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 75.17

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अस्मेहि सह प्रमदाहि आर्यपुत्रा वसथ मा विषीदेथ ।
प्रियबान्धवं वा त्यजित्वा मित्रां पितरं च पुत्राणि ॥ १७ ॥

asmehi saha pramadāhi āryaputrā vasatha mā viṣīdetha |
priyabāndhavaṃ vā tyajitvā mitrāṃ pitaraṃ ca putrāṇi || 17 ||

They seized the men by their shoulders, each woman her man, and rescued them from the sea. By every means they sought to cheer the men, saying to each, “Good friend, you must not despond. (17)
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 (75.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asma, Saha, Pramad, Pramada, Ahi, Aryaputra, Vasatha, Mas, Vish, Vishin, Ida, Priya, Bandhava, Tyaj, Tva, Mitra, Pitri, Putra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 75.17). 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: “asmehi saha pramadāhi āryaputrā vasatha mā viṣīdetha ”
asme -
asma (noun, masculine)

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

asma (noun, neuter)

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

[imperative active second single]
saha -
saha (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

saha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sah (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
pramadā -
pramada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pramada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pramad (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

pramadā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

ahī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

ahī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
āryaputrā* -
āryaputra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
vasatha -
vasatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vas (verb class 1)

[present active second plural]
mā* -
ma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

mās (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
viṣī -
viṣin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

viṣin (noun, neuter)

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

viṣ (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

viṣ (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

viṣ (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
ide -
idā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
itha -
√i (verb class 2)

[present active second plural]
Line 2: “priyabāndhavaṃ vā tyajitvā mitrāṃ pitaraṃ ca putrāṇi ”
priya -
priya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

priya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bāndhavam -
bāndhava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
tyaji -
tyaj (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tyaj (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
tvā* -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
mitrām -
mitrā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
pitaram -
pitṛ (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
putrāṇi -
putra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 75.17

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019