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 72.16

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न एषो अस्ति प्रत्ययो न एतं स्थानं विद्यति ।
यत्र दानपति सन्तो च्युतो गच्छेय दुर्गतिं ॥ १६ ॥

na eṣo asti pratyayo na etaṃ sthānaṃ vidyati |
yatra dānapati santo cyuto gaccheya durgatiṃ || 16 ||

“That is not the reason. There is no reasonableness in the supposition that he who is generous should, when he passes away, go to an evil bourne. (16)
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 (72.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asmad, Asti, Pratyaya, Eta, Esha, Sthana, Vid, Vidya, Ati, Yatra, Cyut, Cyuta, Durgati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 72.16). 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 eṣo asti pratyayo na etaṃ sthānaṃ vidyati ”
na* -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
eṣo -
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
pratyayo* -
pratyaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na* -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
etam -
eta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eta (noun, neuter)

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

etā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
sthānam -
sthāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vidya -
vidya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vid -> vidya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]

√vid -> vidya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]

√vid -> vidya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]

vid (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vid (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ati (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “yatra dānapati santo cyuto gaccheya durgatiṃ ”
yatra -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dānapati -
dānapati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
santo -
cyuto* -
cyut (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

cyut (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

cyuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
gaccheya -
√gam (verb class 1)

[optative middle first single]
durgatim -
durgati (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

durgati (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 72.16

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019