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 19.27

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तस्य माता पिता चैव जीर्णा दण्डपरायणा ।
धीतरम् एवम् आहन्सु कुसुमे पुत्रि हे शृणु ॥ २७ ॥

tasya mātā pitā caiva jīrṇā daṇḍaparāyaṇā |
dhītaram evam āhansu kusume putri he śṛṇu || 27 ||

Her mother and father were infirm with age, and leaning on their staffs. And they spoke and said to their daughter, “Kusuma, dear child, listen. (27)
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 (19.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Matri, Mata, Pitri, Jirna, Dandaparayana, Dhita, Evam, Eva, Ahan, Kusuma, Kusumi, Putri, Putrin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 19.27). 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: “tasya mātā pitā caiva jīrṇā daṇḍaparāyaṇā ”
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
mātā -
mātṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

mātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

mātṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 4)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
pitā -
pitṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
jīrṇā* -
jīrṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jīrṇā (noun, feminine)

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

√jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jṝ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jṝ class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √jṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jṝ class 9 verb]

√jṝ -> jīrṇā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jṝ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jṝ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jṝ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jṝ class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √jṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jṝ class 9 verb]
daṇḍaparāyaṇā -
daṇḍaparāyaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “dhītaram evam āhansu kusume putri he śṛṇu ”
dhīta -
dhīta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhīta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ram -
ra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

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

rā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āhan -
āhan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
su -
sū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sū (noun, neuter)

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

sū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

so (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kusume -
kusuma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kusuma (noun, neuter)

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

kusumi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

kusumi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

kusumā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
putri -
putrī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

putrin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

putrin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
he -
ha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

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

hā (noun, feminine)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present middle first single]
śṛṇu -
√śru (verb class 5)

[imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.27

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019