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 26.2

ये बाहिरा जयित्वा रिपुसंघा अश्नन्ति अजितराज्या ।
+ + + + + + संपन्ना ते पि नरा छत्रम् अर्हन्ति ॥ २ ॥

ye bāhirā jayitvā ripusaṃghā aśnanti ajitarājyā |
+ + + + + + saṃpannā te pi narā chatram arhanti || 2 ||

Those brave men deserve it who, victorious over foreign foes, wield invincible sovereignty.... (2)

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

Yah, Yat, Bahira, Jayin, Jayi, Tva, Ripu, Sangha, Ashnat, Ajita, Rajya, Raji, Sampanna, Tad, Yushmad, Nara, Chatra, Arhat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 26.2). 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: “ye bāhirā jayitvā ripusaṃghā aśnanti ajitarājyā
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bāhirā* -
  • bāhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • jayi -
  • jayin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jayin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jayī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jayī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    jayī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tvā* -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ripu -
  • ripu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ripu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ripu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • saṅghā* -
  • saṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • aśnanti -
  • aśnat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ajita -
  • ajita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ajita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājyā -
  • rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rāji (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    rājī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj]
  • Line 2: “+ + + + + + saṃpannā te pi narā chatram arhanti
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  • sampannā -
  • sampannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Cannot analyse pi*na
  • narā -
  • narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • chatram -
  • chatra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    chatra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    chatrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • arhanti -
  • arhat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    arh (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 26.2

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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