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 19.18

सुमुष्टो मुषसे अन्या मृतो च मारसे परां ।
सुखितान् अपि सत्वा त्वं दुःखापयसि दुर्मते ॥ १८ ॥

sumuṣṭo muṣase anyā mṛto ca mārase parāṃ |
sukhitān api satvā tvaṃ duḥkhāpayasi durmate || 18 ||

“Deluded yourself, you delude others; dead yourself, you cause others to die. You evil-minded man, you bring happy beings to woe. (18)

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

Mushta, Ani, Anya, Mara, Para, Sukhita, Api, Satvan, Tva, Yushmad, Duhkha, Durmati, Durmata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 19.18). 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: “sumuṣṭo muṣase anyā mṛto ca mārase parāṃ
  • su -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • muṣṭo* -
  • muṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    muṣ -> muṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muṣ class 1 verb]
    much -> muṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √much class 1 verb]
    mus -> muṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mus class 4 verb]
  • muṣa -
  • muṣ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • se -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle second single]
  • anyā* -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    an (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single]
  • mṛto -
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • māra -
  • māra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • se -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle second single]
  • parām -
  • parā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sukhitān api satvā tvaṃ duḥkhāpayasi durmate
  • sukhitān -
  • sukhita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sukh -> sukhita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √sukh class 10 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • satvā -
  • satvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • duḥkhā -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āpayasi -
  • āp (verb class 0)
    [present active second single]
    i (verb class 0)
    [present active second single]
  • durmate -
  • durmati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    durmati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    durmata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    durmata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.18

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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