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 37.60

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त्वाम् एवहं कांचनवेदिविग्रहे आमन्त्रयित्वान प्रवेक्ष्यि आश्रमं ।
त्वाम् एवहं सर्वगुणेन पूजये तव अदत्त्वा अमृतं पि नो अलं ॥ ६० ॥

tvām evahaṃ kāṃcanavedivigrahe āmantrayitvāna pravekṣyi āśramaṃ |
tvām evahaṃ sarvaguṇena pūjaye tava adattvā amṛtaṃ pi no alaṃ || 60 ||

“I invite thee of the slender-waisted golden body to enter my retreat. I would honour thee with all good things. Although I refused before to share this ambrosia, there is enough of it for thee and me.” (60)
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 (37.60). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tva, Yushmad, Eva, Ham, Kancana, Vedi, Vedin, Vigraha, Ana, Ashrama, Sarvaguna, Adattva, Amrita, Alam, Ala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 37.60). 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: “tvām evahaṃ kāṃcanavedivigrahe āmantrayitvāna pravekṣyi āśramaṃ ”
tvām -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ham -
ham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

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

hā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

han (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
kāñcana -
kāñcana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāñcana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vedi -
vedi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vedi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vedi (noun, neuter)

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

vedī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vedin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vedin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vigrahe -
vigraha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vigraha (noun, neuter)

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

vigrahā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mantrayitvā -
√mantr -> mantrayitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √mantr]
ana -
ana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse pravekṣyi*āś
āśramam -
āśrama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āśrama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “tvām evahaṃ sarvaguṇena pūjaye tava adattvā amṛtaṃ pi no alaṃ ”
tvām -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ham -
ham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

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

hā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

han (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
sarvaguṇena -
sarvaguṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sarvaguṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
pūjaye -
√pūj (verb class 10)

[present middle first single]
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
adattvā -
adattvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
amṛtam -
amṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

amṛta (noun, neuter)

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

amṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse pi*no
no -
nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 37.60

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019