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 78.33

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अथ त्वय न जातु वीर अदत्त्व तव जननिये प्रथमभक्तं ।
फलमूलभोजनं वा तथ तुह्य विभोक्षणं भवतु ॥ ३३ ॥

atha tvaya na jātu vīra adattva tava jananiye prathamabhaktaṃ |
phalamūlabhojanaṃ vā tatha tuhya vibhokṣaṇaṃ bhavatu || 33 ||

“Forasmuch as, O valiant one, you did never eat your food of leaves and roots without first giving some to your mother, so will release be yours.” (33)
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 (78.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Tva, Aya, Jatu, Vira, Adat, Yushmad, Janani, Yah, Yat, Prathamabhakta, Phalamula, Bhojana, Tatha, Vibha, Vibhu, Ukshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 78.33). 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: “atha tvaya na jātu vīra adattva tava jananiye prathamabhaktaṃ ”
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tva -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

tva (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

e (noun, masculine)

[compound]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jātu -
jātu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

jātu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

jātu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

jātu (noun, neuter)

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

jātū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

jātū (noun, feminine)

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

jātū (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vīra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound]

adat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tva -
tva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
janani -
janani (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

jananī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
prathamabhaktam -
prathamabhakta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prathamabhakta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “phalamūlabhojanaṃ vā tatha tuhya vibhokṣaṇaṃ bhavatu ”
phalamūla -
phalamūla (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhojana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tuhya -
√tuh -> tuhya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tuh]
vibho -
vibhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

vibhā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vibhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

vibhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
ukṣaṇam -
ukṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

ukṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhavatu -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 78.33

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019