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 9.17

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कामैः ते नावकीर्यन्ते बुद्धत्वे कृतनिश्चयाः ।
तेनानिवर्तियास् तेषाम् अध्याशया इति स्मृताः ॥ १७ ॥

kāmaiḥ te nāvakīryante buddhatve kṛtaniścayāḥ |
tenānivartiyās teṣām adhyāśayā iti smṛtāḥ || 17 ||

Having made a resolve to win Buddha-hood, they are not distracted from it by indulgence in pleasures of sense. Thus are their dispositions said to be resolute. (17)
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 (9.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kama, Tad, Yushmad, Nava, Asmad, Buddhatva, Kritanishcaya, Tena, Iva, Adhyashaya, Iti, Smrita, Smrito,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 9.17). 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: “kāmaiḥ te nāvakīryante buddhatve kṛtaniścayāḥ ”
kāmaiḥ -
kāma (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

kāma (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
nāva -
nāva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, masculine)

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

ni (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

nu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
akīryante -
buddhatve -
buddhatva (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
kṛtaniścayāḥ -
kṛtaniścaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kṛtaniścayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “tenānivartiyās teṣām adhyāśayā iti smṛtāḥ ”
tenān -
tena (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ivar -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ṛti -
ṛti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ṛti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
yās -
yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
teṣām -
tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
adhyāśayā* -
adhyāśaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
smṛtāḥ -
smṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

smṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

smṛto (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]

√smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 9.17

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019