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 30.40

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सत्य अपिशुनवर्णा नं च अर्थवती शुची ।
अन्येषां मधुरा व्यक्ता बुद्धस्य सखिला गिरा ॥ ४० ॥

satya apiśunavarṇā naṃ ca arthavatī śucī |
anyeṣāṃ madhurā vyaktā buddhasya sakhilā girā || 40 ||

The Buddha’s kindly speech is sincere, untinged with malice, beneficial, pure, sweet to others, and apt. (40)
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 (30.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sat, Sati, Satya, Apishuna, Arthavat, Arthavati, Shuc, Shuci, Shucin, Ani, Anya, Idam, Madhura, Vyakta, Buddha, Sakhila, Gir, Gira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 30.40). 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: “satya apiśunavarṇā naṃ ca arthavatī śucī ”
satya -
satī (noun, feminine)

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

satya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

satya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sati (noun, feminine)

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

sat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
apiśuna -
apiśuna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

apiśuna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
varṇā* -
Cannot analyse nam*ca
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound]

arthavatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

arthavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
śucī -
śucī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

śucī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śuc (noun, neuter)

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

śuci (noun, masculine)

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

śuci (noun, feminine)

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

śucin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “anyeṣāṃ madhurā vyaktā buddhasya sakhilā girā ”
anye -
ani (noun, masculine)

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

anī (noun, feminine)

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

anya (noun, neuter)

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

anyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
eṣām -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
madhurā* -
madhura (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

madhurā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vyaktā* -
vyakta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vyaktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
buddhasya -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

buddha (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
sakhilā* -
sakhila (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sakhilā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
girā -
gir (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

gir (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

gir (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

girā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 30.40

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019