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 19.30

दास्यामि विषसंयुक्तं भक्तम् एषां सुदारुणं ।
भुक्त्वा येन उभाव् एतौ मरिष्यन्ति न संशयः ॥ ३० ॥

dāsyāmi viṣasaṃyuktaṃ bhaktam eṣāṃ sudāruṇaṃ |
bhuktvā yena ubhāv etau mariṣyanti na saṃśayaḥ || 30 ||

...I will give them food drugged with deadly poison. By eating this they both will surely die.” (30)

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

Visha, Samyuktam, Samyukta, Bhakta, Idam, Sudaruna, Bhuktva, Yena, Yah, Yat, Eta, Eti, Esha, Marishyat, Marishyanti, Samshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 19.30). 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: “dāsyāmi viṣasaṃyuktaṃ bhaktam eṣāṃ sudāruṇaṃ
  • dāsyāmi -
  • (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
    (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
    (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    (verb class 4)
    [future active first single]
  • viṣa -
  • viṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viṣa (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]
  • bhaktam -
  • bhakta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhakta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhaktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eṣām -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • sudāruṇam -
  • sudāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sudāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sudāruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “bhuktvā yena ubhāv etau mariṣyanti na saṃśayaḥ
  • bhuktvā -
  • bhuktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhuj]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse ubhāv*et
  • etau -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mariṣyanti -
  • mṛ -> mariṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mariṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṝ -> mariṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √mṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √mṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √mṝ class 9 verb]
    mṝ -> mariṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √mṝ class 9 verb]
    mṛ (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
    mṛ (verb class 6)
    [future active third plural]
    mṝ (verb class 9)
    [future active third plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃśayaḥ -
  • saṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.30

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: