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 53.97

वयभपि च ब्रह्मचारी चिरविरता मैथुनेहि योगेहि ।
काहाम सत्यवाक्यं तेनास्य विषं हनिष्यामः ॥ ९७ ॥

vayabhapi ca brahmacārī ciraviratā maithunehi yogehi |
kāhāma satyavākyaṃ tenāsya viṣaṃ haniṣyāmaḥ || 97 ||

“But we have lived a chaste life and for long refrained from sexual intercourse. We will pronounce a spell, and by it we will destroy the poison. (97)

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

Brahmacarin, Brahmacari, Ciru, Irat, Maithuna, Yoga, Kahan, Ama, Satyavakya, Tad, Tena, Idam, Vish, Visha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 53.97). 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: “vayabhapi ca brahmacārī ciraviratā maithunehi yogehi
  • Cannot analyse vayabhapi*ca
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • brahmacārī -
  • brahmacārī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    brahmacārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    brahmacārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ciravi -
  • ciru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • iratā -
  • ir -> irat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √ir class 6 verb]
    ir -> irat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √ir class 6 verb]
  • maithune -
  • maithuna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    maithuna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yoge -
  • yoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    yogā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “kāhāma satyavākyaṃ tenāsya viṣaṃ haniṣyāmaḥ
  • kāhā -
  • kāhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ama -
  • ama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • satyavākyam -
  • satyavākya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satyavākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyavākyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tenā -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • viṣam -
  • viṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    viṣ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viṣ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • haniṣyāmaḥ -
  • han (verb class 1)
    [future active first plural]
    han (verb class 2)
    [future active first plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.97

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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