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 49.1

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मा दानि मा कमललोचन चारुरूप ।
शोकं लभे सुविपुलं त्वय विप्रहीणो ॥ १ ॥

mā dāni mā kamalalocana cārurūpa |
śokaṃ labhe suvipulaṃ tvaya viprahīṇo || 1 ||

Pray do not do so, my lotus-eyed and charmingly beautiful son. Great grief would I suffer if I were bereft of you. (1)
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 (49.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mas, Danin, Dani, Asmad, Kamalalocana, Carurupa, Shoka, Labha, Suvipula, Tva, Aya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 49.1). 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: “mā dāni mā kamalalocana cārurūpa ”
mā* -
ma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mā (noun, feminine)

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

mās (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dāni -
dānin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

dānin (noun, neuter)

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

dānī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

dānī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

dānī (noun, neuter)

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

da (noun, neuter)

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

√dā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first single]
mā -
mā (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
kamalalocana -
kamalalocana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kamalalocana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cārurūpa -
cārurūpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cārurūpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “śokaṃ labhe suvipulaṃ tvaya viprahīṇo ”
śokam -
śoka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śoka (noun, neuter)

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

śokā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
labhe -
labha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

labha (noun, neuter)

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

labhā (noun, feminine)

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

√labh (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
suvipulam -
suvipula (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

suvipula (noun, neuter)

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

suvipulā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tva -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

tva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
aya -
aya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

e (noun, masculine)

[compound]
Cannot analyse viprahīṇo

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 49.1

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019