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 64.472

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ततो च्यवित्वा यमलोके महाद्रोणिषु खज्जति ।
न त्राणं लभते जातु कृत्वा उत्पीड भिक्षुणां ॥ ४७२ ॥

tato cyavitvā yamaloke mahādroṇiṣu khajjati |
na trāṇaṃ labhate jātu kṛtvā utpīḍa bhikṣuṇāṃ || 472 ||

Passing thence, in Yama’s world he is devoured by huge carrion. No refuge does he ever win who has maltreated monks. (472)
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 (64.472). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yamaloka, Mahadroni, Shu, Trana, Labhat, Jatu, Kritva, Kritvan, Utpida, Bhikshu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.472). 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: “tato cyavitvā yamaloke mahādroṇiṣu khajjati ”
tato -
Cannot analyse cyavitvā*ya
yamaloke -
yamaloka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
mahādroṇi -
mahādroṇī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
ṣu -
ṣu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ṣū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse khajjati
Line 2: “na trāṇaṃ labhate jātu kṛtvā utpīḍa bhikṣuṇāṃ ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
trāṇam -
trāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

trāṇa (noun, neuter)

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

trāṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
labhate -
√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]

√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]

√labh (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
jātu -
jātu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

jātu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

jātu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

jātu (noun, neuter)

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

jātū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

jātū (noun, feminine)

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

jātū (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kṛtvā -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
utpīḍa -
utpīḍa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhikṣuṇā -
bhikṣu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bhikṣu (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.472

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019