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 34.32

परकामेषु च ईर्ष्यां नो संजानेय्यं नाप्य् अभिद्रोहं ।
भूतेषु उपजनेष्यं विपरीतमतिं च विजहामि ॥ ३२ ॥

parakāmeṣu ca īrṣyāṃ no saṃjāneyyaṃ nāpy abhidrohaṃ |
bhūteṣu upajaneṣyaṃ viparītamatiṃ ca vijahāmi || 32 ||

“I will not nurse envy of the pleasures of others, nor cause injury to living things. And I will abjure false beliefs. (32)

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 (34.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Paraka, Ama, Irshya, Sanja, Ana, Ani, Abhidroha, Bhuta, Upajana, Ishya, Viparitamati, Vija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 34.32). 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: “parakāmeṣu ca īrṣyāṃ no saṃjāneyyaṃ nāpy abhidrohaṃ
  • parakā -
  • paraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paraka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ameṣu -
  • ama (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ama (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca* -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • īrṣyām -
  • īrṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    īrṣ -> īrṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √īrṣ class 1 verb]
  • no -
  • nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sañjā -
  • sañja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sañjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ane -
  • anā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • iyya -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse nāpy*ab
  • abhidroham -
  • abhidroha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “bhūteṣu upajaneṣyaṃ viparītamatiṃ ca vijahāmi
  • bhūteṣu -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • upajane -
  • upajana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • iṣyam -
  • iṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    iṣ -> iṣya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √iṣ]
    iṣ -> iṣya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √iṣ]
    iṣ -> iṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √iṣ]
    iṣ -> iṣya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √iṣ]
    iṣ -> iṣya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √iṣ]
    iṣ -> iṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √iṣ]
    iṣ -> iṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √iṣ]
    iṣ -> iṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √iṣ], [accusative single from √iṣ]
    iṣ -> iṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √iṣ]
    iṣ -> iṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √iṣ], [accusative single from √iṣ]
  • viparītamatim -
  • viparītamati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    viparītamati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vija -
  • vija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vij (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hāmi -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 34.32

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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