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 12.31

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यद् भोजनं ऋषीणां यद् वस्त्रं या च ओषधिविधीयो ।
यानि शयनासनानि च प्रासादवरे तथा येव ॥ ३१ ॥

yad bhojanaṃ ṛṣīṇāṃ yad vastraṃ yā ca oṣadhividhīyo |
yāni śayanāsanāni ca prāsādavare tathā yeva || 31 ||

Whatever food is befitting to seers, whatever garments, whatever kinds of medicine, whatever couches and seats, all these are to be found in my fair palace. (31)
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 (12.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Bhojana, Rishi, Vastra, Oshadhi, Vidh, Vidhi, Yani, Shayanasana, Prasada, Vara, Tatha, Yah, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 12.31). 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: “yad bhojanaṃ ṛṣīṇāṃ yad vastraṃ yā ca oṣadhividhīyo ”
yad -
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]
bhojanam -
bhojana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhojana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ṛṣīṇām -
ṛṣi (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
yad -
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]
vastram -
vastra (noun, neuter)

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

vastrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yā -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca* -
ca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
oṣadhi -
oṣadhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

oṣadhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
vidhī -
vidhī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

vidhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

vidh (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vidhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vidhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
yo -
yu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “yāni śayanāsanāni ca prāsādavare tathā yeva ”
yāni -
yānī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

√yā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first single]
śayanāsanāni -
śayanāsana (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
vare -
vara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

varā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

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

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ye -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 12.31

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019