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 37.43

शीलेनुपेतं चरणेन बुद्धिये उपेतसत्त्वं प्रगुणेन कर्मणा ।
त्वया उपेतो शिरिजातिमन्तिया प्रेषेति दासं विय भोगवां सुखी ॥ ४३ ॥

śīlenupetaṃ caraṇena buddhiye upetasattvaṃ praguṇena karmaṇā |
tvayā upeto śirijātimantiyā preṣeti dāsaṃ viya bhogavāṃ sukhī || 43 ||

“Though a man be endowed with virtue, character, wisdom and skill in all he does, [without thee he achieves nothing.] This is not well done by thee. (43)

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

Shil, Shila, Ita, Carana, Yah, Yat, Upeta, Sattva, Praguna, Karman, Tva, Yushmad, Shiri, Jatimat, Presh, Presha, Iti, Dasa, Bhoga, Sukhi, Sukhin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 37.43). 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: “śīlenupetaṃ caraṇena buddhiye upetasattvaṃ praguṇena karmaṇā
  • śīle -
  • śīla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    śīla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śīl (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    śīlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śīl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • inu -
  • inu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pe -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • itam -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    itā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • caraṇena -
  • caraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    caraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • buddhi -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • upeta -
  • upeta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upeta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sattvam -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • praguṇena -
  • praguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    praguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • karmaṇā -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “tvayā upeto śirijātimantiyā preṣeti dāsaṃ viya bhogavāṃ sukhī
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • upeto -
  • śiri -
  • śiri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śirī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śirī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    śirī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jātimanti -
  • jātimat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • preṣe -
  • preṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    preṣ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    preṣ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
    pre (verb class 2)
    [present middle second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • dāsam -
  • dāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dāsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • iya -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • bhoga -
  • bhoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhoga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • sukhī -
  • sukhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sukhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sukhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 37.43

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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