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 11.34

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यथ लभति मनुजवृषभो चातुर्द्वीपो प्रभूतधनकोशो ।
सप्त रतनानि राजा अहं इदम् उदीरयिष्यामि ॥ ३४ ॥

yatha labhati manujavṛṣabho cāturdvīpo prabhūtadhanakośo |
sapta ratanāni rājā ahaṃ idam udīrayiṣyāmi || 34 ||

I shall relate how the valiant man, the king of the four continents, the wealthy lord, wins the seven treasures. (34)
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 (11.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Han, Labhat, Manuja, Sapta, Saptan, Rata, Raja, Aha, Asmad, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 11.34). 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: “yatha labhati manujavṛṣabho cāturdvīpo prabhūtadhanakośo ”
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ha -
ha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

han (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
labhati -
√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √labh class 1 verb]

√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √labh class 1 verb]

√labh (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
manuja -
manuja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vṛṣabho -
cāturdvīpo -
Cannot analyse prabhūtadhanakośo
Line 2: “sapta ratanāni rājā ahaṃ idam udīrayiṣyāmi ”
sapta -
sapta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sapta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

saptan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

saptan (noun, neuter)

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

√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]

√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
rata -
rata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]

√ram -> rata (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
nāni -
na (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
rājā* -
rāja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ud -
ud (Preverb)

[Preverb]
īrayiṣyāmi -
√īr (verb class 0)

[future active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 11.34

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019