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 67.118

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राजपुत्रो शूरो वीरो युद्धस्मिं अप्रतिपुद्गलो ।
कुशो ऽयम् आरूढप्रज्ञो इदं वचनम् अब्रवीत् ॥ ११८ ॥

rājaputro śūro vīro yuddhasmiṃ apratipudgalo |
kuśo 'yam ārūḍhaprajño idaṃ vacanam abravīt || 118 ||

Then Kusha, the son of a king, heroic, invincible in combat, this Kusha who was noble and wise, spoke these words. (118)
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 (67.118). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shura, Kusha, Aya, Idam, Arudha, Prajnu, Vacana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 67.118). 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: “rājaputro śūro vīro yuddhasmiṃ apratipudgalo ”
rājaputro -
śūro* -
śūra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vīro* -
Cannot analyse yuddhasmim*ap
Cannot analyse apratipudgalo
Line 2: “kuśo 'yam ārūḍhaprajño idaṃ vacanam abravīt ”
kuśo' -
kuśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ārūḍha -
ārūḍha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ārūḍha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prajño -
prajñu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

prajñu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
vacanam -
vacana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vacana (noun, neuter)

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

vacanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
abravīt -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 67.118

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019