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 52.120

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सत्वसारस्य षड्वर्षा दुष्करं वने चरित्वा कर्मक्षये ।
स्मृति लब्धा यत्र पथास्मि गतो नायं मार्गो मोक्षाये ॥ १२० ॥

satvasārasya ṣaḍvarṣā duṣkaraṃ vane caritvā karmakṣaye |
smṛti labdhā yatra pathāsmi gato nāyaṃ mārgo mokṣāye || 120 ||

Then, when the choice being had lived a life of austerity in the forest for six years to secure the fading away of his karma, he came to recognise that the way he was on was not the way of release. (120)
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 (52.120). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Satvan, Sara, Sarasya, Shadvarsha, Dushkara, Vana, Vani, Karmakshaya, Labdha, Yatra, Patha, Pathin, Gat, Gata, Naya, Marga, Moksha, Aye, Aya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 52.120). 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: “satvasārasya ṣaḍvarṣā duṣkaraṃ vane caritvā karmakṣaye ”
satva -
satvan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

satvan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sārasya -
sārasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sāra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

sāra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
ṣaḍvarṣā* -
ṣaḍvarṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
duṣkaram -
duṣkara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duṣkara (noun, neuter)

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

duṣkarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vane -
vana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

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

vanā (noun, feminine)

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

vani (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

vani (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
caritvā -
√car -> caritvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √car]
karmakṣaye -
karmakṣaya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
Line 2: “smṛti labdhā yatra pathāsmi gato nāyaṃ mārgo mokṣāye ”
smṛti -
smṛti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
labdhā* -
labdha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

labdhā (noun, feminine)

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

√labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √labh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √labh class 1 verb]

√labh -> labdhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √labh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √labh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √labh class 1 verb]
yatra -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pathā -
patha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pathin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√path (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
asmi -
√as (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
gato* -
gat (noun, masculine)

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

gat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāyam -
nāya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
mārgo* -
mārga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mokṣā -
mokṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mokṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aye -
aye (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

aya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

i (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

e (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 52.120

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019