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 91.45

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अनवराग्रस्मिं संसारे यत्र मे उषितं पुरा ।
धर्मलब्धो अहं आसि वाणिजको अर्थचिन्तको ।
मारधीतरो राक्षसी एवं धारेथ जातकं ॥ ४५ ॥

anavarāgrasmiṃ saṃsāre yatra me uṣitaṃ purā |
dharmalabdho ahaṃ āsi vāṇijako arthacintako |
māradhītaro rākṣasī evaṃ dhāretha jātakaṃ || 45 ||

“When of yore,” said he, “I lived in one of my lives in the round of rebirth that has no beginning or end, then was I Dharmalabdha, the prudent trader. The daughters of Mara were the ogresses. Thus understand this jataka.” (45)
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 (91.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samsara, Samsari, Yatra, Asmad, Ushita, Pura, Pur, Dharma, Dharman, Aha, Artha, Cinta, Mara, Dhita, Rakshasi, Rakshasin, Evam, Eva, Dhara, Dhari, Jataka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 91.45). 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: “anavarāgrasmiṃ saṃsāre yatra me uṣitaṃ purā ”
Cannot analyse anavarāgrasmim*sa
saṃsāre -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

saṃsāri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

saṃsāri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
yatra -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
uṣitam -
uṣita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uṣita (noun, neuter)

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

uṣitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vas -> uṣita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vas class 1 verb]

√vas -> uṣita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vas class 1 verb]

√vas -> uṣita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vas class 6 verb]

√vas -> uṣita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vas class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vas class 6 verb]
purā -
purā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “dharmalabdho ahaṃ āsi vāṇijako arthacintako ”
dharma -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
labdho -
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
āsi -
√ās (verb class 2)

[imperfect middle first single]
vāṇijako -
artha -
artha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√arth (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

cinta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cint (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ko -
ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
Line 3: “māradhītaro rākṣasī evaṃ dhāretha jātakaṃ ”
māra -
māra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

māra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhīta -
dhīta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhīta (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [nominative single]

rākṣasin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dhāre -
dhāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

dhāra (noun, neuter)

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

dhārā (noun, feminine)

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

dhāri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

dhāri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
itha -
√i (verb class 2)

[present active second plural]
jātakam -
jātaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jātaka (noun, neuter)

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

jātakā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 91.45

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019