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 19.16

अद्य भवे गती तुभ्यं नरको दारुणो महत् ।
ये च ते दर्शयिष्यन्ति तेषाम् अपि च सा गति ॥ १६ ॥

adya bhave gatī tubhyaṃ narako dāruṇo mahat |
ye ca te darśayiṣyanti teṣām api ca sā gati || 16 ||

“At present your destiny can only be the great and pitiless hell, as is also the destiny of those whom you have taught. (16)

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

Adya, Bhava, Bhu, Gat, Gati, Yushmad, Naraka, Daruna, Daru, Mahat, Yah, Yat, Tad, Darshayishyat, Darshayishyanti, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 19.16). 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: “adya bhave gatī tubhyaṃ narako dāruṇo mahat
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhave -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gatī -
  • gatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tubhyam -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single]
  • narako* -
  • naraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dāruṇo* -
  • dāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dāru (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mahat -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ye ca te darśayiṣyanti teṣām api ca gati
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • darśayiṣyanti -
  • dṛś -> darśayiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśayiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś], [vocative plural from √dṛś], [accusative plural from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśayiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √dṛś]
    dṛś (verb class 0)
    [future active third plural]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • gati -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    gat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.16

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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