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 19.79

परां अन्यां पि जनतां ग्राहेन्तं पापदर्शनं ।
ध्रुवं श्रेष्ठिं विनाशेम आर्यदर्शनकुत्सकं ॥ ७९ ॥

parāṃ anyāṃ pi janatāṃ grāhentaṃ pāpadarśanaṃ |
dhruvaṃ śreṣṭhiṃ vināśema āryadarśanakutsakaṃ || 79 ||

“Who seduces other men with his sinful belief, and despises Aryan teaching.” (79)

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 (19.79). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Para, Ani, Anya, Janat, Janata, Graha, Grahi, Papadarshana, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Vinasha, Arsha, Nak, Utsa, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 19.79). 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: “parāṃ anyāṃ pi janatāṃ grāhentaṃ pāpadarśanaṃ
  • parām -
  • parā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • anyām -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [optative active first single]
  • Cannot analyse pi*ja
  • janatām -
  • janat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    janat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    janatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    jan -> janat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √jan class 2 verb]
    jan -> janat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √jan class 2 verb]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [imperative middle third plural]
  • grāhe -
  • grāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    grāha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    grāhi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • īn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pāpadarśanam -
  • pāpadarśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāpadarśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāpadarśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “dhruvaṃ śreṣṭhiṃ vināśema āryadarśanakutsakaṃ
  • dhruvam -
  • dhruvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhruvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse śreṣṭhim*vi
  • vināśe -
  • vināśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • ima* -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • āryad -
  • ār (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • arśa -
  • arśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nak -
  • nak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • utsa -
  • utsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.79

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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