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 7.25

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सो निपत्य शिरसा पुनः पुनः तौ क्रमौ प्रवरचक्रलक्षणौ ।
करतलेहि अभिपीडयेत् मुने शास्तु गौरवपराय बुद्धिये ॥ २५ ॥

so nipatya śirasā punaḥ punaḥ tau kramau pravaracakralakṣaṇau |
karatalehi abhipīḍayet mune śāstu gauravaparāya buddhiye || 25 ||

Kashyapa, his mind full of the greatest reverence for the Master, fell on his face, and again and again caressed with his hands the Sage’s feet which were marked with perfect circles. (25)
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 (7.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sah, Nipatya, Shiras, Puna, Krama, Kramu, Pravara, Cakrala, Kshana, Karatala, Abhi, Muni, Gaurava, Para, Aya, Yah, Yat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 7.25). 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: “so nipatya śirasā punaḥ punaḥ tau kramau pravaracakralakṣaṇau ”
so* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nipatya -
nipatya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śirasā -
śiras (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tau -
ta (noun, masculine)

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

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
kramau -
krama (noun, masculine)

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

kramu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
pravara -
pravara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pravara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cakrala -
cakrala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cakrala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṣaṇau -
kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “karatalehi abhipīḍayet mune śāstu gauravaparāya buddhiye ”
karatale -
karatala (noun, masculine)

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

karatalā (noun, feminine)

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

[imperative active second single]
abhi -
abhi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

abhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhi (noun, neuter)

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

abhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

abhī (noun, neuter)

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

abhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

abhi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
pīḍayet -
√pīḍ (verb class 10)

[optative active third single]
mune -
muni (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

mū (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
śāstu -
√śās (verb class 2)

[imperative active third single]
gaurava -
gaurava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gaurava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
parā -
para (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

para (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

parā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

e (noun, masculine)

[compound]
buddhi -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 7.25

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019