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 76.91

न तत्र शीतम् उष्णं वा दंशा वा मसकानि वा ।
चारिकां चरमाणस्य चरन्ते लोकनायके ॥ ९१ ॥

na tatra śītam uṣṇaṃ vā daṃśā vā masakāni vā |
cārikāṃ caramāṇasya carante lokanāyake || 91 ||

nor heat nor cold nor gadflies nor gnats was spoken of when the Leader of the world was going on his journey, (91)

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

Tatra, Shita, Ushnam, Ushna, Var, Damsha, Masaka, Carika, Carama, Caranta, Lokanayaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 76.91). 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 śītam uṣṇaṃ daṃśā masakāni
  • 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]
  • śītam -
  • śīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śi -> śīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 5 verb]
    śi -> śīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 3 verb], [nominative single from √śi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 5 verb]
    śī -> śīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śī class 4 verb]
    śī -> śīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śī class 4 verb]
    śyā -> śīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śyā class 1 verb]
    śyā -> śīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śyā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śyā class 1 verb]
  • uṣṇam -
  • uṣṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • daṃśā* -
  • daṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    daṃśā (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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • masakāni -
  • masaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “cārikāṃ caramāṇasya carante lokanāyake
  • cārikām -
  • cārikā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • caramā -
  • carama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṇasya -
  • carante -
  • caranta (noun, masculine)
    [locative 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 76.91

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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