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 19.15

परित्यज्य स्वकार्याणि परकार्येषु व्यापृतः ।
मिथ्यादर्शनसंयुक्तं अराज्यं राज्यसंज्ञितं ॥ १५ ॥

parityajya svakāryāṇi parakāryeṣu vyāpṛtaḥ |
mithyādarśanasaṃyuktaṃ arājyaṃ rājyasaṃjñitaṃ || 15 ||

“It does not become a king to neglect his own affairs and concern himself only with the affairs of others. Kingship is only kingship in name when it is associated with false doctrines. (15)

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 (19.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Parityajya, Svakarya, Parakarya, Vyaprita, Mithyadarshana, Samyuktam, Samyukta, Arajin, Rajya, Raji, Rajin, Raj,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 19.15). 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: “parityajya svakāryāṇi parakāryeṣu vyāpṛtaḥ
  • parityajya -
  • parityajya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • svakāryāṇi -
  • svakārya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • parakāryeṣu -
  • parakārya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • vyāpṛtaḥ -
  • vyāpṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mithyādarśanasaṃyuktaṃ arājyaṃ rājyasaṃjñitaṃ
  • mithyādarśana -
  • mithyādarśana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃyuktam -
  • saṃyuktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    saṃyukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃyukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃyuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • arājya -
  • arājin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    arājin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • rājya -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāji (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rāji (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rājī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    rājin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • asañjñitam -
  • asañjñitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.15

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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