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 65.80

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सर्वो स्वकार्थस्मि समुच्छ्रितस्मिं सम्मोहम् आसन्नो विसंज्ञबुद्धिः ।
यथा अयं देव असंप्रतीतो मतिं अयुक्तां करुते जनीसुतः ॥ ८० ॥

sarvo svakārthasmi samucchritasmiṃ sammoham āsanno visaṃjñabuddhiḥ |
yathā ayaṃ deva asaṃpratīto matiṃ ayuktāṃ karute janīsutaḥ || 80 ||

Everyone who follows his own haughty design, without sense or wit, falls into folly, like Janisuta here, my lord, who, ill-advised, gives improper counsel. (80)
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 (65.80). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sammoha, Asanna, Visanjna, Buddhi, Yatha, Aya, Idam, Deva, Sampratita, Mati, Ayukta, Ruta, Jani, Sut, Suta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 65.80). 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: “sarvo svakārthasmi samucchritasmiṃ sammoham āsanno visaṃjñabuddhiḥ ”
sarvo -
Cannot analyse svakārthasmi*sa
Cannot analyse samucchritasmim*sa
sammoham -
sammoha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sammohā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

sammoha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
āsanno* -
āsanna (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

visañjña (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
Line 2: “yathā ayaṃ deva asaṃpratīto matiṃ ayuktāṃ karute janīsutaḥ ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

deva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

devan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√div (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
sampratīto* -
sampratīta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
matim -
mati (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

mati (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ayuktām -
ayuktā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ka -
ka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rute -
ruta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ruta (noun, neuter)

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

rutā (noun, feminine)

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

√ru -> ruta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √ru class 1 verb], [locative single from √ru class 2 verb]

√ru -> ruta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ru class 1 verb], [locative single from √ru class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ru class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ru class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ru class 2 verb], [locative single from √ru class 2 verb]

√ru -> rutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ru class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ru class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ru class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ru class 2 verb]
janī -
janī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

jani (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sutaḥ -
sut (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

sut (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

suta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√su -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √su class 5 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√su (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 65.80

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019