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 64.155

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मा कृष्णबन्धु मम मोहनार्थं कामां प्रशंस गर्हिता पण्डितेहि ।
अंगारकर्षूं यथ संप्रपूरां तथैव कामां त्यजे बोधिसत्वो ॥ १५५ ॥

mā kṛṣṇabandhu mama mohanārthaṃ kāmāṃ praśaṃsa garhitā paṇḍitehi |
aṃgārakarṣūṃ yatha saṃprapūrāṃ tathaiva kāmāṃ tyaje bodhisatvo || 155 ||

“O Son of Darkness, do not, in order to delude me, sing the praises of sensual pleasures which are so despised by the wise. As he would a trench full of burning coals, so should the Bodhisattva shun the pleasures of sense. (155)
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 (64.155). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asmad, Mohana, Artha, Kama, Prasha, Garhita, Pandita, Angaraka, Rishu, Yat, Yad, Han, Tatha, Tyaj, Tyaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.155). 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: “mā kṛṣṇabandhu mama mohanārthaṃ kāmāṃ praśaṃsa garhitā paṇḍitehi ”
mā -
mā (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

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

[compound], [adverb]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
mohanā -
mohana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mohana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

mohanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kāmām -
kāmā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
praśaṃ -
praśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

praśa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
garhitā -
garhitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√garh (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
paṇḍite -
paṇḍita (noun, masculine)

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

paṇḍita (noun, neuter)

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

paṇḍitā (noun, feminine)

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

√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [locative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [locative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]

√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [locative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [locative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]

√paṇḍ -> paṇḍitā (participle, feminine)

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

√paṇḍ (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
Line 2: “aṃgārakarṣūṃ yatha saṃprapūrāṃ tathaiva kāmāṃ tyaje bodhisatvo ”
aṅgārakar -
aṅgāraka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aṅgāraka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

aṅgārakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ṛṣū -
ṛṣu (noun, masculine)

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

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
um -
u (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ha -
ha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

han (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Cannot analyse samprapūrām*ta
tathai -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
kāmām -
kāmā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
tyaje -
tyaj (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

tyaj (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

tyajā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Cannot analyse bodhisatvo

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.155

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019