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 2.28

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ततो ऽङ्कुशेहि विद्धित्वा आयसैः यमपौरुषाः ।
उत्क्षिपित्वा नदीतीरे भुंजावेन्ति अयोगुडां ॥ २८ ॥

tato 'ṅkuśehi viddhitvā āyasaiḥ yamapauruṣāḥ |
utkṣipitvā nadītīre bhuṃjāventi ayoguḍāṃ || 28 ||

Then Yama’s myrmidons gaff them with hooks of iron, fling them on the river bank and give them pellets of iron to eat. (28)
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 (2.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Ankusha, Tva, Ayasa, Yama, Paurusha, Naditira, Ayoguda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 2.28). 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: “tato 'ṅkuśehi viddhitvā āyasaiḥ yamapauruṣāḥ ”
tato' -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
aṅkuśe -
aṅkuśa (noun, masculine)

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

aṅkuśa (noun, neuter)

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

aṅkuśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

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

[compound], [adverb]

√vid (verb class 2)

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

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
āyasaiḥ -
āyasa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

āyasa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
yama -
yama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pauruṣāḥ -
pauruṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “utkṣipitvā nadītīre bhuṃjāventi ayoguḍāṃ ”
Cannot analyse utkṣipitvā*na
nadītīre -
nadītīra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Cannot analyse bhuñjāventi*ay
ayoguḍā -
ayoguḍa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 2.28

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019