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 64.236

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न रूपसंज्ञा न पि शब्दसंज्ञा नापि रससंज्ञा न च गन्धसंज्ञा ।
न प्रष्टव्यसंज्ञा + + + + + + एवं स्थितस्य असमर्थो सि मार ॥ २३६ ॥

na rūpasaṃjñā na pi śabdasaṃjñā nāpi rasasaṃjñā na ca gandhasaṃjñā |
na praṣṭavyasaṃjñā + + + + + + evaṃ sthitasya asamartho si māra || 236 ||

“I have no awareness of form, nor of sound, nor of taste, nor of smell, nor of touch. As I am thus conditioned thou canst not do aught to me, Mara. (236)
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 (64.236). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rupasa, Jna, Shabdasanjna, Nri, Api, Rasa, Sanjna, Gandha, Prashtavya, Evam, Eva, Sthita, Mara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.236). 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: “na rūpasaṃjñā na pi śabdasaṃjñā nāpi rasasaṃjñā na ca gandhasaṃjñā ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rūpasañ -
rūpasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpasa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
jñā* -
jña (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse pi*śa
śabdasañjñā* -
śabdasañjña (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śabdasañjñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
rasa -
rasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ras (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
sañjñā* -
sañjña (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sañjñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gandha -
gandha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gandha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sañjñā -
sañjñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “na praṣṭavyasaṃjñā + + + + + + evaṃ sthitasya asamartho si māra ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
praṣṭavya -
praṣṭavya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

praṣṭavya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√praś -> praṣṭavya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √praś class 6 verb]

√praś -> praṣṭavya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √praś class 6 verb]
sañjñā -
sañjñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse ****
Cannot analyse ****
Cannot analyse **ev
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]
sthitasya -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

sthita (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √sthā class 1 verb]
asamartho -
si -
si (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
māra -
māra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

māra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.236

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019