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 53.107

एवं न सुप्रतिकरं भणामि मातापितुं महाराज ।
अनुकम्पाहि एते पूर्वाचार्या व लोकस्य ॥ १०७ ॥

evaṃ na supratikaraṃ bhaṇāmi mātāpituṃ mahārāja |
anukampāhi ete pūrvācāryā va lokasya || 107 ||

So, O king, your parents will not oppose you. “Have compassion on them as the ancient teachers of the world...” (107)

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 (53.107). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Supratikara, Matri, Mata, Pitu, Maharaja, Maharajan, Anukampa, Ahi, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Purva, Puru, Acari, Acarya, Loka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 53.107). 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: “evaṃ na supratikaraṃ bhaṇāmi mātāpituṃ mahārāja
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • supratikaram -
  • supratikara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    supratikara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    supratikarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhaṇāmi -
  • bhaṇ (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • mātā -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • pitum -
  • pitu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “anukampāhi ete pūrvācāryā va lokasya
  • anukampā -
  • anukampa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anukampa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anukampā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahi -
  • ahi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ahī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    ahī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ete -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • pūrvā -
  • pūrva (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    pūru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ācāryā* -
  • ācārī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ācārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ācāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lokasya -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.107

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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