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 68.3

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मयापि समनुबद्धो दश वर्षाणि पंच च ।
शिथिला व सुबद्धा च नास्ति सानं पततां भयं ॥ ३ ॥

mayāpi samanubaddho daśa varṣāṇi paṃca ca |
śithilā va subaddhā ca nāsti sānaṃ patatāṃ bhayaṃ || 3 ||

“I, too, have pursued him for fifteen years. Inert though his organs are they are well-set. There is no fear of their falling off.” (3)
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 (68.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maya, Asmad, Api, Anubaddha, Dasha, Dashan, Varsha, Panca, Pancan, Shithila, Subaddha, Nasti, Ana, Patat, Bhaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 68.3). 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: “mayāpi samanubaddho daśa varṣāṇi paṃca ca ”
mayā -
maya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]

√mā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√may (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√mī (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
sam -
sa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
anubaddho* -
anubaddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
daśa -
daśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

daśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

daśan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

daśan (noun, neuter)

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

√daṃś (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
varṣāṇi -
varṣa (noun, neuter)

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

√vṛṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]
pañca -
pañca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pañca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pañcan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

pañcan (noun, neuter)

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

√pañc (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “śithilā va subaddhā ca nāsti sānaṃ patatāṃ bhayaṃ ”
śithilā* -
śithila (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śithilā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
subaddhā -
subaddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anam -
ana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
patatām -
patat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

patat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

√pat -> patat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat -> patat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual]
bhayam -
bhaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhaya (noun, neuter)

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

bhayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 68.3

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019