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 64.404

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ब्राह्मणमहाशालश् च प्रज्ञावन्तो बहुश्रुतो ।
क्षत्रियमहाशालश् च आढ्यो भोति महाधनो ॥ ४०४ ॥

brāhmaṇamahāśālaś ca prajñāvanto bahuśruto |
kṣatriyamahāśālaś ca āḍhyo bhoti mahādhano || 404 ||

He becomes an affluent brahman, wise and learned; an affluent noble, wealthy and rich. (404)
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 (64.404). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmana, Aha, Kshatriya, Adhya, Bha, Bhu, Mah, Maha, Dhanu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.404). 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: “brāhmaṇamahāśālaś ca prajñāvanto bahuśruto ”
brāhmaṇam -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ahā -
aha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
aśālaś -
√śāl (verb class 1)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prajñāvanto* -
Cannot analyse bahuśruto
Line 2: “kṣatriyamahāśālaś ca āḍhyo bhoti mahādhano ”
kṣatriyam -
kṣatriya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣatriya (noun, neuter)

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

kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ahā -
aha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
aśālaś -
√śāl (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
ca* -
ca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
āḍhyo* -
āḍhya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bho -
bha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

ūti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
mahā -
mahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mah (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mahā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
dhano -
dhanu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

dhanu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.404

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019