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 20.6

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यस्येह परिशेषं स्या नारीये जीवितं भवेत् ।
दिवसानि सप्त मासा च दश तस्या उरम् ओतरेत् ॥ ६ ॥

yasyeha pariśeṣaṃ syā nārīye jīvitaṃ bhavet |
divasāni sapta māsā ca daśa tasyā uram otaret || 6 ||

For he must descend into the womb of a woman who has only seven nights and ten months of her life remaining. (6)
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 (20.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yasya, Yah, Yat, Iha, Parishesha, Nariya, Jivita, Divasa, Ani, Sapta, Saptan, Mas, Masa, Dasha, Dashan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 20.6). 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: “yasyeha pariśeṣaṃ syā nārīye jīvitaṃ bhavet ”
yasye -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

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

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

yasyā (noun, feminine)

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

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[present passive first single], [imperative active second single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pariśeṣam -
pariśeṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pariśeṣa (noun, neuter)

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

pariśeṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
syā* -
si (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active second single]
nārīye -
nārīya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nārīya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
jīvitam -
jīvita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jīvita (noun, neuter)

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

jīvitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “divasāni sapta māsā ca daśa tasyā uram otaret ”
divasā -
divasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ani -
ani (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
sapta -
sapta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sapta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

saptan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

saptan (noun, neuter)

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

√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]

√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
māsā -
mās (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

māsā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
daśa -
daśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

daśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

daśan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

daśan (noun, neuter)

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

√daṃś (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
tasyā* -
sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
uram -
urā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse otaret

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 20.6

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019