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 12.5

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अन्तिम्ऽ अवतरणगामी सुन्दरो सुदर्शनो नाम नरसिंहः ।
भारद्वाजसगोत्रो प्रभा च दशयोजना तस्य ॥ ५ ॥

antim' avataraṇagāmī sundaro sudarśano nāma narasiṃhaḥ |
bhāradvājasagotro prabhā ca daśayojanā tasya || 5 ||

Then there was the beneficent valiant man, named Sudarshana, who had come down to his last existence on earth. He was of the family of Bharadvaja, and his radiance extended ten yojanas. (5)
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 (12.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avatarana, Gamin, Sudarshana, Naman, Narasimha, Bharadvaja, Prabha, Dashayojana, Tad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 12.5). 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: “antim' avataraṇagāmī sundaro sudarśano nāma narasiṃhaḥ ”
Cannot analyse antim'*av
avataraṇa -
avataraṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gāmī -
gāmin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sundaro -
sudarśano* -
sudarśana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
Line 2: “bhāradvājasagotro prabhā ca daśayojanā tasya ”
bhāradvāja -
bhāradvāja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhāradvāja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sagotro -
prabhā -
prabhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 12.5

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019