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 44.9

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यत्र मृताश् च श्वसन्ति दग्धो च पुन दह्यति ।
ज्ञातिभिर् वध्यते ज्ञातिस् तत्र मह्यं पिता गतो ॥ ९ ॥

yatra mṛtāś ca śvasanti dagdho ca puna dahyati |
jñātibhir vadhyate jñātis tatra mahyaṃ pitā gato || 9 ||

Where the dead breathe, and the burnt is burned again, and kin is struck by kin, thither is my father gone. (9)
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 (44.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatra, Mrita, Shvasat, Puna, Dah, Ati, Jnati, Vadhyat, Vadhyata, Tatra, Mahya, Asmad, Pitri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 44.9). 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: “yatra mṛtāś ca śvasanti dagdho ca puna dahyati ”
yatra -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mṛtāś -
mṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]

√mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śvasanti -
√śvas -> śvasat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √śvas class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śvas class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śvas class 2 verb]

√śvas (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
dagdho -
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

puna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dahya -
√dah -> dahya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dah]

dah (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dah (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ati (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “jñātibhir vadhyate jñātis tatra mahyaṃ pitā gato ”
jñātibhir -
jñāti (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
vadhyate -
vadhyat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

vadhyat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

vadhyatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
jñātis -
jñāti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mahyam -
mahya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mahya (noun, neuter)

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

mahyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √mah]

√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √mah]

√mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √mah]

√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]

√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single]
pitā -
pitṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]
Cannot analyse gato

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 44.9

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019