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 65.60

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प्रमत्तबुद्धि पापीमं कस्य अर्थं इहागतः ।
नैव त्वं ईश्वरो राजा न ब्रह्मा न प्रजापतिः ॥ ६० ॥

pramattabuddhi pāpīmaṃ kasya arthaṃ ihāgataḥ |
naiva tvaṃ īśvaro rājā na brahmā na prajāpatiḥ || 60 ||

“O thou wanton of thought, thou wicked one, with what intent art thou come hither? Thou art no lord, thus, nor king, nor Brahma, nor Prajapati. (60)
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 (65.60). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pramatta, Papi, Kah, Kim, Artha, Ihagata, Naiva, Tva, Yushmad, Ishvara, Raja, Brahma, Prajapati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 65.60). 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: “pramattabuddhi pāpīmaṃ kasya arthaṃ ihāgataḥ ”
pramatta -
pramatta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pramatta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
buddhi -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
pāpīm -
pāpī (noun, feminine)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
kasya -
√kas -> kasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kas]

ka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ihāgataḥ -
ihāgata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “naiva tvaṃ īśvaro rājā na brahmā na prajāpatiḥ ”
naiva -
naiva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
īśvaro* -
īśvara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
rājā* -
rāja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
brahmā* -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

brahmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prajāpatiḥ -
prajāpati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 65.60

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019