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 55.7

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तं तथा इदानिं मारं बोधिसत्वो ध्यभाषत ।
कृष्णबन्धु पापीमं नाहं पुण्यार्थिको इहागतः ॥ ७ ॥

taṃ tathā idāniṃ māraṃ bodhisatvo dhyabhāṣata |
kṛṣṇabandhu pāpīmaṃ nāhaṃ puṇyārthiko ihāgataḥ || 7 ||

Then the Bodhisattva replied, and said to Mara, “Thou son of darkness, thou wicked one, I have not come hither in quest of merit. (7)
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 (55.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Ida, Ani, Mara, Bodhin, Dha, Dhi, Papi, Naha, Punya, Ihagata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 55.7). 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 tathā idāniṃ māraṃ bodhisatvo dhyabhāṣata ”
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

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

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
idā -
idā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
anim -
ani (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
māram -
māra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

māra (noun, neuter)

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

mārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bodhi -
bodhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bodhin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bodhin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
satvo -
dhya -
dhi (noun, masculine)

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

dhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

dhā (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
abhāṣata -
√bhāṣ (verb class 1)

[imperfect middle third single]
Line 2: “kṛṣṇabandhu pāpīmaṃ nāhaṃ puṇyārthiko ihāgataḥ ”
kṛṣṇabandhu -
kṛṣṇabandhu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
pāpīm -
pāpī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ap (noun, feminine)

[compound]

ap (noun, neuter)

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

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
nāham -
nāha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
puṇyā -
puṇya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

puṇya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√puṇ -> puṇya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √puṇ]

puṇyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]

√puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
arthiko -
ihāgataḥ -
ihāgata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 55.7

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019