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 64.625

स्वकस्मिं गृहे जिनम् अद्दशासि भुंजित्व भक्तं वदन्त धर्मं ।
प्रसादजातो जिन सत्करोति गृहीत्व पात्रं व्रजे नायकस्य ॥ ६२५ ॥

svakasmiṃ gṛhe jinam addaśāsi bhuṃjitva bhaktaṃ vadanta dharmaṃ |
prasādajāto jina satkaroti gṛhītva pātraṃ vraje nāyakasya || 625 ||

He sees the Conqueror in his own home, eating his food and speaking of the dharma. Full of faith he reveres the Conqueror. Taking a bowl he approaches the Guide. (625)

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

Grih, Griha, Jina, Dasha, Dashan, Asi, Bhakta, Vadat, Dharma, Prasada, Jatri, Jata, Satkara, Grihin, Grihi, Itvan, Patra, Vraja, Nayaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.625). 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: “svakasmiṃ gṛhe jinam addaśāsi bhuṃjitva bhaktaṃ vadanta dharmaṃ
  • Cannot analyse svakasmim*gṛ
  • gṛhe -
  • gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gṛh (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jinam -
  • jina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jinā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ad -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • daśā -
  • daśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    daṃś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • Cannot analyse bhuñjitva*bh
  • bhaktam -
  • bhakta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhakta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhaktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vadan -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “prasādajāto jina satkaroti gṛhītva pātraṃ vraje nāyakasya
  • prasāda -
  • prasāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāto* -
  • jātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • jina -
  • jina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • satkaro -
  • satkara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    satkara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ūti -
  • ūti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ūti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • gṛhī -
  • gṛhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    gṛhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    gṛhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    gṛhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    gṛhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gṛh (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • itva -
  • itvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    itvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pātram -
  • pātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vraje -
  • vraja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vraja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • nāyakasya -
  • nāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    nāyaka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.625

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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