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 19.91

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अगत्वा च तुवं श्रेष्ठि न ध्रुवं प्रतिपत्स्यसे ।
इदन् ते मरणं सद्यं तं श्रद्धानो समाचर ॥ ९१ ॥

agatvā ca tuvaṃ śreṣṭhi na dhruvaṃ pratipatsyase |
idan te maraṇaṃ sadyaṃ taṃ śraddhāno samācara || 91 ||

“If you go not to the Buddha, you will not be worthy of the name of Dhruva, for your death will be near. Believe our counsel and act accordingly.” (91)
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 (19.91). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shreshthin, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Sya, Asi, Idam, Tad, Yushmad, Marana, Sadya, Shraddha, Ano, Anu, Samacara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 19.91). 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: “agatvā ca tuvaṃ śreṣṭhi na dhruvaṃ pratipatsyase ”
agatvā -
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
vam -
va (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

va (noun, neuter)

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

vā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ve (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
śreṣṭhi -
śreṣṭhin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śreṣṭhin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhruvam -
dhruvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dhruva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhruva (noun, neuter)

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

dhruvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pratipat -
pratipad (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
sya -
si (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

sya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sā (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
ase -
asi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “idan te maraṇaṃ sadyaṃ taṃ śraddhāno samācara ”
idan -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
maraṇam -
maraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
sadyam -
sadya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sadya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
śraddhā -
śraddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śraddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śraddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ano -
ano (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

anu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

anu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
samācara -
samācara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

samācara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.91

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019