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 103.2

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षष्ठो अधिपती राजा राज्ये भोति रजस्वरो ।
अरक्तो विरजो भवति रक्तो बालो ति वुच्चति ॥ २ ॥

ṣaṣṭho adhipatī rājā rājye bhoti rajasvaro |
arakto virajo bhavati rakto bālo ti vuccati || 2 ||

A man is a king when he is sovereign in relation to the six senses. When he is excited by his senses he becomes the slave of passion. When he is not excited he becomes rid of passion. He who is excited is said to be a weakling. (2)
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 (103.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adhipati, Raja, Rajya, Bha, Bhu, Arakta, Viraja, Virajas, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Raktri, Rakta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 103.2). 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: “ṣaṣṭho adhipatī rājā rājye bhoti rajasvaro ”
ṣaṣṭho -
adhipatī -
adhipati (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
rājā* -
rāja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
rājye -
rājya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

rājya (noun, neuter)

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

rājyā (noun, feminine)

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

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rāj], [vocative dual from √rāj], [accusative dual from √rāj], [locative single from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rāj], [vocative single from √rāj], [vocative dual from √rāj], [accusative dual from √rāj]

√rāj (verb class 1)

[present passive first single]

√rāj (verb class 0)

[present passive first single]
bho -
bha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
ūti -
ūti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ūti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
rajasva -
√raj (verb class 1)

[imperative middle second single]

√rañj (verb class 1)

[imperative middle second single]
ro -
ru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “arakto virajo bhavati rakto bālo ti vuccati ”
arakto* -
arakta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
virajo* -
virajas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

virajas (noun, neuter)

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

viraja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
rakto* -
raktṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

rakta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √rag class 1 verb]

√raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb]

√rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
bālo -
Cannot analyse ti*vu
Cannot analyse vuccati

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 103.2

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019