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 18.55

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जरां च उपदेशेन्ति न चैषां विद्यते जरा ।
जिना जिनगुणोपेता एषा लोकानुवर्तना ॥ ५५ ॥

jarāṃ ca upadeśenti na caiṣāṃ vidyate jarā |
jinā jinaguṇopetā eṣā lokānuvartanā || 55 ||

They take on the semblance of being old, but for them there is no old age, for the Conquerors have the gift of overcoming it. This appearance of old age is mere conformity with the world. (55)
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 (18.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jara, Idam, Jina, Gunopeta, 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 18.55). 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: “jarāṃ ca upadeśenti na caiṣāṃ vidyate jarā ”
jarām -
jarā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ca* -
Cannot analyse upadeśenti*na
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
eṣām -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
vidyate -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]
jarā -
jarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “jinā jinaguṇopetā eṣā lokānuvartanā ”
jinā* -
jina (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jinā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

jina (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
guṇopetā* -
guṇopeta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

guṇopetā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 18.55

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019