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 54.27

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एवम् इमं अनुपरीतं बहुदुःखं ।
उच्चनीचचरितं इदं पुराणं ।
विगतज्वरो विगतभयो अशोको ।
स्वजातकं भाषति भिक्षुसंघमध्ये ॥ २७ ॥

evam imaṃ anuparītaṃ bahuduḥkhaṃ |
uccanīcacaritaṃ idaṃ purāṇaṃ |
vigatajvaro vigatabhayo aśoko |
svajātakaṃ bhāṣati bhikṣusaṃghamadhye || 27 ||

Thus, with old age, fear and grief cast away, he related to his monks this birth of his, his boundless great suffering, his faring up and down in the past. (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 (54.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Idam, Anupa, Rita, Bahu, Duhkham, Duhkha, Uccanica, Carita, Purana, Vigatajvara, Svajata, Kah, Bha, Bhikshusangha, Adhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 54.27). 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: “evam imaṃ anuparītaṃ bahuduḥkhaṃ ”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
imam -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
anupa -
anupa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anupa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rītam -
√rai -> rīta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √rai class 1 verb]

√rai -> rīta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rai class 1 verb]
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]
duḥkham -
duḥkham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “uccanīcacaritaṃ idaṃ purāṇaṃ ”
uccanīca -
uccanīca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

uccanīca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
caritam -
carita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

carita (noun, neuter)

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

caritā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
purāṇam -
purāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

purāṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 3: “vigatajvaro vigatabhayo aśoko ”
vigatajvaro* -
vigatajvara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vigatabhayo -
aśo -
ko -
ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
Line 4: “svajātakaṃ bhāṣati bhikṣusaṃghamadhye ”
svajāta -
svajāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svajāta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kam -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
bhā -
bha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
aṣati -
√aṣ (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
bhikṣusaṅgham -
bhikṣusaṅgha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
adhye -
adhī (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 54.27

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019