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 45.13

नाहं कुशीदो स्वमणिं त्यजेयं धनं हरित्वाहं शमेयं वीर्यं ।
करोन्तु भूता वचनं ममेह तथा भणेयं न तथा भणेयं ।
हुताशनं प्रज्वलितं न संनमे सचन्द्रतारां परिवर्तये महीं ॥ १३ ॥

nāhaṃ kuśīdo svamaṇiṃ tyajeyaṃ dhanaṃ haritvāhaṃ śameyaṃ vīryaṃ |
karontu bhūtā vacanaṃ mameha tathā bhaṇeyaṃ na tathā bhaṇeyaṃ |
hutāśanaṃ prajvalitaṃ na saṃname sacandratārāṃ parivartaye mahīṃ || 13 ||

“I shall not from indolence abandon my treasure. Having won the prize I shall not abate the energy wherewith I won it. Let the beings of the sea do this my bidding. This and nothing else I would declare. I would not desist even before a raging fire; I would overturn the earth and moon and stars.” (13)

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

Naha, Sva, Ani, Dhana, Harit, Vaha, Shama, Shami, Iyam, Idam, Virya, Kara, Bhuta, Vacana, Asmad, Mama, Iha, Tatha, Hutashana, Prajvalita, Samnam, Candra, Tara, Mahi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 45.13). 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: “nāhaṃ kuśīdo svamaṇiṃ tyajeyaṃ dhanaṃ haritvāhaṃ śameyaṃ vīryaṃ
  • nāham -
  • nāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kuśīdo -
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aṇim -
  • aṇi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tyajeyam -
  • tyaj (verb class 1)
    [optative active first single]
  • dhanam -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • harit -
  • harit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    harit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vāham -
  • vāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śame -
  • śama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    śama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śami (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vīryam -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vīryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
  • Line 2: “karontu bhūtā vacanaṃ mameha tathā bhaṇeyaṃ na tathā bhaṇeyaṃ
  • karo -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ūn -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhūtā* -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mame -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhaṇeyam -
  • bhaṇ (verb class 1)
    [optative active first single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhaṇeyam -
  • bhaṇ (verb class 1)
    [optative active first single]
  • Line 3: “hutāśanaṃ prajvalitaṃ na saṃname sacandratārāṃ parivartaye mahīṃ
  • hutāśanam -
  • hutāśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hutāśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prajvalitam -
  • prajvalita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prajvalita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prajvalitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃname -
  • saṃnam (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • candra -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    candra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tārām -
  • tārā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • parivartaye -
  • mahīm -
  • mahī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 45.13

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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