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 53.28

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दन्तान नाम कारणा हनन्ति नागा मृगा च मान्सार्थं ।
चमरी च बालहेतोर् द्वीपयो चार्थाय चर्मस्य ॥ २८ ॥

dantāna nāma kāraṇā hananti nāgā mṛgā ca mānsārthaṃ |
camarī ca bālahetor dvīpayo cārthāya carmasya || 28 ||

“Elephants are slain for their tusks and deer for their flesh; yaks for their bushy tails and leopards for their skins. (28)
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 (53.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Danta, Naman, Karana, Hanat, Hananti, Naga, Mriga, Sartha, Camari, Balahan, Ita, Dvipa, Artha, Carma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 53.28). 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: “dantāna nāma kāraṇā hananti nāgā mṛgā ca mānsārthaṃ ”
dantān -
danta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kāraṇā* -
kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
hananti -
√han -> hanat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb]

√han -> hanantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √han class 1 verb]

√han (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
nāgā* -
nāga (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

nāgā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mṛgā -
mṛgā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mān -
ma (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
sārtham -
sārtha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sārtha (noun, neuter)

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

sārthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “camarī ca bālahetor dvīpayo cārthāya carmasya ”
camarī -
camarī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bālahe -
bālahan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ito -
ita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

itā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
ur -
u (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
dvīpa -
dvīpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvīpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yo -
yu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arthāya -
artha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
carmasya -
carma (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

carma (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.28

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019