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 112.73

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अद्यैव प्रव्रजिष्यामि को जाने मरणं शुवे ।
माहं काको व दुर्मेधो कामानां वशम् अन्वगा ॥ ७३ ॥

adyaiva pravrajiṣyāmi ko jāne maraṇaṃ śuve |
māhaṃ kāko va durmedho kāmānāṃ vaśam anvagā || 73 ||

This very day I will go forth to the religious life, lest like the witless crow I become the slave of my desires. Who knows but that tomorrow I shall be dead? (73)
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 (112.73). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adyaiva, Pra, Kah, Jana, Jani, Marana, Kaka, Kama, Vasha, Anvak,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 112.73). 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: “adyaiva pravrajiṣyāmi ko jāne maraṇaṃ śuve ”
adyaiva -
adyaiva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
vrajiṣyāmi -
√vraj (verb class 1)

[future active first single]
ko* -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jāne -
jāna (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jāna (noun, neuter)

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

jāni (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

jāni (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√jñā (verb class 9)

[present middle first single]
maraṇam -
maraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Cannot analyse śuve
Line 2: “māhaṃ kāko va durmedho kāmānāṃ vaśam anvagā ”
māham -
māhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kāko* -
kāka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
va -
va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
durmedho -
kāmānām -
kāma (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

kāma (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

kāmā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
vaśam -
vaśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vaśa (noun, neuter)

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

vaśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anvag -
anvak (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ā -
ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ā (Preverb)

[Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 112.73

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019