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 7.78

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यथा च परिकल्पेन्ति सत्वा सत्वसमन्विता ।
यथा च देन्ति दानानि तत् सर्वम् अनुकीर्तये ॥ ७८ ॥

yathā ca parikalpenti satvā satvasamanvitā |
yathā ca denti dānāni tat sarvam anukīrtaye || 78 ||

“How do they who are endued with the essence of being convert beings? How do they give alms? All this explain to me. (78)
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 (7.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Satvan, Samanvita, Dana, Tat, Tad, Sarvam, Sarva, Anu, Kirti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 7.78). 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: “yathā ca parikalpenti satvā satvasamanvitā ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse parikalpenti*sa
satvā -
satvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
satva -
satvan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

satvan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
samanvitā -
samanvitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “yathā ca denti dānāni tat sarvam anukīrtaye ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse denti*dā
dānāni -
dāna (noun, neuter)

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

√dān (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
anu -
anu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anu (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

anu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (noun, neuter)

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

anu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (Preverb)

[Preverb]
kīrtaye -
kīrti (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

kīrti (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

√kīrt (verb class 10)

[present middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 7.78

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019