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 64.346

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ये च अचपला आनुबद्धा अमुखरा नो च अभू विकीर्णवाचा ।
. . . . . . . . . न मानुपेता जिनवरवर्ण श्रुणित्व तुष्टा भोन्ति ॥ ३४६ ॥

ye ca acapalā ānubaddhā amukharā no ca abhū vikīrṇavācā |
. . . . . . . . . na mānupetā jinavaravarṇa śruṇitva tuṣṭā bhonti || 346 ||

And those who are constant and devout, and are not scurrilous and loose of talk, nor given to pride, will be enraptured when they hear of the beauty of the noble Conqueror. (346)
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 (64.346). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Acapala, Anu, Baddha, Amukha, Rai, Vikirna, Vaca, Vac, Upeta, Jina, Varavarna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.346). 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: “ye ca acapalā ānubaddhā amukharā no ca abhū vikīrṇavācā ”
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
acapalā* -
acapala (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

acapalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ānu -
ānu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ānu (noun, neuter)

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

ānu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
baddhā* -
baddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

baddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
amukha -
amukha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

amukha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rā* -
ra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rai (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

rā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
no -
nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound]
vikīrṇa -
vikīrṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vikīrṇa (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

vāc (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

vācā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “. . . . . . . . . na mānupetā jinavaravarṇa śruṇitva tuṣṭā bhonti ”
Cannot analyse *na*mā
mān -
ma (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
upetā* -
upeta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

upetā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jina -
jina (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jina (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse śruṇitva*tu
tuṣṭā* -
Cannot analyse bhonti

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.346

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019