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 49.51

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अपि नरकं प्रपतेयं विषं च खादेतुं भोजनं भुंजे ।
न तु पुनर् इह प्रविश्य अप्राप्य जरामरणपारं ॥ ५१ ॥

api narakaṃ prapateyaṃ viṣaṃ ca khādetuṃ bhojanaṃ bhuṃje |
na tu punar iha praviśya aprāpya jarāmaraṇapāraṃ || 51 ||

Though I were to fall into hell and get poisoned food to eat, I shall not again enter this city before I have won beyond old age and death. (51)
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 (49.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Api, Naraka, Prapata, Iyam, Idam, Vish, Visha, Bhojana, Bhunja, Punar, Iha, Pravishya, Aprapya, Jaramarana, Para,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 49.51). 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: “api narakaṃ prapateyaṃ viṣaṃ ca khādetuṃ bhojanaṃ bhuṃje ”
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
narakam -
naraka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

naraka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
prapate -
prapata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

prapata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
viṣam -
viṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viṣa (noun, neuter)

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

viṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

viṣ (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

viṣ (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
khādet -
√khād (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
um -
u (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
bhojanam -
bhojana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhojana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhuñje -
bhuñja (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhuñja (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

√bhuj (verb class 7)

[present middle first single]
Line 2: “na tu punar iha praviśya aprāpya jarāmaraṇapāraṃ ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
punar -
punar (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

punar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
praviśya -
praviśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

praviśya (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

aprāpya (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

jarāmaraṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pāram -
pāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pāra (noun, neuter)

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

pārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 49.51

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019