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 18.50

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प्रभूश् च कर्म वारयितुं कर्मं दर्शयन्ति च जिना ।
ऐश्वर्यं विनिगूहन्ति एषा लोकानुवर्तना ॥ ५० ॥

prabhūś ca karma vārayituṃ karmaṃ darśayanti ca jinā |
aiśvaryaṃ vinigūhanti eṣā lokānuvartanā || 50 ||

Although they could suppress the working of karma, the Conquerors let it become manifest and conceal their sovereign power. This is mere conformity with the world. (50)
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 (18.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prabhu, Karman, Darshayat, Darshayanti, Jina, Aishvarya, Guhat, Guhanti, Esha, Loka, Rita, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 18.50). 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: “prabhūś ca karma vārayituṃ karmaṃ darśayanti ca jinā ”
prabhūś -
prabhu (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]

prabhū (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

prabhū (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vārayitum -
√vṛ -> vārayitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √vṛ]
karmam -
karman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
darśayanti -
√dṛś -> darśayantī (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> darśayat (participle, neuter)

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

√dṛś -> darśayantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √dṛś]

darśayat (noun, neuter)

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

√dṛś (verb class 0)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jinā -
ji (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ji (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

jinā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “aiśvaryaṃ vinigūhanti eṣā lokānuvartanā ”
aiśvaryam -
aiśvarya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vini -
vi (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

vī (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

vini (Preverb)

[Preverb]
gūhanti -
√guh -> gūhat (participle, neuter)

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

√guh -> gūhantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √guh class 1 verb]

√guh (verb class 1)

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

[nominative single]
lokān -
loka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
uvar -
ū (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ū (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

√u (verb class 1)

[perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]

√u (verb class 2)

[perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]

√u (verb class 5)

[perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]

√vā (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
ṛta -
ṛta (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṛta (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 18.50

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019