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 51.21

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नरकस्मिं सो शक्तितले पतेया ।
+ + + ऊर्ध्वपादो अधोशिरो ।
यो बाधते पूर्वकरिस्य राज्ञो ।
अस्मादृशो तुह्य कृतं न जाने ॥ २१ ॥

narakasmiṃ so śaktitale pateyā |
+ + + ūrdhvapādo adhośiro |
yo bādhate pūrvakarisya rājño |
asmādṛśo tuhya kṛtaṃ na jāne || 21 ||

May he fall headlong to that hell, where the floor is made of knives, and have his feet up and head down, who hurts the king our former benefactor and is not grateful to you for what you have done for us. (21)
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 (51.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shaktin, Shakti, Tala, Pat, Pata, Pati, Dha, Dhu, Ushi, Yah, Badhata, Purvaka, Sya, Krit, Krita, Jana, Jani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 51.21). 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: “narakasmiṃ so śaktitale pateyā ”
Cannot analyse narakasmim*so
so -
so (noun, feminine)

[compound]
śakti -
śakti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

śakti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śaktin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śaktin (noun, neuter)

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

śaktī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

śaktī (noun, feminine)

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

śaktī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tale -
tala (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tala (noun, neuter)

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

talā (noun, feminine)

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

√tal (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
pate -
pata (noun, masculine)

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

pata (noun, neuter)

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

pat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

pat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

patā (noun, feminine)

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

pati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

pati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√pat (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
iyā -
ī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “+ + + ūrdhvapādo adhośiro ”
Cannot analyse ***ū
Cannot analyse *ūrdhvapādo*ad
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
dho -
dha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

dhā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

dhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
uśi -
uśī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
ro -
ru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 3: “yo bādhate pūrvakarisya rājño ”
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bādhate -
bādhatā (noun, feminine)

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

√bādh (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
pūrvaka -
pūrvaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pūrvaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ri -
rī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

rai (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
sya -
sya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sā (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
Cannot analyse rājño
Line 4: “asmādṛśo tuhya kṛtaṃ na jāne ”
asmādṛśo -
tuhya -
√tuh -> tuhya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tuh]
kṛtam -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

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

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

kṛt (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jāne -
jāna (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jāna (noun, neuter)

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

jāni (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

jāni (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√jñā (verb class 9)

[present middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 51.21

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019