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 27.25

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गुह्यम् अर्थं च धारेहि सदा वारेहि पार्थिव ।
भिन्नमन्त्रा हि राजेन्द्रा अनुभोन्ति व्यसनं बहुं ॥ २५ ॥

guhyam arthaṃ ca dhārehi sadā vārehi pārthiva |
bhinnamantrā hi rājendrā anubhonti vyasanaṃ bahuṃ || 25 ||

“Keep your counsel secret, and always conceal it, O king. For princes who reveal their counsel come to great harm. (25)
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 (27.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Guhyam, Guhya, Guhi, Artha, Dhara, Dhari, Sada, Var, Vara, Vari, Parthiva, Bhinnamantra, Vyasana, Bahu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 27.25). 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: “guhyam arthaṃ ca dhārehi sadā vārehi pārthiva ”
guhyam -
guhyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

guhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

guhya (noun, neuter)

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

guhyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√guh -> guhya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]

√guh -> guhya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]

guhī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhāre -
dhāra (noun, masculine)

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

dhāra (noun, neuter)

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

dhārā (noun, feminine)

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

dhāri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

dhāri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
sadā* -
sada (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vāre -
vāra (noun, masculine)

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

vāra (noun, neuter)

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

vār (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

vārā (noun, feminine)

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

vāri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
pārthiva -
pārthiva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pārthiva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “bhinnamantrā hi rājendrā anubhonti vyasanaṃ bahuṃ ”
bhinnamantrā* -
bhinnamantra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhinnamantrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
rājendrā* -
Cannot analyse anubhonti*vy
vyasanam -
vyasana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bahum -
bahu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 27.25

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019