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 77.2

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वाराणस्यां महाराज काकराजा निवासितो ।
अशीतिकाकसहस्रेहि सुपात्रो परिवारितो ॥ २ ॥

vārāṇasyāṃ mahārāja kākarājā nivāsito |
aśītikākasahasrehi supātro parivārito || 2 ||

In Benares, sire, there dwells a king of crows, Supatra, who has a following of eighty-thousand crows. (2)
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 (77.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varanasi, Maharaja, Maharajan, Kaka, Ashitika, Kasa, Hasra, Parivan, Ritu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 77.2). 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: “vārāṇasyāṃ mahārāja kākarājā nivāsito ”
vārāṇasyām -
vārāṇasī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
mahārāja -
mahārāja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mahārājan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mahārājan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kāka -
kāka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rājā* -
Cannot analyse nivāsito
Line 2: “aśītikākasahasrehi supātro parivārito ”
aśītikā -
aśītikā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kas (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
hasre -
hasra (noun, masculine)

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

hasra (noun, neuter)

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

hasrā (noun, feminine)

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

[imperative active second single]
supātro -
parivā -
parivan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
rito -
ritu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ritu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 77.2

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019