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 18.63

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जीमूतरसितमधुरा परभृतरथनेमितुल्यनिर्घोषा ।
सागरनर्दितसारसप्रभावा वरबुद्धिनो वाचा ॥ ६३ ॥

jīmūtarasitamadhurā parabhṛtarathanemitulyanirghoṣā |
sāgaranarditasārasaprabhāvā varabuddhino vācā || 63 ||

The voice of the eminently wise one is like the roar of the thunder-cloud, yet sweet, like the cuckoo’s call. It is like the rattle of chariot-wheels, like the booming of the ocean, like the cry of a water-bird. (63)
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 (18.63). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jimuta, Rasita, Adhura, Parabhrita, Tulya, Nirghosha, Sagara, Nardita, Sarasa, Prabhava, Vara, Asmad, Vaca, Vac,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 18.63). 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: “jīmūtarasitamadhurā parabhṛtarathanemitulyanirghoṣā ”
jīmūta -
jīmūta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
rasitam -
rasita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rasita (noun, neuter)

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

rasitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√ras -> rasita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √ras class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ras class 10 verb]

√ras -> rasita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √ras class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ras class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ras class 10 verb], [accusative single from √ras class 10 verb]
adhurā -
adhurā (noun, feminine)

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

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

tulya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √tul class 10 verb]

√tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √tul class 10 verb]
nirghoṣā -
nirghoṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “sāgaranarditasārasaprabhāvā varabuddhino vācā ”
sāgara -
sāgara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sāgara (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

nardita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√nard -> nardita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √nard class 1 verb]

√nard -> nardita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √nard class 1 verb]
sārasa -
sārasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sārasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prabhāvā* -
prabhāva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
vara -
vara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
buddhi -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
no* -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
vācā -
vācā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vāc (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

vācā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 18.63

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019