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 28.10

पैशुन्यं मृषावाद परेषु दारं प्राणातिपातं च तथैव मद्यं ।
एतं प्रहाय स्वर्गतिं गमिष्यथ ग्रामस्य मध्ये रक्षितो स्वस्त्ययनं तद् आहुः ॥ १० ॥

paiśunyaṃ mṛṣāvāda pareṣu dāraṃ prāṇātipātaṃ ca tathaiva madyaṃ |
etaṃ prahāya svargatiṃ gamiṣyatha grāmasya madhye rakṣito svastyayanaṃ tad āhuḥ || 10 ||

He verily is a blessing in the village who teach (10)

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

Paishunya, Mrishavada, Para, Dara, Pranatipata, Tatha, Madya, Eta, Esha, Prahaya, Svargati, Grama, Madhye, Madhya, Svastyayana, Tad, Tat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 28.10). 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: “paiśunyaṃ mṛṣāvāda pareṣu dāraṃ prāṇātipātaṃ ca tathaiva madyaṃ
  • paiśunyam -
  • paiśunya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mṛṣāvāda -
  • mṛṣāvāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mṛṣāvāda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pareṣu -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • dāram -
  • dāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāṇātipātam -
  • prāṇātipāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • madyam -
  • madya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mad -> madya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √mad]
    mad -> madya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √mad]
    mad -> madyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √mad]
    mad -> madya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mad]
    mad -> madya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mad], [accusative single from √mad]
  • Line 2: “etaṃ prahāya svargatiṃ gamiṣyatha grāmasya madhye rakṣito svastyayanaṃ tad āhuḥ
  • etam -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • prahāya -
  • prahāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prahāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svargatim -
  • svargati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • gamiṣyatha -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [future active second plural]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [future active second plural]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [future active second plural]
  • grāmasya -
  • grāma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    grāma (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rakṣito -
  • svastyayanam -
  • svastyayana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svastyayana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āhuḥ -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 28.10

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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