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 7.58

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अवलोकेथ जिनात्मजाश् चित्तानि या परिषायां ।
संशयं च परिपृच्छथ यस्य यत्र तथा भवेद् इति ॥ ५८ ॥

avaloketha jinātmajāś cittāni yā pariṣāyāṃ |
saṃśayaṃ ca paripṛcchatha yasya yatra tathā bhaved iti || 58 ||

“O sons of the Conqueror, examine the minds of those assembled and find out who is doubting and on what matter.” (58)
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 (7.58). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Han, Jina, Citta, Parisha, Samshaya, Paripricchat, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Yatra, Tatha, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 7.58). 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: “avaloketha jinātmajāś cittāni yā pariṣāyāṃ ”
avaloket -
√avalok (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
ha -
ha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

han (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
jināt -
jina (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

jina (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ma -
ma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jāś -
ja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
cittāni -
citta (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yā -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pariṣāyām -
pariṣā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
Line 2: “saṃśayaṃ ca paripṛcchatha yasya yatra tathā bhaved iti ”
saṃśayam -
saṃśaya (noun, masculine)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paripṛcchat -
paripṛcchat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

paripṛcchat (noun, feminine)

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

paripṛcchat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ha -
ha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

han (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
yasya -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
yatra -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

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

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhaved -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 7.58

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019