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 91.29

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ततो च राक्षसी एका पण्डिता अर्थचिन्तिका ।
बहवो वाणिजा ताय उपलोभेत्वान खादिता ॥ २९ ॥

tato ca rākṣasī ekā paṇḍitā arthacintikā |
bahavo vāṇijā tāya upalobhetvāna khāditā || 29 ||

Now there was one ogress among them who was clever and cunning, and had seduced and devoured many a trader. (29)
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 (91.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rakshasi, Rakshasin, Eka, Pandita, Artha, Cit, Cintin, Bahu, Bahava, Taya, Upala, Ubha, Itvan, Ana, Khaditri, Khadita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 91.29). 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: “tato ca rākṣasī ekā paṇḍitā arthacintikā ”
tato -
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [nominative single]

rākṣasin (noun, masculine)

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

[nominative single]
paṇḍitā* -
paṇḍita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

paṇḍitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]

√paṇḍ -> paṇḍitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
artha -
artha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√arth (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
cinti -
cinti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cintin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cintin (noun, neuter)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kā -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “bahavo vāṇijā tāya upalobhetvāna khāditā ”
bahavo* -
bahu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bahava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vāṇijā -
tāya* -
tāya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
upalo -
upala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

upalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ubhe -
ubha (noun, masculine)

[compound]

ubha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ubhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
itvā -
itvan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

itvan (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> itvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]
ana -
ana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
khāditā -
khāditṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

khāditā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√khād -> khāditā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √khād class 1 verb]

√khād (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 91.29

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019