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 20.8

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अथापि प्रतिसेवेयुः कामां सुगतमातरि ।
न पिता देवसंघानां भिन्नवृत्तो ति वक्ष्यते ॥ ८ ॥

athāpi pratiseveyuḥ kāmāṃ sugatamātari |
na pitā devasaṃghānāṃ bhinnavṛtto ti vakṣyate || 8 ||

But if, on the other hand, the mother of the Sugata should indulge in the pleasures of love, the hosts of devas would say that the king was violating his duty. (8)
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 (20.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Athapi, Prati, Seva, Kama, Sugata, Pitri, Devasangha, Vakshyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 20.8). 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: “athāpi pratiseveyuḥ kāmāṃ sugatamātari ”
athāpi -
athāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
prati -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

prati (Preverb)

[Preverb]
seve -
seva (noun, neuter)

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

sevā (noun, feminine)

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

√sev (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
iyuḥ -
√i (verb class 2)

[optative active third plural], [perfect active third plural]
kāmām -
kāmā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
sugatam -
sugata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sugata (noun, neuter)

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

sugatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āta -
√at (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
ri -
rī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

rai (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “na pitā devasaṃghānāṃ bhinnavṛtto ti vakṣyate ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pitā -
pitṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]
devasaṅghānām -
devasaṅgha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

devasaṅgha (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
bhinnavṛtto -
Cannot analyse ti*va
vakṣyate -
√vac -> vakṣyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √vac class 2 verb], [dative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vac -> vakṣyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √vac class 2 verb], [dative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vah -> vakṣyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √vah class 1 verb]

√vah -> vakṣyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √vah class 1 verb]

√vah (verb class 1)

[future middle third single]

√vakṣ (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√vakṣ (verb class 0)

[present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 20.8

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019