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 64.623

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अयुक्तवाचं न कदाचि भाषे सुभाषितं भाषति नित्यकालं ।
अतृप्त सत्वा वचनेन तस्य यं सो प्रमुंचेद् वरम् एकवाचं ॥ ६२३ ॥

ayuktavācaṃ na kadāci bhāṣe subhāṣitaṃ bhāṣati nityakālaṃ |
atṛpta satvā vacanena tasya yaṃ so pramuṃced varam ekavācaṃ || 623 ||

Never shall he speak an irrelevant word, but he always utters the well-spoken speech. People cannot have enough of his speaking, (but are eager) that he should utter even but one fair word. (623)
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 (64.623). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ayukta, Vac, Vaca, Bhasha, Subhashita, Bha, Nityakalam, Atripta, Satvan, Vacana, Tad, Yah, Pra, Varam, Vara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.623). 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: “ayuktavācaṃ na kadāci bhāṣe subhāṣitaṃ bhāṣati nityakālaṃ ”
ayukta -
ayukta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ayukta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yuj (verb class 7)

[aorist middle third single]
vācam -
vācā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vāca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vāc (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse kadāci*bh
bhāṣe -
bhāṣā (noun, feminine)

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

bhāṣa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhāṣa (noun, neuter)

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

√bhāṣ (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
subhāṣitam -
subhāṣita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

subhāṣita (noun, neuter)

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

subhāṣitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhā -
bha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
aṣati -
√aṣ (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
nityakālam -
nityakālam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “atṛpta satvā vacanena tasya yaṃ so pramuṃced varam ekavācaṃ ”
atṛpta -
atṛpta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atṛpta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
satvā -
satvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vacanena -
vacana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vacana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
yam -
ya (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
so -
so (noun, feminine)

[compound]
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
muñced -
√muc (verb class 6)

[optative active third single]

√muñc (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
varam -
varam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

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

varā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eka -
eka (noun, neuter)

[compound]
vācam -
vācā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vāca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vāc (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.623

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019