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 53.54

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तं महार्थं जीर्णेषु दुर्बलेषु च पण्डिता प्रशंसन्ति ।
परिचर्यं हि जनाधिप त्रीणि पि तस्यास्ति अंगानि ॥ ५४ ॥

taṃ mahārthaṃ jīrṇeṣu durbaleṣu ca paṇḍitā praśaṃsanti |
paricaryaṃ hi janādhipa trīṇi pi tasyāsti aṃgāni || 54 ||

“Wise men extol this serving of the old and weak as a thing of great profit. For, O king, three results issue from it. (54)
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 (53.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tap, Mahartha, Jirna, Durbala, Pandita, Prashamsat, Prashamsanti, Paricarya, Janadhipa, Tad, Asti, Anga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 53.54). 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: “taṃ mahārthaṃ jīrṇeṣu durbaleṣu ca paṇḍitā praśaṃsanti ”
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

tap (noun, masculine)

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

tap (noun, neuter)

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

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
mahārtham -
mahārtha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mahārtha (noun, neuter)

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

mahārthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jīrṇeṣu -
jīrṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

jīrṇa (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

√jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, masculine)

[locative plural from √jṝ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √jṝ class 4 verb], [locative plural from √jṝ class 9 verb]

√jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, neuter)

[locative plural from √jṝ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √jṝ class 4 verb], [locative plural from √jṝ class 9 verb]
durbaleṣu -
durbala (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

durbala (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paṇḍitā -
paṇḍitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√paṇḍ -> paṇḍitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]

√paṇḍ (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
praśaṃsanti -
praśaṃsantī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

praśaṃsantī (noun, feminine)

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

praśaṃsantī (noun, neuter)

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

praśaṃsat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “paricaryaṃ hi janādhipa trīṇi pi tasyāsti aṃgāni ”
paricaryam -
paricarya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

paricarya (noun, neuter)

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

paricaryā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
janādhipa -
janādhipa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse trīṇi*pi
Cannot analyse pi*ta
tasyā -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

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

[compound], [adverb]

astī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
aṅgāni -
aṅga (noun, neuter)

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

√aṅg (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.54

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019