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 88.8

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शक्रासनं यदि भवे मम नित्यकालं सर्वैश् च कामरतिभिः न च विप्रयोगं ।
न त्व् एव कामगुणसौख्यनिबद्ध बुद्धि सर्वज्ञताय प्रणिधिं न निवर्तयेयं ॥ ८ ॥

śakrāsanaṃ yadi bhave mama nityakālaṃ sarvaiś ca kāmaratibhiḥ na ca viprayogaṃ |
na tv eva kāmaguṇasaukhyanibaddha buddhi sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ || 8 ||

Sarvamdada replied, “If Shakra’s throne were for ever mine and were I never parted from any pleasure of sense, even then my mind would not be fixed on the comfort of the pleasures of sense, and I would not forswear my vow to win omniscience. (8)
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 (88.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shakrasana, Yadi, Yad, Bhava, Bhu, Asmad, Nityakalam, Sarva, Kama, Rati, Viprayoga, Eva, Kamaguna, Saukhya, Nibaddha, Sarvajnata, Aya, Pranidhi, Nivarta, Iyam, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 88.8). 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: “śakrāsanaṃ yadi bhave mama nityakālaṃ sarvaiś ca kāmaratibhiḥ na ca viprayogaṃ ”
śakrāsanam -
śakrāsana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
bhave -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhava (noun, neuter)

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

bhu (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

bhavā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
nityakālam -
nityakālam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sarvaiś -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāma -
kāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ratibhiḥ -
rati (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
viprayogam -
viprayoga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “na tv eva kāmaguṇasaukhyanibaddha buddhi sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse tv*ev
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāmaguṇa -
kāmaguṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
saukhya -
saukhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nibaddha -
nibaddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nibaddha (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]
sarvajñatā -
sarvajñatā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

e (noun, masculine)

[compound]
praṇidhim -
praṇidhi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nivartaye -
nivartā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 88.8

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019