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 112.22

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तत्र कालो विचिन्तेति अल्पप्रज्ञो अचेतसो ।
यानं इमं लब्धं भद्रं भद्रो व्यायाम अल्पको ॥ २२ ॥

tatra kālo vicinteti alpaprajño acetaso |
yānaṃ imaṃ labdhaṃ bhadraṃ bhadro vyāyāma alpako || 22 ||

Then a silly, stupid crow thought, “What a fine boat is this that I have found. This will be a nice little passage.” (22)
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 (112.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Kala, Vicinta, Iti, Alpa, Prajnu, Yana, Idam, Labdha, Bhadram, Bhadra, Vyayama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 112.22). 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: “tatra kālo vicinteti alpaprajño acetaso ”
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kālo* -
kāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vicinte -
vicintā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
alpa -
alpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

alpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prajño -
prajñu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

prajñu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
aceta -
√ac (verb class 1)

[optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]

√añc (verb class 1)

[optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
so -
so (noun, feminine)

[compound]
Line 2: “yānaṃ imaṃ labdhaṃ bhadraṃ bhadro vyāyāma alpako ”
yānam -
yāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yāna (noun, neuter)

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

yānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
imam -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
labdham -
labdha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

labdha (noun, neuter)

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

labdhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √labh class 1 verb]

√labh -> labdha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √labh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √labh class 1 verb]
bhadram -
bhadram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhadra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhadra (noun, neuter)

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

bhadrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhadro* -
bhadra (noun, masculine)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

alpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ko -
ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 112.22

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019