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 55.6

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दूरं आशा प्रहाणस्य दुष्करं दुरभिसंभुणं ।
इमां वाचां भणे मारो बोधिसत्वस्य सन्तिके ॥ ६ ॥

dūraṃ āśā prahāṇasya duṣkaraṃ durabhisaṃbhuṇaṃ |
imāṃ vācāṃ bhaṇe māro bodhisatvasya santike || 6 ||

“Hope is far from striving, which is a difficult task and hard to surmount.” These were the words Mara spoke in the presence of the Bodhisattva. (6)
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 (55.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Duram, Dura, Asha, Prahana, Dushkara, Durabhi, Sambhu, Iyam, Idam, Vac, Vaca, Bhana, Mara, Bodhin, Satvan, Sya, Santika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 55.6). 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: “dūraṃ āśā prahāṇasya duṣkaraṃ durabhisaṃbhuṇaṃ ”
dūram -
dūram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dūra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dūra (noun, neuter)

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

dūrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āśā -
āśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
prahāṇasya -
prahāṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
duṣkaram -
duṣkara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duṣkara (noun, neuter)

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

duṣkarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
durabhi -
durabhi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sambhu -
sambhu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

sambhu (noun, neuter)

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

sambhu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

sambhū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sambhū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sambhū (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ṇam -
ṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “imāṃ vācāṃ bhaṇe māro bodhisatvasya santike ”
imām -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vācām -
vāc (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

vācā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
bhaṇe -
bhaṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhaṇa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
māro* -
māra (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

bodhin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bodhin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
satva -
satvan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

satvan (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sā (verb class 4)

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

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

santika (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

santika (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 55.6

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019