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 7.13

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को नु हेतुर् इह प्रत्ययो च को येन्ऽ इमा जिनसुता उपनीता ।
निर्वृतिं उपगता सहसोल्का ब्रूहि कारणम् इहार्य यथावत् ॥ १३ ॥

ko nu hetur iha pratyayo ca ko yen' imā jinasutā upanītā |
nirvṛtiṃ upagatā sahasolkā brūhi kāraṇam ihārya yathāvat || 13 ||

“What, we pray you, is the reason, what the cause, O son of the Conqueror, that these firebrands which we brought with us have been suddenly put out? Noble sir, declare the reason for this.” (13)
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 (7.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Hetri, Hetu, Iha, Iyam, Idam, Jina, Suta, Upanita, Nirvriti, Upagata, Sahasa, Sahas, Ulka, Karana, Arya, Yathavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 7.13). 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: “ko nu hetur iha pratyayo ca ko yen' imā jinasutā upanītā ”
ko* -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nu -
nu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

nu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nau (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hetur -
hetṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

hetu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pratyayo -
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ko* -
Cannot analyse yen'*im
imā* -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
jina -
jina (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jina (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sutā* -
suta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sutā (noun, feminine)

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

√su -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb]

√su -> sutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √su class 5 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √sū class 2 verb]
upanītā -
upanītā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “nirvṛtiṃ upagatā sahasolkā brūhi kāraṇam ihārya yathāvat ”
nirvṛtim -
nirvṛti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

nirvṛti (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
upagatā -
upagatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sahaso -
sahasā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sahasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sahasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sahas (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sahas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sahasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ulkā* -
ulka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ulkā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
brūhi -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
kāraṇam -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ihā -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
arya -
arya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

arya (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 7.13

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019