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 64.153

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असीहि च्छिन्ना बहुविधम् आत्मभावा शक्तिशरेहि पुन पि संप्रभिन्ना ।
बाला करोन्ति त्रिविधं अनिष्टं न अत्र जातु अभिरतु बोधिसत्वो ॥ १५३ ॥

asīhi cchinnā bahuvidham ātmabhāvā śaktiśarehi puna pi saṃprabhinnā |
bālā karonti trividhaṃ aniṣṭaṃ na atra jātu abhiratu bodhisatvo || 153 ||

“Their bodies are hacked here and there with knives, or, again, cleaved with spears and arrows. The foolish commit undesirable deeds in three ways. Let the Bodhisattva never find his pleasure therein. (153)
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 (64.153). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asi, Bahuvidha, Shaktin, Shakti, Shara, Shari, Sharan, Puna, Samprabhinna, Bala, Trividha, Anishta, Atra, Jatu, Abhira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.153). 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: “asīhi cchinnā bahuvidham ātmabhāvā śaktiśarehi puna pi saṃprabhinnā ”
asī -
asi (noun, feminine)

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

asi (noun, masculine)

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

asī (noun, feminine)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
Cannot analyse cchinnā*ba
bahuvidham -
bahuvidha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bahuvidha (noun, neuter)

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

bahuvidhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ātmabhāvā -
śakti -
śakti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

śakti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śaktin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śaktin (noun, neuter)

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

śaktī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

śaktī (noun, feminine)

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

śaktī (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

śara (noun, neuter)

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

śaran (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śaran (noun, neuter)

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

śari (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

śari (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
puna -
puna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

puna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse pi*sa
samprabhinnā -
samprabhinnā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “bālā karonti trividhaṃ aniṣṭaṃ na atra jātu abhiratu bodhisatvo ”
bālā -
bālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse karonti*tr
trividham -
trividha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

trividha (noun, neuter)

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

trividhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
aniṣṭam -
aniṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aniṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

aniṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
atra -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jātu -
jātu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

jātu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

jātu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

jātu (noun, neuter)

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

jātū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

jātū (noun, feminine)

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

jātū (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

abhira (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
Cannot analyse bodhisatvo

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.153

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019