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 23.63

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कृच्छ्रो मनुष्यलाभो विवर्जना च असाररूपवनात् ।
बुद्धान च उत्पादो श्रद्धा च भवेय च निर्वृतिः ॥ ६३ ॥

kṛcchro manuṣyalābho vivarjanā ca asārarūpavanāt |
buddhāna ca utpādo śraddhā ca bhaveya ca nirvṛtiḥ || 63 ||

“Hard is it for men to win deliverance from the jungles of unreal forms. But Buddhas appear, and then will come faith and release.” (63)
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 (23.63). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kricchra, Manushi, Manushya, Manus, Alabha, Asara, Rupavat, Buddha, Shraddha, Bhava, Bhu, Nirvriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 23.63). 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: “kṛcchro manuṣyalābho vivarjanā ca asārarūpavanāt ”
kṛcchro* -
kṛcchra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
manuṣya -
manuṣī (noun, feminine)

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

manuṣya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

manuṣya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

manus (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
alābho* -
alābha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vivarjanā -
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

asāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rūpavan -
rūpavat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
āt -
āt (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
Line 2: “buddhāna ca utpādo śraddhā ca bhaveya ca nirvṛtiḥ ”
buddhān -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

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

[nominative single]
utpādo -
śraddhā -
śraddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhave -
bhava (noun, masculine)

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

bhava (noun, neuter)

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

bhu (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

bhavā (noun, feminine)

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

√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
iya -
√i (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nirvṛtiḥ -
nirvṛti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nirvṛti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 23.63

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019