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 21.55

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ततो देवता देवतां इत्य् अवोचत् न एषो ऽनुरूपो ममं वन्दमानो ।
प्रणामं च एषो यद्य् अन्यस्य कुर्यात् दृढं सप्तधा अस्य मूर्ध्नं फलेया इति ॥ ५५ ॥

tato devatā devatāṃ ity avocat na eṣo 'nurūpo mamaṃ vandamāno |
praṇāmaṃ ca eṣo yady anyasya kuryāt dṛḍhaṃ saptadhā asya mūrdhnaṃ phaleyā iti || 55 ||

Then the goddess said to another goddess, “It is not fitting that this child should worship me. And if he should make obeisance before another, that one’s head would assuredly be split in seven.” (55)
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 (21.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Devata, Asmad, Esha, Anurupa, Vanda, Anu, Pranama, Anya, Dridha, Saptadha, Idam, Phala, Phali, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 21.55). 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: “tato devatā devatāṃ ity avocat na eṣo 'nurūpo mamaṃ vandamāno ”
tato* -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
devatā* -
devatā (noun, feminine)

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

devata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
devatām -
devatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√div (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
Cannot analyse ity*av
avocat -
√vac (verb class 2)

[aorist active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[aorist active third single]
na* -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
eṣo' -
eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
anurūpo* -
anurūpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mamam -
mamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vandam -
vanda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vanda (noun, neuter)

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

vandā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āno -
ānu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ānu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “praṇāmaṃ ca eṣo yady anyasya kuryāt dṛḍhaṃ saptadhā asya mūrdhnaṃ phaleyā iti ”
praṇāmam -
praṇāma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ca* -
ca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eṣo* -
Cannot analyse yady*an
anyasya -
anya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
kuryāt -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[optative active third single]
dṛḍham -
dṛḍha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dṛḍha (noun, neuter)

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

dṛḍhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
saptadhā -
saptadhā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
Cannot analyse mūrdhnam*ph
phale -
phala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

phala (noun, neuter)

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

phalā (noun, feminine)

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

phali (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√phal (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
īyā -
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 21.55

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019