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 17.53

प्रतिपूर्णविमलनयना मधुरस्वरमत्तवारणविचारी ।
भवन्ति मम तेषु संका न ते मनुष्या मरुसुतास् ते ॥ ५३ ॥

pratipūrṇavimalanayanā madhurasvaramattavāraṇavicārī |
bhavanti mama teṣu saṃkā na te manuṣyā marusutās te || 53 ||

“Because of their full clear eyes, their soft voices, their tread like that of elephant in rut, doubt arises in me whether these be men and not devas. (53)

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 (17.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pratipurna, Vimala, Nayana, Madhurasvara, Atta, Varana, Vicarin, Vicari, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Asmad, Tad, Sanka, Yushmad, Manushi, Manushya, Maru, Suta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 17.53). 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: “pratipūrṇavimalanayanā madhurasvaramattavāraṇavicārī
  • pratipūrṇa -
  • pratipūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratipūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vimala -
  • vimala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vimala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nayanā* -
  • nayana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nayanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • madhurasvaram -
  • madhurasvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhurasvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhurasvarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atta -
  • atta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • vāraṇa -
  • vāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vicārī -
  • vicārī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vicārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vicārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bhavanti mama teṣu saṃkā na te manuṣyā marusutās te
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • teṣu -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • saṅkā* -
  • saṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • manuṣyā* -
  • manuṣī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manuṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • maru -
  • maru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    marū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    marū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    marū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sutās -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 17.53

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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