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 34.5

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किं कारणं अयुक्तं हि अस्मद्विधम् अनुत्तरं ।
धारेत्वा उत्तरे काले मैथुनं प्रतिसेवितुं ॥ ५ ॥

kiṃ kāraṇaṃ ayuktaṃ hi asmadvidham anuttaraṃ |
dhāretvā uttare kāle maithunaṃ pratisevituṃ || 5 ||

And why so? “Because,” says he, “it is not fitting that she who bears a Peerless One like me should afterwards indulge in love.” (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 (34.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Karana, Ayuktam, Ayukta, Asmadvidha, Anuttara, Dhara, Dhari, Tva, Uttara, Kale, Kala, Maithuna, Prati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 34.5). 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: “kiṃ kāraṇaṃ ayuktaṃ hi asmadvidham anuttaraṃ ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kāraṇam -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ayuktam -
ayuktam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ayukta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ayukta (noun, neuter)

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

ayuktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
asmadvidham -
asmadvidha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asmadvidha (noun, neuter)

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

asmadvidhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anuttaram -
anuttara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anuttara (noun, neuter)

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

anuttarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “dhāretvā uttare kāle maithunaṃ pratisevituṃ ”
dhāre -
dhāra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dhāra (noun, neuter)

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

dhārā (noun, feminine)

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

dhāri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

dhāri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
tvā* -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
uttare -
uttara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

uttara (noun, neuter)

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

uttarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kāle -
kāle (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

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

kālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
maithunam -
maithuna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

maithuna (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, feminine)

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

pratī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sevitum -
√sev -> sevitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √sev]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 34.5

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019