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 9.21

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मूर्छितास् ते न भुंजन्ति परान्नान्य् अवस्रुता ।
स्वभावाध्याशयस् तेषाम् एवम् आर्य प्रशंस्यते ति ॥ २१ ॥

mūrchitās te na bhuṃjanti parānnāny avasrutā |
svabhāvādhyāśayas teṣām evam ārya praśaṃsyate ti || 21 ||

Though they faint, they do not, saturated with lust, eat the food of others. Thus, noble sir, is their disposition extolled as independent. (21)
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 (9.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Murchita, Tad, Yushmad, Avasruta, Svabhava, Adhyashaya, Evam, Eva, Arya, Prashamsin, Prashamsya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 9.21). 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: “mūrchitās te na bhuṃjanti parānnāny avasrutā ”
mūrchitās -
mūrchita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mūrchitā (noun, feminine)

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

√mūrch -> mūrchita (participle, masculine)

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

√mūrch -> mūrchitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √mūrch class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mūrch class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mūrch class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mūrch], [vocative plural from √mūrch], [accusative plural from √mūrch]
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]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse bhuñjanti*pa
Cannot analyse parānnāny*av
avasrutā -
avasrutā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “svabhāvādhyāśayas teṣām evam ārya praśaṃsyate ti ”
svabhāvā -
svabhāva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
adhyāśayas -
adhyāśaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
teṣām -
tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ārya -
ārya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ārya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ār -> ārya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ār]

√ār (verb class 4)

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

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

praśaṃsin (noun, neuter)

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

praśaṃsya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

praśaṃsya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ate -
Cannot analyse ti

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 9.21

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019