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 10.16

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परिदेवितकंपनेषु अनिष्टसंयोगप्रियहीनेषु ।
उषितं नरकेषु वरं न च कुपुरुषसंश्रयनिकेतः ॥ १६ ॥

paridevitakaṃpaneṣu aniṣṭasaṃyogapriyahīneṣu |
uṣitaṃ narakeṣu varaṃ na ca kupuruṣasaṃśrayaniketaḥ || 16 ||

“It is better to dwell in the hells that throb with lamentations where one meets people one wishes far away, and is separated from the people one loves, than in the society of wicked men” (16)
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 (10.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Paridevita, Kampana, Anishta, Samyoga, Priya, Hina, Ushita, Naraka, Varam, Vara, Kupurusha, Samshraya, Niketa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 10.16). 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: “paridevitakaṃpaneṣu aniṣṭasaṃyogapriyahīneṣu ”
paridevita -
paridevita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

paridevita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kampaneṣu -
kampana (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

kampana (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
aniṣṭa -
aniṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aniṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

priya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hīneṣu -
hīna (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

hīna (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

√hā -> hīna (participle, masculine)

[locative plural from √hā class 1 verb], [locative plural from √hā class 3 verb]

√hā -> hīna (participle, neuter)

[locative plural from √hā class 1 verb], [locative plural from √hā class 3 verb]
Line 2: “uṣitaṃ narakeṣu varaṃ na ca kupuruṣasaṃśrayaniketaḥ ”
uṣitam -
uṣita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uṣita (noun, neuter)

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

uṣitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vas -> uṣita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vas class 1 verb]

√vas -> uṣita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vas class 1 verb]

√vas -> uṣita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vas class 6 verb]

√vas -> uṣita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vas class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vas class 6 verb]
narakeṣu -
naraka (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

naraka (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
varam -
varam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

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

varā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]
niketaḥ -
niketa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 10.16

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019