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 76.162

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पुरा तुवं रूपियभाजनेषु सुवर्णपात्रेषु च भुंजियान ।
शुचिं प्रणीतरसकं च भोजनं राजानुभावेन उपस्थिहेन्सु ॥ १६२ ॥

purā tuvaṃ rūpiyabhājaneṣu suvarṇapātreṣu ca bhuṃjiyāna |
śuciṃ praṇītarasakaṃ ca bhojanaṃ rājānubhāvena upasthihensu || 162 ||

“Formerly thou didst eat from vessels of silver and bowls of gold. Men set before thee wholesome and exquisitely flavoured food as became thy kingly station. (162)
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 (76.162). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pura, Pur, Rupin, Ajana, Suvarnapatra, Shuci, Pranita, Rasaka, Bhojana, Raja, Ubha, Enas, Upa, Stha, Han,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 76.162). 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: “purā tuvaṃ rūpiyabhājaneṣu suvarṇapātreṣu ca bhuṃjiyāna ”
purā -
purā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
vam -
va (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

va (noun, neuter)

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

vā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ve (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
rūpi -
rūpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

rūpin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
yabhā -
√yabh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ajaneṣu -
ajana (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

ajana (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
suvarṇapātreṣu -
suvarṇapātra (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

suvarṇapātra (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse bhuñjiyāna
Line 2: “śuciṃ praṇītarasakaṃ ca bhojanaṃ rājānubhāvena upasthihensu ”
śucim -
śuci (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

śuci (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
praṇīta -
praṇīta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

praṇīta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rasakam -
rasaka (noun, masculine)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhojanam -
bhojana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhojana (noun, neuter)

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

[accusative plural]
ubhāve -
ubha (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ena* -
enas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
upa -
upa (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

upa (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

upa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sthi -
sthā (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
he -
ha (noun, masculine)

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

ha (noun, neuter)

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

han (noun, neuter)

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

hā (noun, feminine)

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

han (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present middle first single]

√hā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
īn -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
su -
sū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sū (noun, neuter)

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

sū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

so (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 76.162

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019