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 91.30

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सा च तां अवच सर्वां मांसभक्षा सुदारुणां ।
अहं तं लोभयिष्यामि मम भक्षो भविष्यति ॥ ३० ॥

sā ca tāṃ avaca sarvāṃ māṃsabhakṣā sudāruṇāṃ |
ahaṃ taṃ lobhayiṣyāmi mama bhakṣo bhaviṣyati || 30 ||

And she spoke to all the other flesh-eating and pitiless ogresses. “I,” said she, “will seduce him and he will he my meat.” (30)
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 (91.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ava, Saru, Sarva, Mamsabhaksha, Sudaruna, Aha, Asmad, Bhaksha, Bhavishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 91.30). 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: “sā ca tāṃ avaca sarvāṃ māṃsabhakṣā sudāruṇāṃ ”
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ava -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sarvām -
saru (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
māṃsabhakṣā -
māṃsabhakṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sudāruṇām -
sudāruṇā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “ahaṃ taṃ lobhayiṣyāmi mama bhakṣo bhaviṣyati ”
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
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]
lobhayiṣyāmi -
√lubh (verb class 0)

[future active first single]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
bhakṣo* -
bhakṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhaviṣyati -
bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 91.30

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019