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 88.12

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + यच् च बाल ।
भुंजेय अयोगुडं पिबेय विलीनलोहं सर्वज्ञताय प्रणिधिं न निवर्तयेयं ॥ १२ ॥

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + yac ca bāla |
bhuṃjeya ayoguḍaṃ pibeya vilīnalohaṃ sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ || 12 ||

... I would eat a ball of iron and drink molten copper, but I would not forswear my vow to win omniscience. (12)

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

Bala, Bhunja, Ayoguda, Piba, Vilina, Loha, Sarvajnata, Aya, Pranidhi, Nivarta, Iyam, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bāla -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “bhuṃjeya ayoguḍaṃ pibeya vilīnalohaṃ sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ
  • bhuñje -
  • bhuñja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    bhuñja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhuj (verb class 7)
    [present middle first single]
  • iya -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • ayoguḍam -
  • ayoguḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pibe -
  • piba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    piba (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pibā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • iya -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • vilīna -
  • vilīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vilīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • loham -
  • loha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    loha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lohā (noun, feminine)
    [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 88.12

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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