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 64.327

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येहि ते अधना सत्वाः धनेहि प्रतिच्छादिताः ।
ते इदं सूत्रं श्रुत्वान बुद्धे काहिन्ति गौरवं ॥ ३२७ ॥

yehi te adhanā satvāḥ dhanehi praticchāditāḥ |
te idaṃ sūtraṃ śrutvāna buddhe kāhinti gauravaṃ || 327 ||

Those who succoured the poor with their wealth will do reverence to the Buddha when they hear this sutra. (327)
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 (64.327). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Tad, Yushmad, Adhana, Satvan, Dhana, Prati, Ccha, Ita, Tan, Idam, Sutra, Ana, Buddha, Buddhi, Gaurava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.327). 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: “yehi te adhanā satvāḥ dhanehi praticchāditāḥ ”
ye -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

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

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
adhanā -
adhanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
satvā -
satvan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

satvan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
aḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
dhane -
dhana (noun, masculine)

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

dhana (noun, neuter)

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

√dhan (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
prati -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, feminine)

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

pratī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
cchād -
ccha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ccha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
itāḥ -
ita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

itā (noun, feminine)

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

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
Line 2: “te idaṃ sūtraṃ śrutvāna buddhe kāhinti gauravaṃ ”
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

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

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
sūtram -
sūtra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śrutvā -
√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
buddhe -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

buddha (noun, neuter)

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

buddhā (noun, feminine)

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

buddhi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
Cannot analyse kāhinti*ga
gauravam -
gaurava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gaurava (noun, neuter)

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

gauravā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.327

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019