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 10.20

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श्रेष्ठिं वसुन्धरं नाम दरिद्रो इदम् अब्रवीत् ।
इयं सुभाषिता गाथा सर्वस्वेन तु दीयते ॥ २० ॥

śreṣṭhiṃ vasundharaṃ nāma daridro idam abravīt |
iyaṃ subhāṣitā gāthā sarvasvena tu dīyate || 20 ||

A certain poor man said to a merchant named Vasundhara, “This verse of a wise saying will be given you in return for all you possess.” (20)
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 (10.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vasundhara, Naman, Idam, Iyam, Subhashita, Gatha, Sarvasva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 10.20). 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: “śreṣṭhiṃ vasundharaṃ nāma daridro idam abravīt ”
Cannot analyse śreṣṭhim*va
vasundharam -
vasundhara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vasundhara (noun, neuter)

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

vasundharā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
daridro -
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
abravīt -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
Line 2: “iyaṃ subhāṣitā gāthā sarvasvena tu dīyate ”
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
subhāṣitā* -
subhāṣita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

subhāṣitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
gāthā -
gāthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sarvasvena -
sarvasva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
dīyate -
√dā (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√dā (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√dai (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√de (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√dī (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√dī (verb class 4)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 10.20

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019