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 7.28

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निर्वृतो प्रवरलक्षणधारी यो नु शास्तु ससुरासुरनेता ।
को गुणो इह चिरं परिवासे वयम् अपि अद्य विजहामथ देहं ॥ २८ ॥

nirvṛto pravaralakṣaṇadhārī yo nu śāstu sasurāsuranetā |
ko guṇo iha ciraṃ parivāse vayam api adya vijahāmatha dehaṃ || 28 ||

“He who bore the excellent marks of a Great Man has passed away, he who was our Master, the guide of Suras and Asuras. What does it profit us to tarry in the world any longer? Let us now abandon our bodies. (28)
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 (7.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pravara, Lakshana, Dhari, Dharin, Yah, Sasura, Kah, Iha, Ciram, Cira, Parivasa, Vaya, Asmad, Api, Adya, Vija, Tha, Deha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 7.28). 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: “nirvṛto pravaralakṣaṇadhārī yo nu śāstu sasurāsuranetā ”
nirvṛto -
pravara -
pravara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pravara (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhārī -
dhārī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

dhāri (noun, masculine)

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

dhāri (noun, feminine)

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

dhārin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nu -
nu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

nu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nau (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śāstu -
√śās (verb class 2)

[imperative active third single]
sasurāsu -
sasurā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
ranet -
√ran (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
ā -
ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “ko guṇo iha ciraṃ parivāse vayam api adya vijahāmatha dehaṃ ”
ko* -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
guṇo -
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ciram -
ciram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cira (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cira (noun, neuter)

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

cirā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
parivāse -
parivāsa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
vayam -
vaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative dual]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
adya -
adya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

adya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adya (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vija (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vij (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
hāma -
√hā (verb class 1)

[imperative active first plural]
tha -
tha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
deham -
deha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 7.28

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019