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 112.8

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तं च सो ऋषिं अद्दर्शि सहायं पान्सुक्रीडकं ।
दृष्ट्वा च श्रोणकं तस्मिं इदं वचनम् अब्रवीत् ॥ ८ ॥

taṃ ca so ṛṣiṃ addarśi sahāyaṃ pānsukrīḍakaṃ |
dṛṣṭvā ca śroṇakaṃ tasmiṃ idaṃ vacanam abravīt || 8 ||

And there he saw the seer, his former friend and playmate, and on seeing Shronaka there he thus spoke to him. (8)
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 (112.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rishi, Darshin, Darshi, Sahaya, Pat, Kridaka, Shrona, Kah, Idam, Vacana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 112.8). 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: “taṃ ca so ṛṣiṃ addarśi sahāyaṃ pānsukrīḍakaṃ ”
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound]
ṛṣim -
ṛṣi (noun, masculine)

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

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

ad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
darśi -
darśin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

darśin (noun, neuter)

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

darśī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

darśī (noun, feminine)

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

darśī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sahāyam -
sahāya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
pān -
pāt (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√pā -> pāt (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √pā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pāt (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √pā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]

pa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
su -
sū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sū (noun, neuter)

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

sū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

so (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
krīḍakam -
krīḍaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “dṛṣṭvā ca śroṇakaṃ tasmiṃ idaṃ vacanam abravīt ”
dṛṣṭvā -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śroṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śroṇ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kam -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Cannot analyse tasmim*id
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
vacanam -
vacana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vacana (noun, neuter)

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

vacanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
abravīt -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 112.8

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019