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 44.19

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अत्र शक्तीयो क्रियन्ति नाराचा अथ तोमरा ।
इहैव तानि क्रियन्ति सूचीयो वडिशानि च ॥ १९ ॥

atra śaktīyo kriyanti nārācā atha tomarā |
ihaiva tāni kriyanti sūcīyo vaḍiśāni ca || 19 ||

Knives are made here, and arrows and lances. Needles as well are made here, and fish-hooks too. (19)
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 (44.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atra, Shakti, Shaktin, Kriyat, Kriyanti, Naraca, Atha, Tas, Mara, Iha, Tad, Tani, Suci, Sucin, Vadisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 44.19). 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: “atra śaktīyo kriyanti nārācā atha tomarā ”
atra -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śaktī -
śakti (noun, feminine)

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

śakti (noun, masculine)

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

śaktin (noun, masculine)

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

śaktin (noun, neuter)

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

śaktī (noun, masculine)

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

śaktī (noun, feminine)

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

śaktī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
iyo -
kriyanti -
√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kriyantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[present active third plural]
nārācā* -
nārāca (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
to -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
marā -
marā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ihaiva tāni kriyanti sūcīyo vaḍiśāni ca ”
ihai -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
tāni -
tānī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

tānī (noun, feminine)

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

tānī (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
kriyanti -
√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kriyantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[present active third plural]
sūcī -
sūci (noun, feminine)

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

sūci (noun, masculine)

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

sūcī (noun, feminine)

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

sūcī (noun, masculine)

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

sūcin (noun, masculine)

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

sūcin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
iyo* -
ī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
vaḍiśāni -
vaḍiśa (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 44.19

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019