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 91.20

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तं खलु वो न स्मरथ विपर्यस्ताहो मारिष ।
राक्षसीनां तथ भक्षा नचिरेण भविष्यथ ॥ २० ॥

taṃ khalu vo na smaratha viparyastāho māriṣa |
rākṣasīnāṃ tatha bhakṣā nacireṇa bhaviṣyatha || 20 ||

“O my friends, what is this you do? Do you not remember, or are you perverse? If you act so, you soon will become meat for ogresses. (20)
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 (91.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Khalu, Yushmad, Viparyasta, Ahan, Marisha, Rakshasi, Tatha, Bhaksha, Nacira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 91.20). 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: “taṃ khalu vo na smaratha viparyastāho māriṣa ”
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
khalu -
khalu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

khalu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

khalu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

khalu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vo* -
va (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
smaratha -
√smṛ (verb class 1)

[present active second plural]
viparyastā -
viparyasta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viparyasta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

viparyastā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aho* -
ahan (noun, neuter)

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

ahar (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

√has (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]
māriṣa -
māriṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “rākṣasīnāṃ tatha bhakṣā nacireṇa bhaviṣyatha ”
rākṣasīnām -
rākṣasī (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
tatha -
tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhakṣā* -
bhakṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhakṣā (noun, feminine)

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

[instrumental single]

nacira (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
bhaviṣyatha -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[future active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 91.20

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019