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 11.8

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दश कर्मपथां कुशलां सेवन्ति पुरुषोत्तमा ।
न च मन्त्रं प्रयोजेन्ति परस्य देहघातकं ॥ ८ ॥

daśa karmapathāṃ kuśalāṃ sevanti puruṣottamā |
na ca mantraṃ prayojenti parasya dehaghātakaṃ || 8 ||

“These supreme men practise the ten right ways of behaviour. They do not weave a spell to strike the person of another man. (8)
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 (11.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dasha, Dashan, Karmapatha, Kushala, Ivat, Purusha, Uttama, Mantra, Prayas, Jenti, Para, Deha, Ghataka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 11.8). 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: “daśa karmapathāṃ kuśalāṃ sevanti puruṣottamā ”
daśa -
daśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

daśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

daśan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

daśan (noun, neuter)

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

√daṃś (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
kuśalām -
kuśalā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
se -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, neuter)

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

si (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present middle second single]
īvanti -
īvat (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

puruṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

puruṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
uttamā -
uttamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “na ca mantraṃ prayojenti parasya dehaghātakaṃ ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mantram -
mantra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mantrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prayo -
prayas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

prayas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
jenti -
jentī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

jentī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

jentī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
parasya -
para (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

para (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
deha -
deha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dah (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
ghātakam -
ghātaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ghātaka (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 11.8

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019