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 85.25

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इच्छामि दानं प्रभवन्ति च ते इच्छा प्रशान्ता च न भोन्ति एवं ।
एतं व इच्छाय फलं विदित्वा न प्रार्थये पुत्रपशुं धनं च ॥ २५ ॥

icchāmi dānaṃ prabhavanti ca te icchā praśāntā ca na bhonti evaṃ |
etaṃ va icchāya phalaṃ viditvā na prārthaye putrapaśuṃ dhanaṃ ca || 25 ||

I wish for a gift, but these desires overwhelm me. When the wish is stifled, then the desires no longer survive. Seeing then, that the fruit of desire is this, I will not desire either a son, cattle, or wealth. (25)
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 (85.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dana, Prabhavanti, Prabhavat, Tad, Tan, Yushmad, Iccha, Prashanta, Evam, Eva, Eta, Esha, Aya, Phala, Putra, Pashu, Dhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 85.25). 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: “icchāmi dānaṃ prabhavanti ca te icchā praśāntā ca na bhonti evaṃ ”
icchāmi -
√iṣ (verb class 6)

[present active first single]
dānam -
dāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
prabhavanti -
prabhavantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

prabhavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

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

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
icchā -
icchā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
praśāntā -
praśāntā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse bhonti*ev
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “etaṃ va icchāya phalaṃ viditvā na prārthaye putrapaśuṃ dhanaṃ ca ”
etam -
eta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eta (noun, neuter)

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

etā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
va* -
va (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
icchā -
icchā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√iṣ (verb class 6)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

e (noun, masculine)

[compound]
phalam -
phala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

phala (noun, neuter)

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

phalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
viditvā -
√vid -> viditvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prārthaye -
putra -
putra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

putra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paśum -
paśu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
dhanam -
dhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhana (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 85.25

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019