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 99.2

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यो मे हस्तां च पादां च कर्णनासां च च्छिन्दति ।
तस्याप्य् अहं न कुप्यामि प्राग् एव इतरा प्रजाः ॥ २ ॥

yo me hastāṃ ca pādāṃ ca karṇanāsāṃ ca cchindati |
tasyāpy ahaṃ na kupyāmi prāg eva itarā prajāḥ || 2 ||

I’ll not be wroth even with him who lopped off my hands, my feet, my ears and nose, much less with the rest of men. (2)
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 (99.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Asmad, Hasta, Pada, Karnanasa, Aha, Prak, Eva, Itara, Praja, Prajas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 99.2). 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 me hastāṃ ca pādāṃ ca karṇanāsāṃ ca cchindati ”
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
hastām -
hastā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pādā -
pāda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
karṇanāsām -
karṇanāsā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse cchindati
Line 2: “tasyāpy ahaṃ na kupyāmi prāg eva itarā prajāḥ ”
Cannot analyse tasyāpy*ah
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kupyāmi -
√kup (verb class 4)

[present active first single]
prāg -
prāk (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
eva* -
eva (noun, masculine)

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

[nominative single]
prajāḥ -
praja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prajā (noun, feminine)

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

prajas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 99.2

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019