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 91.7

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ते मार्गं प्रतिपद्येन्सुः यत्र राक्षसियो अभू ।
ता च तान् उपलभेन्सुः यथाधिमुक्तवाणिजां ॥ ७ ॥

te mārgaṃ pratipadyensuḥ yatra rākṣasiyo abhū |
tā ca tān upalabhensuḥ yathādhimuktavāṇijāṃ || 7 ||

And so they went on the course that brought them to where the ogresses dwelt. These sought to seduce the traders by means corresponding to the susceptibilities of each. (7)
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 (91.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Yushmad, Marga, Yatra, Rakshasi, Rakshasin, Tan, Yatha, Adhimukta, Vanija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 91.7). 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: “te mārgaṃ pratipadyensuḥ yatra rākṣasiyo abhū ”
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
mārgam -
mārga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mārga (noun, neuter)

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

mārgā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse pratipadyensuḥ*ya
yatra -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rākṣasi -
rākṣasī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

rākṣasin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

rākṣasin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yo -
yu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
abhū -
abhū (noun, masculine)

[compound]
Line 2: “tā ca tān upalabhensuḥ yathādhimuktavāṇijāṃ ”
tā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tān -
ta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
Cannot analyse upalabhensuḥ*ya
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
adhimukta -
adhimukta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adhimukta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vāṇijā -
vāṇija (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 91.7

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019