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 85.24

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अल्पेषु बालो कामेषु बहूष्व् अपि न तृप्यति ।
अपहाय सर्वकामानि प्रतिबुद्धो व पश्यति ॥ २४ ॥

alpeṣu bālo kāmeṣu bahūṣv api na tṛpyati |
apahāya sarvakāmāni pratibuddho va paśyati || 24 ||

A fool will not be satisfied with few desires nor even with many. When he has abandoned all desires he will understand as one who awakes from sleep. (24)
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 (85.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Alpa, Kama, Api, Tripyat, Apahaya, Apaha, Sarvakama, Ani, Pratibuddha, Pashyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 85.24). 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: “alpeṣu bālo kāmeṣu bahūṣv api na tṛpyati ”
alpeṣu -
alpa (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

alpa (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
bālo -
kāmeṣu -
kāma (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

kāma (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
Cannot analyse bahūṣv*ap
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tṛpyati -
tṛpyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tṛpyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√tṛp -> tṛpyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √tṛp class 4 verb]

√tṛp -> tṛpyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √tṛp class 4 verb]

√tṛp (verb class 4)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “apahāya sarvakāmāni pratibuddho va paśyati ”
apahāya -
apahāya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

apaha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

apaha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
sarvakāmā -
sarvakāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarvakāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarvakāmā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

anī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
pratibuddho* -
pratibuddha (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paśyati -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 85.24

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019