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 52.27

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यदा चाभिनिष्क्रमेसि प्रव्रज्याये नरोत्तमो ।
तदा स वचनम् आह बहुसम्यग्गिरां ब्रवीत् ॥ २७ ॥

yadā cābhiniṣkramesi pravrajyāye narottamo |
tadā sa vacanam āha bahusamyaggirāṃ bravīt || 27 ||

And when the Best of Men left home and took to a wanderer’s life, then did he speak and utter a most perfect speech. (27)
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 (52.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yada, Yad, Abhi, Nishkrama, Nara, Utta, Tada, Vacana, Ahan, Bahu, Samyak, Gir, Gira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 52.27). 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: “yadā cābhiniṣkramesi pravrajyāye narottamo ”
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhi -
abhi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

abhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhi (noun, neuter)

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

abhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

abhī (noun, neuter)

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

abhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
niṣkrame -
niṣkrama (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
si -
si (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
pravrajyāye -
naro -
nara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

narā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
utta -
utta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

utta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ud -> utta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ud class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ud class 7 verb]

√ud -> utta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ud class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ud class 7 verb]

√und -> utta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √und class 6 verb], [vocative single from √und class 7 verb]

√und -> utta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √und class 6 verb], [vocative single from √und class 7 verb]
mo -
mu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “tadā sa vacanam āha bahusamyaggirāṃ bravīt ”
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vacanam -
vacana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vacana (noun, neuter)

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

vacanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āha -
āhan (noun, neuter)

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

√ah (verb class 5)

[perfect active third single]
bahu -
bahu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bahu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

bahu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bahu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
samyag -
samyak (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
girām -
gir (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

gir (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

gir (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

girā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Cannot analyse bravīt

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 52.27

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019