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 111.13

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अनन्तरं जीवितस्य मरणं मरनं ध्रुवं ।
जातस्यामरणं नास्ति एतद् धर्मा हि प्राणिनो ॥ १३ ॥

anantaraṃ jīvitasya maraṇaṃ maranaṃ dhruvaṃ |
jātasyāmaraṇaṃ nāsti etad dharmā hi prāṇino || 13 ||

Death, certain death, inevitably follows life. A man that is born cannot but die—this is the lot of living things. (13)
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 (111.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anantaram, Anantara, Jivita, Marana, Marat, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Jata, Amarana, Nasti, Etad, Dharma, Pra, Pran, Pranin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 111.13). 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: “anantaraṃ jīvitasya maraṇaṃ maranaṃ dhruvaṃ ”
anantaram -
anantaram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

anantara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anantara (noun, neuter)

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

anantarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jīvitasya -
jīvita (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

jīvita (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √jīv class 1 verb]
maraṇam -
maraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
maran -
√mṛ -> marat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
dhruvam -
dhruvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dhruva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhruva (noun, neuter)

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

dhruvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “jātasyāmaraṇaṃ nāsti etad dharmā hi prāṇino ”
jātasyā -
jāta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

jāta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 2 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 3 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 2 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 3 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 4 verb]
amaraṇam -
amaraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
nāsti -
nāsti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
etad -
etad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

etad (noun, masculine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dharmā* -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dharmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
prāṇi -
prāṇin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

prāṇin (noun, neuter)

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

pra (noun, neuter)

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

prāṇ (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

prāṇ (noun, neuter)

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

√prā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first single]
no -
nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 111.13

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019