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 27.68

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बलवं पुनर् एतेषां प्रज्ञाबलम् अनुत्तम ।
प्रज्ञाबलेन संग्रहे कृत्याकृत्यं जनाधिप ॥ ६८ ॥

balavaṃ punar eteṣāṃ prajñābalam anuttama |
prajñābalena saṃgrahe kṛtyākṛtyaṃ janādhipa || 68 ||

“The force of wisdom is powerful above all the others Through it a man accomplishes all he has to do, O lord of men. (68)
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 (27.68). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bala, Punar, Etad, Esha, Prajnabala, Anuttama, Sangraha, Krityakritya, Janadhipa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 27.68). 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: “balavaṃ punar eteṣāṃ prajñābalam anuttama ”
bala -
bala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bal (verb class 1)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

va (noun, neuter)

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

vā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ve (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
punar -
punar (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

punar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
eteṣām -
etad (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
prajñābalam -
prajñābala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prajñābala (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

anuttama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “prajñābalena saṃgrahe kṛtyākṛtyaṃ janādhipa ”
prajñābalena -
prajñābala (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

prajñābala (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
saṅgrahe -
saṅgraha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

saṅgraha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
kṛtyākṛtyam -
kṛtyākṛtya (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 27.68

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019