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 97.3

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अल्पेच्छः संतुष्टः इतरेतरपिण्डकेन यापेन्तो ।
प्रशमसुखवृंहितमनो न लाभसत्कारं स्पृहयेयं ॥ ३ ॥

alpecchaḥ saṃtuṣṭaḥ itaretarapiṇḍakena yāpento |
praśamasukhavṛṃhitamano na lābhasatkāraṃ spṛhayeyaṃ || 3 ||

My wishes few, may I he content to earn my living with any kind of bowl. My heart fortified with calm and ease, may I not covet gain and honour. (3)
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 (97.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Alpeccha, Santushta, Itaretara, Pindaka, Labhasatkara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 97.3). 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: “alpecchaḥ saṃtuṣṭaḥ itaretarapiṇḍakena yāpento ”
alpecchaḥ -
alpeccha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
santuṣṭaḥ -
santuṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
itaretara -
itaretara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

itaretara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
piṇḍakena -
piṇḍaka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

piṇḍaka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
Cannot analyse yāpento
Line 2: “praśamasukhavṛṃhitamano na lābhasatkāraṃ spṛhayeyaṃ ”
Cannot analyse praśamasukhavṛṃhitamano*na
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lābhasatkāram -
lābhasatkāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lābhasatkāra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
spṛhayeyam -
√spṛh (verb class 10)

[optative active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 97.3

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019