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 78.2

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तिर्यग्योनिगतस्यापि गजस्य स्वमातरे सौहृदम् आसि ।
किं पुनः मनुष्यभूतो गुरुं पुरिचरेय तं विप्रं ॥ २ ॥

tiryagyonigatasyāpi gajasya svamātare sauhṛdam āsi |
kiṃ punaḥ manuṣyabhūto guruṃ puricareya taṃ vipraṃ || 2 ||

Even when he was an elephant in the world of beasts he was kind to his mother. How much more should I celebrate him as a man, venerable and wise? (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 (78.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tiryagyoni, Gata, Api, Gaja, Sva, Atara, Sauhrida, Kim, Puna, Manushi, Manushya, Manus, Abhuta, Guru, Pur, Puri, Cara, Cari, Vipra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 78.2). 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: “tiryagyonigatasyāpi gajasya svamātare sauhṛdam āsi ”
tiryagyoni -
tiryagyoni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

tiryagyoni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

tiryagyoni (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
gatasyā -
gata (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

gata (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
gajasya -
gaja (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
svam -
sva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

svan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

sva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ātare -
ātara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
sauhṛdam -
sauhṛda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sauhṛda (noun, neuter)

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

sauhṛdā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āsi -
√ās (verb class 2)

[imperfect middle first single]
Line 2: “kiṃ punaḥ manuṣyabhūto guruṃ puricareya taṃ vipraṃ ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
manuṣya -
manuṣī (noun, feminine)

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

manuṣya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

manuṣya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

manus (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
abhūto* -
abhūta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
gurum -
guru (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
puri -
puri (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

purī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pur (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
care -
cara (noun, masculine)

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

cara (noun, neuter)

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

carā (noun, feminine)

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

cari (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√car (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
iya -
√i (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
vipram -
vipra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vipra (noun, neuter)

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

viprā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 78.2

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019