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 65.69

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तेषान् तथा निपतितान महीश्वराणां पृष्ठे पतन्ति पुरुषाण स्त्रियो ललन्त्यः ।
ते कामरागमदवेगयुता हसन्ति तस्मिं क्षणस्मिं प्रमदा यमदासभूता ॥ ६९ ॥

teṣān tathā nipatitāna mahīśvarāṇāṃ pṛṣṭhe patanti puruṣāṇa striyo lalantyaḥ |
te kāmarāgamadavegayutā hasanti tasmiṃ kṣaṇasmiṃ pramadā yamadāsabhūtā || 69 ||

“...Then on the backs of these men, the great lords who have thus succumbed, wanton women fall, who, caught in the impulse of their desire, passion and intoxication, laugh; and at that moment these women are become the slaves of Yama. (69)
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 (65.69). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tan, Yushmad, Isha, Tatha, Nipatita, Mahishvara, Prishthe, Prishtha, Patanti, Patat, Purusha, Stri, Lalanti, Kamaraga, Yuta, Hasanti, Hasat, Pramada, Yama, Dasa, Bhuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 65.69). 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: “teṣān tathā nipatitāna mahīśvarāṇāṃ pṛṣṭhe patanti puruṣāṇa striyo lalantyaḥ ”
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

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

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
iṣān -
iṣa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
nipatitān -
nipatita (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
mahīśvarāṇām -
mahīśvara (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
pṛṣṭhe -
pṛṣṭhe (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
patanti -
patantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

patat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√pat -> patat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat -> patantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
puruṣā -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

puruṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

puruṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aṇa -
√aṇ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
striyo* -
strī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
lalantyaḥ -
√lal -> lalantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √lal class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √lal class 1 verb]
Line 2: “te kāmarāgamadavegayutā hasanti tasmiṃ kṣaṇasmiṃ pramadā yamadāsabhūtā ”
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
kāmarāgam -
kāmarāga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kāmarāga (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
adave -
√dū (verb class 1)

[imperfect middle first single]
ga -
ga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yutā* -
yuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

yutā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √yu class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 9 verb]

√yu -> yutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √yu class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √yu class 9 verb]

√yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √yu class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 3 verb]

√yu -> yutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √yu class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √yu class 3 verb]
hasanti -
hasantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

hasat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√has -> hasat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √has class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √has class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √has class 1 verb]

√has -> hasantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √has class 1 verb]

√has (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
Cannot analyse tasmim*kṣ
Cannot analyse kṣaṇasmim*pr
pramadā* -
pramada (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

pramadā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

yama (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

dāsa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dās (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√das (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
bhūtā -
bhūtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 65.69

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019