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 10.25

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अहंकारममकारा माना यत्र समुपस्थिता ।
मानं यत्र निरोधाय उत्पद्यन्ते तथागताः ॥ २५ ॥

ahaṃkāramamakārā mānā yatra samupasthitā |
mānaṃ yatra nirodhāya utpadyante tathāgatāḥ || 25 ||

“When egotism, selfishness, passion and pride prevail, then Tathagatas appear in the world to quell them”. (25)
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 (10.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahankara, Ama, Kara, Mana, Yatra, Samupasthita, Nirodha, Tathagata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 10.25). 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: “ahaṃkāramamakārā mānā yatra samupasthitā ”
ahaṅkāram -
ahaṅkāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ahaṅkāra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ama -
ama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kārā* -
kāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mānā* -
māna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

√man -> māna (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb]

√man -> mānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 8 verb]
yatra -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatra (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
Line 2: “mānaṃ yatra nirodhāya utpadyante tathāgatāḥ ”
mānam -
māna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

māna (noun, neuter)

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

√man -> māna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]

√man -> māna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
yatra -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nirodhāya -
nirodha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
Cannot analyse utpadyante*ta
tathāgatāḥ -
tathāgata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tathāgatā (noun, feminine)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 10.25

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019