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 99.9

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काले न वर्षति देवो बीजा वुत्ता न रोहंति ।
तापदग्धा वातहता + + + + + + + + + ॥ ९ ॥

kāle na varṣati devo bījā vuttā na rohaṃti |
tāpadagdhā vātahatā + + + + + + + + + || 9 ||

The deva will not send rain in due season. The seeds that are sown will not grow, because they will be burnt by the heat and destroyed by the wind. (9)
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 (99.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kale, Kala, Varshat, Deva, Devri, Rohanti, Rohat, Tapada, Gdha, Vatahata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 99.9). 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: “kāle na varṣati devo bījā vuttā na rohaṃti ”
kāle -
kāle (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

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

kālā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
varṣati -
varṣat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

varṣat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]

√vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]

√vṛṣ (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
devo* -
deva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

devṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
bījā* -
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na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rohanti -
rohantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

rohat (noun, neuter)

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

√ruh -> rohat (participle, neuter)

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

√ruh -> rohantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √ruh class 1 verb]

√ruh (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
Line 2: “tāpadagdhā vātahatā + + + + + + + + + ”
tāpada -
tāpada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tāpada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gdhā* -
gdha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gdhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vātahatā -
vātahatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 99.9

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019