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 27.27

ये ऽमुढमन्त्रा अविकीर्णवाचा युक्ताश् च कार्यार्थे जना नरेन्द्र ।
न तेषु शत्रू जनयन्ति क्रोधं मणिविषाणां यथा शतघ्नीयो ॥ २७ ॥

ye 'muḍhamantrā avikīrṇavācā yuktāś ca kāryārthe janā narendra |
na teṣu śatrū janayanti krodhaṃ maṇiviṣāṇāṃ yathā śataghnīyo || 27 ||

“Those who are not confused in their judgment nor loose of talk, but are full of purposefulness, do not excite the anger of enemies, as the scorpions excited that of the snakes. (27)

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

Yah, Yat, Udha, Antra, Avi, Kirna, Vaca, Yukta, Karyartha, Jana, Narendra, Tad, Shatru, Janayat, Janayanti, Krodha, Mani, Visha, Yatha, Shataghni, Shataghnin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 27.27). 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: “ye 'muḍhamantrā avikīrṇavācā yuktāś ca kāryārthe janā narendra
  • ye' -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • uḍham -
  • uḍha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uḍha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • antrā* -
  • antrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • avi -
  • avi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    avi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    avi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    avī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kīrṇa -
  • kīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṝ -> kīrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kīrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • vācā* -
  • vācā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vāca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yuktāś -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāryārthe -
  • kāryārtha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • janā* -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • narendra -
  • narendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “na teṣu śatrū janayanti krodhaṃ maṇiviṣāṇāṃ yathā śataghnīyo
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • teṣu -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • śatrū -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • janayanti -
  • jan -> janayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √jan]
    jan -> janayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √jan], [vocative plural from √jan], [accusative plural from √jan]
    jan -> janayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative single from √jan]
    jan (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
    jan (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • krodham -
  • krodha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    krodha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    krodhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    krodhan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    krodhan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • maṇi -
  • maṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    maṇī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    maṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    maṇī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • viṣāṇām -
  • viṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    viṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    viṣā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śataghnī -
  • śataghnī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śataghni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śataghnin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yo -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 27.27

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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