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 75.101

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सो च तेषां समाख्यासि हितेषी अनुकम्पको ।
यथा दृष्टं श्रुतं चैव राक्षसीद्वीपातो निःसरं ॥ १०१ ॥

so ca teṣāṃ samākhyāsi hiteṣī anukampako |
yathā dṛṣṭaṃ śrutaṃ caiva rākṣasīdvīpāto niḥsaraṃ || 101 ||

Kindly and compassionately he told them of what he had seen and heard, and of the way of escape from the island of the Sirens. (101)
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 (75.101). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Samakhya, Asi, Hiteshin, Anukampa, Yatha, Drishta, Shrut, Shruta, Rakshasi, Rakshasin, Dvipa, Nihsara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 75.101). 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: “so ca teṣāṃ samākhyāsi hiteṣī anukampako ”
so -
so (noun, feminine)

[compound]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
teṣām -
tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
samākhyā -
samākhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asi -
asi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
hiteṣī -
hiteṣin (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

anukampa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ko -
ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “yathā dṛṣṭaṃ śrutaṃ caiva rākṣasīdvīpāto niḥsaraṃ ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dṛṣṭam -
dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
śrutam -
śruta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śruta (noun, neuter)

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

śrutā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

śrut (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

śrut (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]

√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
rākṣasī -
rākṣasī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

rākṣasin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dvīpāt -
dvīpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

dvīpa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
o* -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
niḥsaram -
niḥsara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

niḥsara (noun, neuter)

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

niḥsarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 75.101

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019