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 8.3

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शास्त्राणि यानि प्रसरन्ति असारकानि एता विचार्य जनता अनुरागबुद्धी ।
निष्क्रम्य तं तृणसमं च विचार्य लोकं तीव्रां वेदेन्ति वेदना कुशलं चिनोन्ति ॥ ३ ॥

śāstrāṇi yāni prasaranti asārakāni etā vicārya janatā anurāgabuddhī |
niṣkramya taṃ tṛṇasamaṃ ca vicārya lokaṃ tīvrāṃ vedenti vedanā kuśalaṃ cinonti || 3 ||

Judging the doctrines which pass current to be without substance, and realising what human affection is, they abandon the world, deeming it a thing of straw. They amass virtue through enduring bitter sufferings. (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 (8.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shastra, Yani, Yat, Asara, Kim, Eta, Esha, Vicarya, Janata, Anuraga, Buddhi, Trinasa, Loka, Tivra, Vedana, Kushalam, Kushala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 8.3). 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: “śāstrāṇi yāni prasaranti asārakāni etā vicārya janatā anurāgabuddhī ”
śāstrāṇi -
śāstra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yāni -
yānī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

√yā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first single]
prasa -
√pras (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ranti -
ranti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ranti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
asāra -
asāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

asāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāni -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
etā* -
eta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

etā (noun, feminine)

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

eṣā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vicārya (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
anurāga -
anurāga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
buddhī -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “niṣkramya taṃ tṛṇasamaṃ ca vicārya lokaṃ tīvrāṃ vedenti vedanā kuśalaṃ cinonti ”
Cannot analyse niṣkramya*ta
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
tṛṇasam -
tṛṇasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tṛṇasa (noun, neuter)

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

tṛṇasā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
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]
vicārya -
vicārya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vicārya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lokam -
loka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
tīvrām -
tīvrā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Cannot analyse vedenti*ve
vedanā -
vedanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kuśalam -
kuśalam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kuśala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kuśala (noun, neuter)

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

kuśalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse cinonti

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 8.3

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019