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 26.51

तेनैव कुशलमूलेनारोपितेन उत्तरिं ।
प्रावरणं अल्पकिसरं तेषां भवति कायिकं ॥ ५१ ॥

tenaiva kuśalamūlenāropitena uttariṃ |
prāvaraṇaṃ alpakisaraṃ teṣāṃ bhavati kāyikaṃ || 51 ||

“When a man has thus developed the roots of goodness, this prison-house of body will not trouble him much afterwards. (51)

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

Tad, Tena, Kushalamula, Aropita, Utta, Pravarana, Alpa, Kisa, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Kayika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 26.51). 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: “tenaiva kuśalamūlenāropitena uttariṃ
  • tenai -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • kuśalamūlenā -
  • kuśalamūla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • āropitena -
  • āropita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    āropita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • utta -
  • utta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ud -> utta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ud class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ud class 7 verb]
    ud -> utta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ud class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ud class 7 verb]
    und -> utta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √und class 6 verb], [vocative single from √und class 7 verb]
    und -> utta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √und class 6 verb], [vocative single from √und class 7 verb]
  • ri -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “prāvaraṇaṃ alpakisaraṃ teṣāṃ bhavati kāyikaṃ
  • prāvaraṇam -
  • prāvaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • alpa -
  • alpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kisa -
  • kisa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ram -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • kāyikam -
  • kāyika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāyika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāyikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 26.51

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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