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 18.41

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देशकालवशं प्राप्य परिपाकं च कर्मणः ।
सत्यं वा अभिनिर्वृतं धर्मं देशेन्ति नायकाः ॥ ४१ ॥

deśakālavaśaṃ prāpya paripākaṃ ca karmaṇaḥ |
satyaṃ vā abhinirvṛtaṃ dharmaṃ deśenti nāyakāḥ || 41 ||

When they have obtained opportunity of place and time, and maturity of karma, the Leaders preach the true dharma each time it is born anew. (41)
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 (18.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Deshakala, Vasha, Prapya, Paripaka, Karman, Satyam, Satya, Var, Abhi, Ritam, Rita, Dharma, Nayaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 18.41). 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: “deśakālavaśaṃ prāpya paripākaṃ ca karmaṇaḥ ”
deśakāla -
deśakāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vaśam -
vaśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vaśa (noun, neuter)

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

vaśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prāpya -
prāpya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prāpya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paripākam -
paripāka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
karmaṇaḥ -
karman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “satyaṃ vā abhinirvṛtaṃ dharmaṃ deśenti nāyakāḥ ”
satyam -
satyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

satya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

satya (noun, neuter)

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

satyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
abhini -
abhi (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

abhī (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
rvṛ -
ru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ṛtam -
ṛtam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ṛta (noun, neuter)

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

ṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dharmam -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dharman (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

dharmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse deśenti*nā
nāyakāḥ -
nāyaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 18.41

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019