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 65.79

सचेवं एतं वचनं न गृह्णथ मार्गस्थ उन्मार्गगता स्मरिष्यथ ।
पलायमाना दिशता चतुर्दिशं यथापि + + + भ्रष्ट क्रोष्टुको ॥ ७९ ॥

sacevaṃ etaṃ vacanaṃ na gṛhṇatha mārgastha unmārgagatā smariṣyatha |
palāyamānā diśatā caturdiśaṃ yathāpi + + + bhraṣṭa kroṣṭuko || 79 ||

If thou dost not heed these words now, thou wilt remember them when thou hast strayed from the right way and art wandering through the four regions of the earth like a vagrant jackal. (79)

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 (65.79). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Saca, Saci, Eta, Esha, Vacana, Grihnat, Han, Margastha, Unmargagata, Pala, Mana, Caturdisham, Yatha, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 65.79). 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: “sacevaṃ etaṃ vacanaṃ na gṛhṇatha mārgastha unmārgagatā smariṣyatha
  • sace -
  • saca (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saca (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sacā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    saci (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    saci (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sac (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • vam -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • etam -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛhṇat -
  • gṛhṇat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    gṛhṇat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    grah -> gṛhṇat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mārgastha* -
  • mārgastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • unmārgagatā -
  • unmārgagatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • smariṣyatha -
  • smṛ (verb class 1)
    [future active second plural]
  • Line 2: “palāyamānā diśatā caturdiśaṃ yathāpi + + + bhraṣṭa kroṣṭuko
  • palāya -
  • pala (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pala (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • mānā* -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> mānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 8 verb]
  • diśatā -
  • caturdiśam -
  • caturdiśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Cannot analyse ***b
  • Cannot analyse *bhraṣṭa*kr
  • kroṣṭu -
  • kroṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kroṣṭu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ko -
  • ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 65.79

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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