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 20.97

साधूहि निरामिषेहि संज्ञापदेहि क्षपेन्ति तं कालं ।
वरबुद्धिनो इयं अपि कथा विकसति परिषामध्ये ॥ ९७ ॥

sādhūhi nirāmiṣehi saṃjñāpadehi kṣapenti taṃ kālaṃ |
varabuddhino iyaṃ api kathā vikasati pariṣāmadhye || 97 ||

With these pure psalms of acclamation for him whose wisdom is excellent do they while away the time, and such is the talk that echoes in that gathering. (97)

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 (20.97). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sadhu, Niramisha, Sanjna, Apad, Apada, Kalam, Kala, Vara, Iyam, Idam, Api, Katha, Vikasat, Parisha, Adhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 20.97). 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: “sādhūhi nirāmiṣehi saṃjñāpadehi kṣapenti taṃ kālaṃ
  • sādhū -
  • sādhu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sādhu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sādhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • uhi -
  • u (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nirāmiṣe -
  • nirāmiṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    nirāmiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nirāmiṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sañjñā -
  • sañjña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sañjña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sañjñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apade -
  • apada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    apada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    apad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    apad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    apadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pad (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Cannot analyse kṣapenti*ta
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kālam -
  • kālam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “varabuddhino iyaṃ api kathā vikasati pariṣāmadhye
  • 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]
  • no -
  • nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kathā* -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vikasati -
  • vikasat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vikasat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    vikas -> vikasat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vikas class 1 verb]
    vikas -> vikasat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vikas class 1 verb]
    vikas (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • pariṣām -
  • pariṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • adhye -
  • adhī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 20.97

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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