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 20.94

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नाभरणकथा तेषां न पि वस्त्रकथा प्रवर्तति कदाचित् ।
यानोद्यानकथा या नोद्यानकथा वा मनसापि न जायते तेषां ॥ ९४ ॥

nābharaṇakathā teṣāṃ na pi vastrakathā pravartati kadācit |
yānodyānakathā yā nodyānakathā vā manasāpi na jāyate teṣāṃ || 94 ||

There is no talk of jewellery, nor of dress. No talk of driving and pleasure-gardens occurs to their minds. (94)
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 (20.94). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nabha, Ranaka, Tad, Vastraka, Pra, Vartat, Kadacit, Yana, Udyanaka, Tha, Nodya, Var, Manasa, Manas, Api, Jayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 20.94). 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: “nābharaṇakathā teṣāṃ na pi vastrakathā pravartati kadācit ”
nābha -
nābha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nābha (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
thā -
teṣām -
tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse pi*va
vastraka -
vastraka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
thā -
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
vartati -
√vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
kadācit -
kadācit (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]
Line 2: “yānodyānakathā yā nodyānakathā vā manasāpi na jāyate teṣāṃ ”
yāno -
yāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

yānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
udyānaka -
udyānaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
thā* -
tha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
yā* -
yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
nodyān -
nodya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√nud -> nodya (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √nud class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √nud]
akathā -
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
manasā -
manasā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

manasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

manasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

manas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

manasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jāyate -
√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third single]
teṣām -
tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 20.94

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019