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 78.31

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यो विचरे गिरिवरेषु वनेषु प्रवरेषु फुल्लशिखरेषु ।
स खु मरिष्यति नागो मम चोपवनं च शोचन्तो ॥ ३१ ॥

yo vicare girivareṣu vaneṣu pravareṣu phullaśikhareṣu |
sa khu mariṣyati nāgo mama copavanaṃ ca śocanto || 31 ||

“For that elephant who wandered o’er the hills and through the leafy forest glades, will surely die through grief for me and his native glen.” (31)
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 (78.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Vicara, Girivara, Vana, Vaneshu, Pravara, Phulla, Shikhara, Marishyat, Naga, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 78.31). 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: “yo vicare girivareṣu vaneṣu pravareṣu phullaśikhareṣu ”
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vicare -
vicara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vicara (noun, neuter)

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

vicarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
girivareṣu -
girivara (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

girivara (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
vaneṣu -
vaneṣu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vaneṣu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vaneṣu (noun, neuter)

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

vana (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

vana (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
pravareṣu -
pravara (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

pravara (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
phulla -
phulla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

phulla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√phull (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śikhareṣu -
śikhara (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

śikhara (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
Line 2: “sa khu mariṣyati nāgo mama copavanaṃ ca śocanto ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse khu*ma
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]
nāgo* -
nāga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
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]
copa -
√cup (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
vanam -
vana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

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

vanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse śocanto

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 78.31

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019