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 51.41

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त्वं कंचुकाम्बरधरो सुवस्त्रो ।
तत्र यापेन्तो अनुपमवर्णो ।
दिव्येहि कामेहि समंगिभूतः ।
किमर्थं नाग भुवि त्वं चरेसि ॥ ४१ ॥

tvaṃ kaṃcukāmbaradharo suvastro |
tatra yāpento anupamavarṇo |
divyehi kāmehi samaṃgibhūtaḥ |
kimarthaṃ nāga bhuvi tvaṃ caresi || 41 ||

Well clothed in upper garment of cotton, you could live there in inimitable beauty and in possession of celestial pleasures. Why then should you live on the ground? (41)
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 (51.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tva, Yushmad, Kancuka, Tatra, Apa, Anupama, Varnu, Div, Divi, Divya, Kame, Kama, Kami, Samangin, Bhuta, Bhutas, Kimartha, Naga, Bhu, Cara, Cari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 51.41). 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: “tvaṃ kaṃcukāmbaradharo suvastro ”
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
kañcukā -
kañcuka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kañcuka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ambaradharo -
Cannot analyse suvastro
Line 2: “tatra yāpento anupamavarṇo ”
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
yā -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ape -
apa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ap (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

apa (Preverb)

[Preverb]

apā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
īnto -
anupama -
anupama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anupama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
varṇo -
varṇu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 3: “divyehi kāmehi samaṃgibhūtaḥ ”
divye -
divi (noun, masculine)

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

divī (noun, feminine)

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

div (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

divya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

divya (noun, neuter)

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

divyā (noun, feminine)

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

√div (verb class 1)

[present passive first single]
ehi -
ehi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
kāme -
kāme (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāma (noun, masculine)

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

kāma (noun, neuter)

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

kāmā (noun, feminine)

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

kāmi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

kāmi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
samaṅgi -
samaṅgin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

samaṅgin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bhūtaḥ -
bhūtas (noun, neuter)

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

bhūta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 4: “kimarthaṃ nāga bhuvi tvaṃ caresi ”
kimartham -
kimartha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kimartha (noun, neuter)

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

kimarthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nāga -
nāga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nāga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhuvi -
bhū (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhū (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
care -
cara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

cara (noun, neuter)

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

carā (noun, feminine)

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

cari (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
si -
si (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 51.41

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019