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 18.64

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किन्नरकलविंकरुता मेघवरस्वररवा वरगजरुता ।
ऋषभमृगराजरसिता वाचा वरलक्षणधराणां ॥ ६४ ॥

kinnarakalaviṃkarutā meghavarasvararavā varagajarutā |
ṛṣabhamṛgarājarasitā vācā varalakṣaṇadharāṇāṃ || 64 ||

Like the notes of the kinnara, the sparrow, and the cloud-bird is the voice of them who bear the marks of excellence. It is like the trumpeting of an elephant, and like the roar of the king of beasts. (64)
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 (18.64). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kinnara, Kalavinka, Ruta, Meghavan, Varaga, Rishabha, Ric, Rasita, Vaca, Varala, Kshana, Dhara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 18.64). 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: “kinnarakalaviṃkarutā meghavarasvararavā varagajarutā ”
kinnara -
kinnara (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
rutā* -
ruta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rutā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√ru -> ruta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ru class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ru class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ru class 2 verb]

√ru -> rutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ru class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ru class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ru class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ru class 2 verb]
meghava -
meghavan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

meghavan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
rasva -
rasau (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
araravā -
varaga -
varaga (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ja (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]

√ru -> rutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √ru class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ru class 2 verb]
Line 2: “ṛṣabhamṛgarājarasitā vācā varalakṣaṇadharāṇāṃ ”
ṛṣabham -
ṛṣabha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ṛṣabhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ṛg -
ṛc (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
arāja -
arājan (noun, masculine)

[compound]
rasitā* -
rasita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rasitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√ras -> rasita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √ras class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ras class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ras class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √ras class 10 verb]

√ras -> rasitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √ras class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ras class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ras class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ras class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √ras class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √ras class 10 verb]
vācā* -
vācā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

vāca (noun, masculine)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dharāṇām -
dhara (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

dhara (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

dharā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 18.64

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019