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 105.2

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स्त्रियः समर्था पुरुषा नियोक्तुं यो तत्र भद्रो स्त्रियैव मूलं ।
ये चापि संग्रामहता नरेन्द्रा तेषां प्य् अनयो स्त्रियैव मूलं ॥ २ ॥

striyaḥ samarthā puruṣā niyoktuṃ yo tatra bhadro striyaiva mūlaṃ |
ye cāpi saṃgrāmahatā narendrā teṣāṃ py anayo striyaiva mūlaṃ || 2 ||

Women are able to coerce men. When a man is successful, his wife is the cause of it. And when great heroes are slain in battle, women again are the cause of their misfortunes. (2)
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 (105.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Stri, Samartha, Purusha, Tatra, Mula, Yah, Yat, Capin, Capi, Sangrama, Hata, Tad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 105.2). 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: “striyaḥ samarthā puruṣā niyoktuṃ yo tatra bhadro striyaiva mūlaṃ ”
striyaḥ -
strī (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative single]
puruṣā* -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

puruṣā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yoktum -
√yuj -> yoktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √yuj]
yo -
yu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhadro -
striyai -
strī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
mūlam -
mūla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mūla (noun, neuter)

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

mūlā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “ye cāpi saṃgrāmahatā narendrā teṣāṃ py anayo striyaiva mūlaṃ ”
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
cāpi -
cāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpin (noun, neuter)

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

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

cāpī (noun, neuter)

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

cāpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
saṅgrāma -
saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hatā* -
hata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

hatā (noun, feminine)

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

√han -> hata (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]

√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
narendrā -
teṣām -
tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
Cannot analyse py*an
anayo -
striyai -
strī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
mūlam -
mūla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mūla (noun, neuter)

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

mūlā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 105.2

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019