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 91.5

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यस् तासु काहिति च्छन्दं बालो दुष्प्रज्ञजातिको ।
न सो पुनर् जम्बुद्वीपं गमिष्यति आत्मनो घरं ॥ ५ ॥

yas tāsu kāhiti cchandaṃ bālo duṣprajñajātiko |
na so punar jambudvīpaṃ gamiṣyati ātmano gharaṃ || 5 ||

“The foolish simpleton who succumbs to their charms will no more return to Jambudvipa, his home. (5)
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 (91.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Ccha, Bala, Dushprajna, Jati, Punar, Jambudvipa, Atman, Gha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 91.5). 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: “yas tāsu kāhiti cchandaṃ bālo duṣprajñajātiko ”
yas -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tāsu -
tā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
kā -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]
cchan -
ccha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ccha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dam -
da (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

da (noun, neuter)

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

dā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dā (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
bālo* -
bāla (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

duṣprajña (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

jātī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
ko -
ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “na so punar jambudvīpaṃ gamiṣyati ātmano gharaṃ ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[compound]
punar -
punar (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

punar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
jambudvīpam -
jambudvīpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
gamiṣyati -
√gam (verb class 1)

[future active third single]

√gam (verb class 2)

[future active third single]

√gam (verb class 3)

[future active third single]
ātmano* -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
gha -
gha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ram -
ra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

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

rā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 91.5

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019