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 111.19

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ददामि ते ग्रामवराणि षोडश युक्तानि आजान्यरथानि च दश ।
दासीशतं च गवां शतं च प्रियस्य बुद्धस्य यशो प्रकीर्तये ॥ १९ ॥

dadāmi te grāmavarāṇi ṣoḍaśa yuktāni ājānyarathāni ca daśa |
dāsīśataṃ ca gavāṃ śataṃ ca priyasya buddhasya yaśo prakīrtaye || 19 ||

I give you sixteen villages of your choice, ten chariots with thoroughbred steeds harnessed to them, a hundred female slaves, and a hundred cows, because you have celebrated the glory of the dear Buddha. (19)
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 (111.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Yushmad, Grama, Vara, Shodasha, Shodashan, Yukta, Aja, Ajani, Aratha, Dasha, Dashan, Dasi, Ishat, Gava, Shata, Priya, Buddha, Prakirti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 111.19). 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: “dadāmi te grāmavarāṇi ṣoḍaśa yuktāni ājānyarathāni ca daśa ”
dadāmi -
√dā (verb class 1)

[present active first single]

√dā (verb class 3)

[present active first single]

√dad (verb class 1)

[present active first single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
grāma -
grāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

grāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
varāṇi -
vara (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√vṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]
ṣoḍaśa -
ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
yuktāni -
yukta (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
ājānya -
ājāni (noun, feminine)

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

āja (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
arathāni -
aratha (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
daśa -
daśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

daśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

daśan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

daśan (noun, neuter)

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

√daṃś (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Line 2: “dāsīśataṃ ca gavāṃ śataṃ ca priyasya buddhasya yaśo prakīrtaye ”
dāsī -
dāsī (noun, feminine)

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

√dā (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
īśatam -
īśat (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

īśat (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gavām -
go (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

gavā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
śatam -
śata (noun, neuter)

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

śatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
priyasya -
priya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

priya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
buddhasya -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

buddha (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
yaśo -
prakīrtaye -
prakīrti (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 111.19

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019