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 67.113

सो हं राज्यं च राष्ट्रं च च्छोरयित्वा इहागतः ।
तव कामेहि समन्तराज्यं नाभिप्रार्थये ॥ ११३ ॥

so haṃ rājyaṃ ca rāṣṭraṃ ca cchorayitvā ihāgataḥ |
tava kāmehi samantarājyaṃ nābhiprārthaye || 113 ||

“Yet here am i now come having abandoned throne and realm. Because of my love for you i care not for all that kingdom.” (113)

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

Sah, Ham, Rajya, Rashtra, Ccha, Rayi, Tva, Ihagata, Yushmad, Kame, Kama, Kami, Samantara, Ajya, Nabh, Nabhi, Prartha, Yah, Yat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 67.113). 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: “so haṃ rājyaṃ ca rāṣṭraṃ ca cchorayitvā ihāgataḥ
  • so* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ham -
  • ham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • rājyam -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāṣṭram -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ccho -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rayi -
  • rayi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    rayi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    rayi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tvā* -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ihāgataḥ -
  • ihāgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tava kāmehi samantarājyaṃ nābhiprārthaye
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • kāme -
  • kāme (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    kāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kāmi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kāmi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • samantarā -
  • samantara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ājyam -
  • ājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nābhi -
  • nābhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nābhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nābhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    nābhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nābhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nābh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • prārtha -
  • prārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 67.113

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Help me to continue this site

For over a decade I have been trying to fill this site with wisdom, truth and spirituality. What you see is only a tiny fraction of what can be. Now I humbly request you to help me make more time for providing more unbiased truth, wisdom and knowledge.

Let's make the world a better place together!

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: