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 64.620

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प्रियवद्य दानं तथ अर्थचर्या समानार्थता च बहुजनस्य ।
अक्रुष्टवन्तो न जनेति रोषं यो अंगुलीहि नमे बुद्धस्तूपं ॥ ६२० ॥

priyavadya dānaṃ tatha arthacaryā samānārthatā ca bahujanasya |
akruṣṭavanto na janeti roṣaṃ yo aṃgulīhi name buddhastūpaṃ || 620 ||

He has affability, generosity, beneficence, and a sense of the common good of the people. He who shall reverently bow before a tope of the Conqueror does not shout out and give way to rage. (620)
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 (64.620). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Priyavadya, Dana, Tatha, Arthacarya, Samanarthata, Bahujana, Krushtavat, Jana, Jani, Iti, Rosh, Rosha, Anguli, Nama, Nami, Buddha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.620). 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: “priyavadya dānaṃ tatha arthacaryā samānārthatā ca bahujanasya ”
priyavadya -
priyavadya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dānam -
dāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tatha -
tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
arthacaryā -
arthacaryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
samānārthatā -
samānārthatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bahujanasya -
bahujana (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

bahujana (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
Line 2: “akruṣṭavanto na janeti roṣaṃ yo aṃgulīhi name buddhastūpaṃ ”
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kruṣṭavanto* -
√kruś -> kruṣṭavat (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kruś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kruś class 1 verb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jane -
jana (noun, masculine)

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

jana (noun, neuter)

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

janā (noun, feminine)

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

jani (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√jan (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]

√jan (verb class 2)

[present middle first single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
roṣam -
roṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

roṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

roṣ (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
yo -
yu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
aṅgulī -
aṅguli (noun, feminine)

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

aṅgulī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
name -
nama (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nami (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
buddhas -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tū -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
ūpam -
ūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.620

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019