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 76.45

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न तत्र क्षुधा पिपासा वा नापि च हानि वर्णिता ।
चारिकां चरमाणस्य शिखिस्य लोकनायके ॥ ४५ ॥

na tatra kṣudhā pipāsā vā nāpi ca hāni varṇitā |
cārikāṃ caramāṇasya śikhisya lokanāyake || 45 ||

Neither hunger nor thirst nor want was spoken of when Shikhin, the Leader of the world, went on his journey,... (45)
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 (76.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Kshudh, Kshudha, Pipasa, Var, Nri, Api, Han, Varnita, Carika, Carama, Shikhi, Shikhin, Sya, Lokanayaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 76.45). 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 tatra kṣudhā pipāsā vā nāpi ca hāni varṇitā ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kṣudhā -
kṣudh (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

kṣudhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pipāsā* -
pipāsā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

ha (noun, neuter)

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

han (noun, neuter)

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

√hā (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]
varṇitā -
varṇitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√varṇ -> varṇitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]

√vṛṇ (verb class 6)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
Line 2: “cārikāṃ caramāṇasya śikhisya lokanāyake ”
cārikām -
cārikā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
caramā -
carama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
aṇasya -
śikhi -
śikhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śikhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

śikhin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śikhin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sya -
sya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sā (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
lokanāyake -
lokanāyaka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 76.45

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019