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 65.106

यदा इमे प्रादुर्भवन्ति धर्मा आतापिनो ध्यायतो ब्राह्मणस्य ।
अथास्य कांक्षा व्यपनेन्ति सर्वा क्षयं प्रत्ययानां अवैति ॥ १०६ ॥

yadā ime prādurbhavanti dharmā ātāpino dhyāyato brāhmaṇasya |
athāsya kāṃkṣā vyapanenti sarvā kṣayaṃ pratyayānāṃ avaiti || 106 ||

When these things become manifest to a zealous and contemplative brahman, then all his doubts disappear, for he understands the decay of causes. (106)

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

Yada, Yad, Iyam, Idam, Pradur, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Dharma, Atapin, Dhyayat, Brahmana, Atha, Saru, Sarva, Kshaya, Pratyaya, Ava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 65.106). 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: “yadā ime prādurbhavanti dharmā ātāpino dhyāyato brāhmaṇasya
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ime -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prādur -
  • prādur (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • 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]
  • dharmā* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ātāpino* -
  • ātāpin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ātāpin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • dhyāyato* -
  • dhyāyat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhyāyat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhyā (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • brāhmaṇasya -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “athāsya kāṃkṣā vyapanenti sarvā kṣayaṃ pratyayānāṃ avaiti
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kāṅkṣā* -
  • Cannot analyse vyapanenti*sa
  • sarvā -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣayam -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pratyayānām -
  • pratyaya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • avai -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
    u (verb class 2)
    [imperative middle first single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    avā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 65.106

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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