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 78.19

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माता मम गतवया जीर्णा अतिवत्सला नयनहीना ।
सा मया विना मरिष्यति नरेश्वर तेन शोचामि ॥ १९ ॥

mātā mama gatavayā jīrṇā ativatsalā nayanahīnā |
sā mayā vinā mariṣyati nareśvara tena śocāmi || 19 ||

“My mother is fast her prime, old, advanced in years, and blind. Without my company, O king, she will die. That is why I grieve. (19)
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 (78.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mata, Asmad, Gata, Vaya, Jirna, Ati, Vatsala, Nayana, Hina, Maya, Vina, Marishyat, Nareshvara, Tad, Tena,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 78.19). 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: “mātā mama gatavayā jīrṇā ativatsalā nayanahīnā ”
mātā* -
māta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

gata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vayā* -
vaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jīrṇā* -
jīrṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jīrṇā (noun, feminine)

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

√jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jṝ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jṝ class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √jṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jṝ class 9 verb]

√jṝ -> jīrṇā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jṝ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jṝ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jṝ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jṝ class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √jṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jṝ class 9 verb]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vatsalā* -
vatsala (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vatsalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nayana -
nayana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nayana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hīnā -
hīnā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√hā -> hīnā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √hā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hā class 3 verb]
Line 2: “sā mayā vinā mariṣyati nareśvara tena śocāmi ”
sā* -
so (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
mayā* -
maya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vinā* -
vina (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vinā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mariṣyati -
√mṛ -> mariṣyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]

√mṛ -> mariṣyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]

√mṝ -> mariṣyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √mṝ class 9 verb]

√mṝ -> mariṣyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √mṝ class 9 verb]

√mṛ (verb class 1)

[future active third single]

√mṛ (verb class 6)

[future active third single]

√mṝ (verb class 9)

[future active third single]
nareśvara -
nareśvara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tena -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
śocāmi -
√śuc (verb class 1)

[present active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 78.19

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019