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 19.69

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अग्निस्कन्धे च ज्वलिते दाहयेय पितॄन् उभौ ।
उपहारो विधातव्यो तस्य पुण्यम् अनन्तकं ॥ ६९ ॥

agniskandhe ca jvalite dāhayeya pitṝn ubhau |
upahāro vidhātavyo tasya puṇyam anantakaṃ || 69 ||

And should then burn both his parents on the funeral pyre, would have a reward assigned him, for the merit of such a man would be boundless. (69)
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 (19.69). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Agniskandha, Jvalita, Pitri, Ubha, Upahara, Tad, Punya, Anantaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 19.69). 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: “agniskandhe ca jvalite dāhayeya pitṝn ubhau ”
agniskandhe -
agniskandha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

agniskandha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jvalite -
jvalita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jvalita (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

jvalitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√jval -> jvalita (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √jval class 1 verb], [locative single from √jval]

√jval -> jvalita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [locative single from √jval class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jval], [vocative dual from √jval], [accusative dual from √jval], [locative single from √jval]

√jval -> jvalitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jval], [vocative single from √jval], [vocative dual from √jval], [accusative dual from √jval]
dāhayeya -
√dah (verb class 0)

[optative middle first single]
pitṝn -
pitṛ (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ubhau -
ubha (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “upahāro vidhātavyo tasya puṇyam anantakaṃ ”
upahāro* -
upahāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vidhātavyo -
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
puṇyam -
puṇya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

puṇya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

puṇyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
anantakam -
anantaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anantaka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

anantakā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.69

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019