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 10.37

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सप्तरात्रं न च्यवन्ति प्राणिनो बोधिसत्वकुशलानुकंपया ।
क्षुभ्यते च वसुधा ससमुद्रा सप्रभो भ्रमति मेरुमस्तकः ॥ ३७ ॥

saptarātraṃ na cyavanti prāṇino bodhisatvakuśalānukaṃpayā |
kṣubhyate ca vasudhā sasamudrā saprabho bhramati merumastakaḥ || 37 ||

For those seven nights, in sympathy with the Bodhisattva’s virtue, men do not die. Earth, with its oceans, quakes, and the glittering summit of Mount Meru trembles. (37)
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 (10.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Saptaratra, Pranin, Pranina, Bodhin, Satvakushala, Uksh, Kshubhyat, Vasudha, Sasa, Saprabha, Bhramat, Meru, Astaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 10.37). 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: “saptarātraṃ na cyavanti prāṇino bodhisatvakuśalānukaṃpayā ”
saptarātram -
saptarātra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saptarātra (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cyavanti -
√cyu (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
prāṇino* -
prāṇin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

prāṇin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

prāṇina (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

bodhin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bodhin (noun, neuter)

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

[accusative plural]
uk -
ukṣ (noun, masculine)

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

ukṣ (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
pa -
pa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yā -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kṣubhyate ca vasudhā sasamudrā saprabho bhramati merumastakaḥ ”
kṣubhyate -
√kṣubh -> kṣubhyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √kṣubh class 4 verb]

√kṣubh -> kṣubhyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √kṣubh class 4 verb]

√kṣubh (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√kṣubh (verb class 4)

[present passive third single]

√kṣubh (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]

√kṣubh (verb class 9)

[present passive third single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vasudhā -
vasudhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

vasudhā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
sasam -
sasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sasa (noun, neuter)

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

sasā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
udrā -
saprabho* -
saprabha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhramati -
bhramat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhramat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhram (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
merum -
meru (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

meru (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
astakaḥ -
astaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√stak (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 10.37

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019