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 64.504

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न तीव्ररागो भवति न तीव्रदोषो न तीव्रमोहो भवति मनुष्यलोके ।
चरन्त शुद्धं अशबलब्रह्मचर्यं करोति अर्थं अपरिमित-अनन्तं ॥ ५०४ ॥

na tīvrarāgo bhavati na tīvradoṣo na tīvramoho bhavati manuṣyaloke |
caranta śuddhaṃ aśabalabrahmacaryaṃ karoti arthaṃ aparimita-anantaṃ || 504 ||

In the world of men he does not become fierce in passion, hatred and folly. But living the pure, untarnished holy life he works infinite endless good. (504)
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 (64.504). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tivra, Raga, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Dosha, Doshas, Dos, Tivram, Oha, Ohas, Manushyaloka, Caranta, Shuddha, Ashabala, Brahmacarya, Karoti, Artha, Aparimita, Ananta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.504). 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 tīvrarāgo bhavati na tīvradoṣo na tīvramoho bhavati manuṣyaloke ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

tīvra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rāgo* -
rāga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

tīvra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
doṣo* -
doṣas (noun, neuter)

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

doṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dos (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tīvram -
tīvram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tīvra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tīvra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tīvrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
oho* -
ohas (noun, neuter)

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

oha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
manuṣyaloke -
manuṣyaloka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
Line 2: “caranta śuddhaṃ aśabalabrahmacaryaṃ karoti arthaṃ aparimita-anantaṃ ”
caranta -
caranta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
śuddham -
śuddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śuddha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

śuddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]

√śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
aśabala -
aśabala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aśabala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
brahmacaryam -
brahmacarya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
karoti -
karoti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

karoti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

karoti (noun, neuter)

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

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present active third single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
aparimita -
aparimita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aparimita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
anantam -
ananta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ananta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

anantā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.504

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019