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 88.14

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शरशक्तिवर्षं यदि वर्षयि तीक्ष्णधारं सर्वं शरीरं यदि छिज्जति तं अशेषं ।
तद् दुःखं तादृशकम् उद्वहितुं समर्थः सर्वज्ञताय प्रणिधिं न निवर्तयेयं ॥ १४ ॥

śaraśaktivarṣaṃ yadi varṣayi tīkṣṇadhāraṃ sarvaṃ śarīraṃ yadi chijjati taṃ aśeṣaṃ |
tad duḥkhaṃ tādṛśakam udvahituṃ samarthaḥ sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ || 14 ||

“If there rained upon me a shower of sharp arrows and knives, if every inch of my body were pierced thereby, such affliction could I bear, ere I would forswear my vow to win omniscience. (14)
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 (88.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shara, Sharan, Shaktin, Shakti, Varsha, Yadi, Yad, Tikshnadhara, Sarvam, Sarva, Sharira, Ashesham, Ashesha, Tad, Tat, Duhkham, Duhkha, Tadrisha, Kah, Samartha, 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 88.14). 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: “śaraśaktivarṣaṃ yadi varṣayi tīkṣṇadhāraṃ sarvaṃ śarīraṃ yadi chijjati taṃ aśeṣaṃ ”
śara -
śara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śaran (noun, masculine)

[compound]

śaran (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śakti -
śakti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

śakti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śaktin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śaktin (noun, neuter)

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

śaktī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

śaktī (noun, feminine)

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

śaktī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
varṣam -
varṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

varṣa (noun, neuter)

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

varṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
Cannot analyse varṣayi*tī
tīkṣṇadhāram -
tīkṣṇadhāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tīkṣṇadhāra (noun, neuter)

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

tīkṣṇadhārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
śarīram -
śarīra (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]
Cannot analyse chijjati*ta
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
aśeṣam -
aśeṣam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

aśeṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aśeṣa (noun, neuter)

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

aśeṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śiṣ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
Line 2: “tad duḥkhaṃ tādṛśakam udvahituṃ samarthaḥ sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ ”
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
duḥkham -
duḥkham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tādṛśa -
tādṛśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tādṛśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kam -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Cannot analyse udvahitum*sa
samarthaḥ -
samartha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
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 88.14

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019