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 28.5

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यो ज्ञातिमध्ये च सहायमध्ये शीलेन प्रज्ञाय वशीतया च ।
अभिरोचति सर्वं हि नित्यकालं सो ज्ञातिमध्ये रक्षितो स्वस्त्ययनं तद् आहुः ॥ ५ ॥

yo jñātimadhye ca sahāyamadhye śīlena prajñāya vaśītayā ca |
abhirocati sarvaṃ hi nityakālaṃ so jñātimadhye rakṣito svastyayanaṃ tad āhuḥ || 5 ||

He verily is a blessing to his kinsfolk who among his people and friends constantly shines in virtue, wisdom and self-control. (5)
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 (28.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Jnati, Adhi, Sahaya, Shila, Prajna, Vashi, Vashin, Ita, Abhiru, Catin, Sarvam, Sarva, Nityakalam, Sah, 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 28.5). 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 jñātimadhye ca sahāyamadhye śīlena prajñāya vaśītayā ca ”
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jñātim -
jñāti (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
adhye -
adhī (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sahāyam -
sahāya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
adhye -
adhī (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
śīlena -
śīla (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

śīla (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
prajñāya -
prajña (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

prajña (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
vaśī -
vaśi (noun, masculine)

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

vaśi (noun, neuter)

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

vaśi (noun, feminine)

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

vaśī (noun, feminine)

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

vaśin (noun, masculine)

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

vaśin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
itayā -
itā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

√i -> itā (participle, feminine)

[instrumental single from √i class 2 verb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “abhirocati sarvaṃ hi nityakālaṃ so jñātimadhye rakṣito svastyayanaṃ tad āhuḥ ”
abhiro -
abhiru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

abhiru (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
cati -
catin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

catin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
nityakālam -
nityakālam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
so* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jñātim -
jñāti (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
adhye -
adhī (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
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 28.5

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019