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 27.24

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प्रकीर्णोच्चारणो मासि सर्वार्थेहि जनाधिप ।
हेतुकारणसंयुक्तं मन्त्रं कालेन व्याहरे ॥ २४ ॥

prakīrṇoccāraṇo māsi sarvārthehi janādhipa |
hetukāraṇasaṃyuktaṃ mantraṃ kālena vyāhare || 24 ||

“Do not, O king, talk at great length on all sorts of topics, but utter your judgments at the appropriate time and make them bear on the point at issue. (24)
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 (27.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prakirna, Mas, Masi, Sarvartha, Janadhipa, Hetuka, Arana, Samyuktam, Samyukta, Mantra, Kalena, Kala, Vya, Ahara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 27.24). 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: “prakīrṇoccāraṇo māsi sarvārthehi janādhipa ”
prakīrṇo -
prakīrṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prakīrṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prakīrṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
uccāraṇo -
māsi -
māsī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

māsī (noun, feminine)

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

māsī (noun, neuter)

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

mās (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
sarvārthe -
sarvārtha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

sarvārtha (noun, neuter)

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

sarvārthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
janādhipa -
janādhipa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “hetukāraṇasaṃyuktaṃ mantraṃ kālena vyāhare ”
hetukā -
hetuka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hetuka (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

araṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṃyuktam -
saṃyuktam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

saṃyukta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saṃyukta (noun, neuter)

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

saṃyuktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mantram -
mantra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mantrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kālena -
kālena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vyā -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

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

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
āhare -
āhara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

āhara (noun, neuter)

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

āharā (noun, feminine)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 27.24

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019