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 55.12

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मान्सेहि क्षीयमाणेहि भूयो चित्तं प्रसीदति ।
भूयो स्मृति च वीर्यं च समाधि चावतिष्ठति ॥ १२ ॥

mānsehi kṣīyamāṇehi bhūyo cittaṃ prasīdati |
bhūyo smṛti ca vīryaṃ ca samādhi cāvatiṣṭhati || 12 ||

“While the flesh is failing the mind becomes more tranquil; there come to be greater mindfulness, zeal and concentration. (12)
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 (55.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshiyamana, Citta, Pra, Sidat, Virya, Samadha, Samadhin, Atishthat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 55.12). 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: “mānsehi kṣīyamāṇehi bhūyo cittaṃ prasīdati ”
mān -
ma (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
se -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, neuter)

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

si (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present middle second single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

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

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

kṣīyamāṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kṣīyamāṇā (noun, feminine)

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

√kṣai -> kṣīyamāṇa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kṣai class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṣai class 1 verb]

√kṣai -> kṣīyamāṇa (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √kṣai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣai class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṣai class 1 verb]

√kṣai -> kṣīyamāṇā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kṣai class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣai class 1 verb]

√kṣī -> kṣīyamāṇa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]

√kṣī -> kṣīyamāṇa (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]

√kṣī -> kṣīyamāṇā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṣī class 9 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
bhūyo -
cittam -
citta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

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

cittā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
sīdati -
√sad -> sīdat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sad class 1 verb]

√sad -> sīdat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √sad class 1 verb]

√sad (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “bhūyo smṛti ca vīryaṃ ca samādhi cāvatiṣṭhati ”
bhūyo -
smṛti -
smṛti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vīryam -
vīrya (noun, neuter)

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

vīryā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]

√vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

samādhin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

samādhin (noun, neuter)

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

samādhā (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
cāva -
ca (noun, masculine)

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

[locative single]

atiṣṭhat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 55.12

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019