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 28.2

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यो सिद्धदेवां च नरांश् च सर्वा ज्ञातिं च भूतानि च नित्यकालं ।
अवजानति प्रज्वलनं च तीक्ष्णं भूतानुकम्पि रक्षितो स्वस्त्ययनं तद् आहुः ॥ २ ॥

yo siddhadevāṃ ca narāṃś ca sarvā jñātiṃ ca bhūtāni ca nityakālaṃ |
avajānati prajvalanaṃ ca tīkṣṇaṃ bhūtānukampi rakṣito svastyayanaṃ tad āhuḥ || 2 ||

He is verily blessing who consistently disdains magic-working devas and men, kinsmen and all other such beings, who disdains the stings and torments of life, but feels compassion for all. (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 (28.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Siddhadeva, Nara, Saru, Sarva, Jnati, Bhuta, Bhutani, Nityakalam, Ava, Janat, Janati, Prajvalana, Tikshna, Uksh, Svastyayana, Tad, Tat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 28.2). 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: “yo siddhadevāṃ ca narāṃś ca sarvā jñātiṃ ca bhūtāni ca nityakālaṃ ”
yo -
yu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
siddhadevā -
siddhadeva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
narāṃś -
nara (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sarvā* -
saru (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jñātim -
jñāti (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

bhūtāni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūtāni (noun, neuter)

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

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nityakālam -
nityakālam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “avajānati prajvalanaṃ ca tīkṣṇaṃ bhūtānukampi rakṣito svastyayanaṃ tad āhuḥ ”
ava -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

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

[locative single]

jānat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√jñā -> jānat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √jñā class 9 verb]

√jñā -> jānat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √jñā class 9 verb]

√jñā -> jānatī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
prajvalanam -
prajvalana (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]
tīkṣṇam -
tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tīkṣṇa (noun, neuter)

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

tīkṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhūtān -
bhūta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
uk -
ukṣ (noun, masculine)

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

ukṣ (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ampi -
ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
rakṣito -
svastyayanam -
svastyayana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svastyayana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
āhuḥ -
√ah (verb class 5)

[perfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 28.2

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019