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 19.144

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न जायन्ति न जीर्यन्ति न मृयन्ति कथंचन ।
परमं मित्रम् आसाद्य विनीता वरबुद्धिना ॥ १४४ ॥

na jāyanti na jīryanti na mṛyanti kathaṃcana |
paramaṃ mitram āsādya vinītā varabuddhinā || 144 ||

Those who have drawn nigh to the highest friend and are converted by his wisdom, are in no wise reborn, nor grow old, nor die. (144)
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 (19.144). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jayat, Jayanti, Jiryat, Katham, Katha, Cana, Paramam, Parama, Mitra, Asadya, Vinita, Vara, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 19.144). 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: “na jāyanti na jīryanti na mṛyanti kathaṃcana ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jāyanti -
jāyantī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

jāyantī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

jāyantī (noun, neuter)

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

√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √jai class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jai class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai -> jāyantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jīryanti -
√jṝ -> jīryat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jṝ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jṝ class 4 verb]

√jṝ (verb class 4)

[present active third plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse mṛyanti*ka
kathañ -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
cana -
cana (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√can (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Line 2: “paramaṃ mitram āsādya vinītā varabuddhinā ”
paramam -
paramam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

parama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

parama (noun, neuter)

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

paramā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mitram -
mitra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mitra (noun, neuter)

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

mitrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āsādya -
āsādya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āsādya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vinītā* -
vinīta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vinītā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vara -
vara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vṛ (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [adverb]
nā -
nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.144

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019