverb]

patti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pattin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
nṛtyena -
nṛtya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√nṛt -> nṛtya (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √nṛt class 4 verb]

√nṛt -> nṛtya (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
gītena -
gīta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

gīta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vāditena -
vādita (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vādita (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√vad -> vādita (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √vad]

√vad -> vādita (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √vad]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “gandhena mālyena vilepanena ca pūjāṃ akarimha vayaṃ maharṣiṇo ”
gandhena -
gandha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

gandha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
mālyena -
mālya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mālya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√mal -> mālya (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √mal class 1 verb]

√mal -> mālya (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √mal class 1 verb]
vilepanena -
vilepana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pūjām -
pūjā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
aka -
aka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ak (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ri -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

rī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

rai (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
im -
i (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

han (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vayam -
vaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative dual]
Cannot analyse maharṣiṇo

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 109.18

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019