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 9.27

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ये हि दोषेहि संयुक्ता विवर्तन्ति तथाविधा ।
ये चैवं परिवर्तन्ता न विवर्तन्ति पण्डिताः ॥ २७ ॥

ye hi doṣehi saṃyuktā vivartanti tathāvidhā |
ye caivaṃ parivartantā na vivartanti paṇḍitāḥ || 27 ||

Of both those who lapse through their faults, as related, and of those who, in their wisdom, do not lapse as they pass on from life to life. (27)
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 (9.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Dosha, Dos, Samyukta, Vartat, Vartanti, Tathavidha, Evam, Eva, Tas, Pandita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 9.27). 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: “ye hi doṣehi saṃyuktā vivartanti tathāvidhā ”
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
doṣe -
doṣā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

doṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

doṣan (noun, neuter)

[compound]

doṣā (noun, feminine)

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

dos (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single], [dative single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
saṃyuktā* -
saṃyukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

saṃyuktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vi -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

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

vi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
vartanti -
√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)

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

√vṛt -> vartantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
tathāvidhā -
tathāvidhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ye caivaṃ parivartantā na vivartanti paṇḍitāḥ ”
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
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]
parivartan -
parivartā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tā* -
ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vi -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

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

vi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
vartanti -
√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)

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

√vṛt -> vartantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
paṇḍitāḥ -
paṇḍita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

paṇḍitā (noun, feminine)

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

√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]

√paṇḍ -> paṇḍitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 9.27

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019