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 17.88

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संज्ञाकृतमात्रम् इदं कण्ठको वहतीति वादिशार्दूलं ।
देवा प्रवरकरहृतं वहन्ति अंशुप्रवरवर्षं ॥ ८८ ॥

saṃjñākṛtamātram idaṃ kaṇṭhako vahatīti vādiśārdūlaṃ |
devā pravarakarahṛtaṃ vahanti aṃśupravaravarṣaṃ || 88 ||

One might think that it was the horse Kanthaka that bore him, but in reality it was the devas who carried in their noble hands the tiger of eloquence, him who sheds wondrous rays around him. (88)
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 (17.88). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sanjna, Kritamatra, Idam, Kanthaka, Vahat, Vahati, Iti, Vadi, Vadin, Shardula, Deva, Devri, Devan, Pravara, Kara, Hrit, Hrita, Vahanti, Varsha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 17.88). 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: “saṃjñākṛtamātram idaṃ kaṇṭhako vahatīti vādiśārdūlaṃ ”
sañjñā -
sañjñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kṛtamātram -
kṛtamātra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛtamātra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kaṇṭhako* -
kaṇṭhaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vahatī -
vahati (noun, masculine)

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

vahatī (noun, feminine)

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

vahat (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√vah -> vahat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vah class 1 verb]

√vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vah class 1 verb], [locative single from √vah class 1 verb]

√vah (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vādi -
vādi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vādi (noun, neuter)

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

vādi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vādin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vādin (noun, neuter)

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

vādī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vādī (noun, feminine)

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

vādī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śārdūlam -
śārdūla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “devā pravarakarahṛtaṃ vahanti aṃśupravaravarṣaṃ ”
devā -
devā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

devṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

devan (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

pravara (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
hṛtam -
hṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hṛta (noun, neuter)

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

hṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

hṛt (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]

√hṛ -> hṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
vahanti -
vahantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vah class 1 verb]

√vah -> vahantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √vah class 1 verb]

√vah (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
aṃśu -
aṃśu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
pravara -
pravara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pravara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
varṣam -
varṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

varṣa (noun, neuter)

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

varṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 17.88

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019