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 64.402

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ये केचिज् जंबूद्वीपस्मिं विशिष्टा कुलशोभनाः ।
तत्र सो जायते वीरो हीनां च परिवर्जयेत् ॥ ४०२ ॥

ye kecij jaṃbūdvīpasmiṃ viśiṣṭā kulaśobhanāḥ |
tatra so jāyate vīro hīnāṃ ca parivarjayet || 402 ||

Whatever distinguished magnificent families there be in Jambudvipa, amongst them is he reborn as a hero; he avoids base families. (402)
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 (64.402). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Vishishta, Kula, Shobhana, Tatra, Sah, Jayat, Vira, Hina, Pari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.402). 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 kecij jaṃbūdvīpasmiṃ viśiṣṭā kulaśobhanāḥ ”
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]
Cannot analyse kecij*ja
Cannot analyse jambūdvīpasmim*vi
viśiṣṭā -
viśiṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kula -
kula (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kula (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śobhanāḥ -
śobhana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śobhanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “tatra so jāyate vīro hīnāṃ ca parivarjayet ”
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
so* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jāyate -
√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third single]
vīro* -
vīra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hīnām -
hīnā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√hā -> hīnā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, neuter)

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

parī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

parī (noun, feminine)

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

parī (noun, neuter)

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

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

ū (noun, masculine)

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

ū (noun, neuter)

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

ū (noun, feminine)

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

o (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

au (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

au (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
arjayet -
√ṛj (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.402

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019