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 85.3

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कृतपुण्या हि वर्धन्ति न्यग्रोधा विय सुभूमियं जाता ।
अनुपन्थके विय द्रुमा अल्पपुण्या विहीना त्ति ॥ ३ ॥

kṛtapuṇyā hi vardhanti nyagrodhā viya subhūmiyaṃ jātā |
anupanthake viya drumā alpapuṇyā vihīnā tti || 3 ||

The righteous grow like the banyan tree in fertile soil, but the unrighteous wither like trees growing in the roadway. (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 (85.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kritapunya, Nyagrodha, Yah, Jatri, Jata, Anupa, Tha, Kah, Kim, Druma, Alpapunya, Vihina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 85.3). 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: “kṛtapuṇyā hi vardhanti nyagrodhā viya subhūmiyaṃ jātā ”
kṛtapuṇyā* -
kṛtapuṇya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kṛtapuṇyā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable particle]
var -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ṛdhanti -
√ṛdh (verb class 6)

[present active third plural]
nyagrodhā* -
nyagrodha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

nyagrodhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vi -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

u (noun, masculine)

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

ū (noun, masculine)

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

ū (noun, neuter)

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

ū (noun, feminine)

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

o (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

au (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

au (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

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

vi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
iya -
√i (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]
subhūmi -
subhūmi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

subhūmi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
yam -
ya (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
jātā -
jātṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

jātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 2)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
Line 2: “anupanthake viya drumā alpapuṇyā vihīnā tti ”
anupan -
anupa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anupa (noun, neuter)

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

anupā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tha -
tha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ke -
ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

ka (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
vi -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

u (noun, masculine)

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

ū (noun, masculine)

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

ū (noun, neuter)

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

ū (noun, feminine)

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

o (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

au (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

au (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

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

vi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
iya -
√i (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]
drumā* -
druma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

drumā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
alpapuṇyā* -
alpapuṇya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

alpapuṇyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vihīnā -
vihīnā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 85.3

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019