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 40.7

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मम गोमयेन कल्पानि देवकार्याणि क्रियन्ति ।
ऋषभो अवच तत्र मम भद्रे पतिं वरेत् ॥ ७ ॥

mama gomayena kalpāni devakāryāṇi kriyanti |
ṛṣabho avaca tatra mama bhadre patiṃ varet || 7 ||

“By means of my ordure,” said a bull, “the due affairs of the gods are carried out. Therefore, lady, choose me for mate.” (7)
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 (40.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asmad, Gomaya, Kalpa, Devakarya, Kriyat, Kriyanti, Ava, Tatra, Bhadra, Pati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 40.7). 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: “mama gomayena kalpāni devakāryāṇi kriyanti ”
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
gomayena -
gomaya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

gomaya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
kalpāni -
kalpa (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
devakāryāṇi -
devakārya (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kriyanti -
√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kriyantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[present active third plural]
Line 2: “ṛṣabho avaca tatra mama bhadre patiṃ varet ”
ṛṣabho -
ava -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
bhadre -
bhadra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhadra (noun, neuter)

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

bhadrā (noun, feminine)

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

[accusative single]

pati (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
varet -
√vṛ (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 40.7

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019