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 19.67

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ध्रुवो नाम अभूच् छ्रेष्ठी नगरे काशिवर्धने ।
तस्येदं दर्शनं पापं मातापितृसमागमे ॥ ६७ ॥

dhruvo nāma abhūc chreṣṭhī nagare kāśivardhane |
tasyedaṃ darśanaṃ pāpaṃ mātāpitṛsamāgame || 67 ||

There was also a merchant named Dhruva in the city of Kashivardhana, and he held a sinful view concerning the treatment of mothers and fathers. (67)
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 (19.67). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhruva, Naman, Nagara, Kashivardhana, Darshana, Papam, Papa, Samagama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 19.67). 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: “dhruvo nāma abhūc chreṣṭhī nagare kāśivardhane ”
dhruvo* -
dhruva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
abhūc -
Cannot analyse chreṣṭhī*na
nagare -
nagara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nagara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
kāśivardhane -
kāśivardhana (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Line 2: “tasyedaṃ darśanaṃ pāpaṃ mātāpitṛsamāgame ”
tasyed -
√tas (verb class 4)

[optative active third single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
darśanam -
darśana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

darśana (noun, neuter)

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

darśanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pāpam -
pāpam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pāpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pāpa (noun, neuter)

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

pāpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mātāpitṛ -
mātāpitṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
samāgame -
samāgama (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.67

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019