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 19.64

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ततो कामान आस्वादं भाषते सर्वकोविदः ।
आदीनवं च कामानां भाषते पुरुषोत्तमः ॥ ६४ ॥

tato kāmāna āsvādaṃ bhāṣate sarvakovidaḥ |
ādīnavaṃ ca kāmānāṃ bhāṣate puruṣottamaḥ || 64 ||

And the Omniscient One spoke of the sweet allurement of the pleasures of sense; the Supreme of Men spoke of the peril of sensual desires. (64)
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 (19.64). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kama, Asvada, Sarvaka, Vid, Vida, Adinava, Purushottama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 19.64). 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: “tato kāmāna āsvādaṃ bhāṣate sarvakovidaḥ ”
tato -
kāmān -
kāma (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
a* -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
āsvādam -
āsvāda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
bhāṣate -
√bhāṣ (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
sarvako -
sarvaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vidaḥ -
vid (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

vid (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vida (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ādīnavaṃ ca kāmānāṃ bhāṣate puruṣottamaḥ ”
ādīnavam -
ādīnava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāmānām -
kāma (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

kāma (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

kāmā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
bhāṣate -
√bhāṣ (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
puruṣottamaḥ -
puruṣottama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.64

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019