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 11.7

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यस्य वृक्षस्य छायायां सीदन्ति च शयन्ति च ।
न तस्य पत्रहिंसा च न घातेन्ति च रोषिताः ॥ ७ ॥

yasya vṛkṣasya chāyāyāṃ sīdanti ca śayanti ca |
na tasya patrahiṃsā ca na ghātenti ca roṣitāḥ || 7 ||

“When they sit or lie in the shade of a tree they do not harm the leaves. Even in anger they do not resort to blows. (7)
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 (11.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yasya, Yah, Yat, Vriksha, Chaya, Sidat, Sidanti, Sha, Tad, Patra, Hims, Himsa, Roshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 11.7). 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: “yasya vṛkṣasya chāyāyāṃ sīdanti ca śayanti ca ”
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]
vṛkṣasya -
vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
chāyāyām -
chāyā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
sīdanti -
√sad -> sīdat (participle, neuter)

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

√sad -> sīdantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √sad class 1 verb]

√sad (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yanti -
yanti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “na tasya patrahiṃsā ca na ghātenti ca roṣitāḥ ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

patra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hiṃsā -
hiṃs (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

hiṃsā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse ghātenti*ca
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
roṣitāḥ -
roṣita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

roṣitā (noun, feminine)

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

√ruṣ -> roṣita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √ruṣ], [vocative plural from √ruṣ]

√ruṣ -> roṣitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √ruṣ], [vocative plural from √ruṣ], [accusative plural from √ruṣ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 11.7

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019