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 100.33

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न एतम् अर्थं महती पि सेना सराजिका युध्यमानी करेया ।
यं क्षान्तिमां सत्पुरुषो करोति क्षान्तीमता वोपसमन्ति वीराः ॥ ३३ ॥

na etam arthaṃ mahatī pi senā sarājikā yudhyamānī kareyā |
yaṃ kṣāntimāṃ satpuruṣo karoti kṣāntīmatā vopasamanti vīrāḥ || 33 ||

Not even a great royal army can win so great advantage in a fight as the good man wins by forbearance. Enmities are quelled by forbearing men. (33)
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 (100.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asmad, Eta, Esha, Artha, Mahat, Mahati, Sena, Sara, Ajika, Yudh, Amanin, Kari, Kara, Yah, Kshanti, Karoti, Vira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 100.33). 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: “na etam arthaṃ mahatī pi senā sarājikā yudhyamānī kareyā ”
na* -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
etam -
eta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eta (noun, neuter)

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

etā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mahatī -
mahatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Cannot analyse pi*se
senā -
senā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sarā -
sara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√sṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ajikā* -
ajikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yudhya -
√yudh -> yudhya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yudh]

√yudh -> yudhya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yudh]

yudh (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

yudh (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
amānī -
amānin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kare -
kara (noun, masculine)

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

kara (noun, neuter)

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

kari (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

kari (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
iyā -
ī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “yaṃ kṣāntimāṃ satpuruṣo karoti kṣāntīmatā vopasamanti vīrāḥ ”
yam -
ya (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
kṣāntim -
kṣānti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ām -
ā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
satpuruṣo -
karoti -
karoti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

karoti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

karoti (noun, neuter)

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

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present active third single]
kṣāntīm -
kṣāntī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
atā -
vo -
pasa -
√pas (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [adverb]
vīrāḥ -
vīra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vīrā (noun, feminine)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 100.33

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019