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 112.63

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आमन्त्रेमि भवन् तव प्रव्रज्या मम रोचति ।
अहं काको व दुर्मेधो मा कामानां वशम् अन्वगा ॥ ६३ ॥

āmantremi bhavan tava pravrajyā mama rocati |
ahaṃ kāko va durmedho mā kāmānāṃ vaśam anvagā || 63 ||

I tell you, sir, the religious life appeals to me, lest like the witless crow I become a slave of my desires. (63)
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 (112.63). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Amantri, Amantra, Bhavat, Yushmad, Pravrajya, Asmad, Roc, Ati, Aha, Kaka, Durmedha, Durmedhas, Kama, Vasha, Anvak,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 112.63). 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: “āmantremi bhavan tava pravrajyā mama rocati ”
ā -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
amantre -
amantṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [dative single]

amantṛ (noun, neuter)

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

amantra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

amantra (noun, neuter)

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

amantrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
emi -
√i (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
bhavan -
bhavā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

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

[genitive single]
pravrajyā* -
pravrajyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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]
roc -
roc (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ati (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “ahaṃ kāko va durmedho mā kāmānāṃ vaśam anvagā ”
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
kāko* -
kāka (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
durmedho* -
durmedhas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

durmedhas (noun, neuter)

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

durmedha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mā -
mā (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
kāmānām -
kāma (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

kāma (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

kāmā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
vaśam -
vaśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vaśa (noun, neuter)

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

vaśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anvag -
anvak (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ā -
ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ā (Preverb)

[Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 112.63

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019