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 64.438

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वर्जेति पापकं कर्म चरन्तो बोधिचारिकां ।
पश्यते द्विपदश्रेष्ठां ये लोकस्मिं सुदुर्लभा ॥ ४३८ ॥

varjeti pāpakaṃ karma caranto bodhicārikāṃ |
paśyate dvipadaśreṣṭhāṃ ye lokasmiṃ sudurlabhā || 438 ||

He eschews the evil deed as he fares on the way to enlightenment. He beholds the Best of Men who are so very rare in the world. (438)
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 (64.438). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varja, Iti, Papaka, Karman, Caranta, Bodhin, Carika, Pashyat, Pashyata, Dvipada, Shreshtha, Yah, Yat, Sudurlabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.438). 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: “varjeti pāpakaṃ karma caranto bodhicārikāṃ ”
varje -
varja (noun, masculine)

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

varja (noun, neuter)

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

varjā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
pāpakam -
pāpaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pāpaka (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
caranto* -
caranta (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

bodhin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bodhin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
cārikām -
cārikā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “paśyate dvipadaśreṣṭhāṃ ye lokasmiṃ sudurlabhā ”
paśyate -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

paśyata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paśyata (noun, neuter)

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

paśyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√paś (verb class 10)

[present passive third single]
dvipada -
dvipada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvipada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śreṣṭhām -
śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
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 lokasmim*su
sudurlabhā -
sudurlabhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.438

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019