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 64.591

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न तत्र चोरा न शठा न धूर्ता राज्ये भवन्ति परवित्तहानी ।
ईर्यापथेन उपपेत सत्वा विजिते सन्ति सदा मैत्रचित्ता ॥ ५९१ ॥

na tatra corā na śaṭhā na dhūrtā rājye bhavanti paravittahānī |
īryāpathena upapeta satvā vijite santi sadā maitracittā || 591 ||

Therein are no thieves, no knaves and no rogues. In that realm people do not tamper with the wealth of others. Gifted with the right deportment they are always friendly disposed towards their domain. (591)
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 (64.591). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Cora, Shatha, Dhurta, Rajya, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Paravitta, Hani, Iryapatha, Upa, Satvan, Vijita, Vijiti, Sat, Santi, Sada, Maitracitta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.591). 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 tatra corā na śaṭhā na dhūrtā rājye bhavanti paravittahānī ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
corā* -
cora (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

corā (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]
śaṭhā* -
śaṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śaṭhā (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]
dhūrtā* -
dhūrta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dhūrtā (noun, feminine)

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

[locative single]

rājya (noun, neuter)

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

rājyā (noun, feminine)

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

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rāj], [vocative dual from √rāj], [accusative dual from √rāj], [locative single from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rāj], [vocative single from √rāj], [vocative dual from √rāj], [accusative dual from √rāj]

√rāj (verb class 1)

[present passive first single]

√rāj (verb class 0)

[present passive first single]
bhavanti -
bhavanti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhavantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
paravitta -
paravitta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hānī -
hāni (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “īryāpathena upapeta satvā vijite santi sadā maitracittā ”
īryāpathena -
īryāpatha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
upa -
upa (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

upa (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

upa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (Preverb)

[Preverb]
peta -
√pat (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]

√pat (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]
satvā -
satvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vijite -
vijita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vijita (noun, neuter)

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

vijitā (noun, feminine)

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

vijiti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
santi -
santi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

santi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

santi (noun, neuter)

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

sat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
sadā* -
sada (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
maitracittā -
maitracittā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.591

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019