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 18.65

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दुन्दुभिरवगम्भीरा वनदेवअनिलविधूतस्वरप्रपाता ।
भूमीविक्षोभनरवा गिरा नरमरुप्रधानानां ॥ ६५ ॥

dundubhiravagambhīrā vanadevaanilavidhūtasvaraprapātā |
bhūmīvikṣobhanaravā girā naramarupradhānānāṃ || 65 ||

The utterance of the Pre-eminent of Men and devas is deep as the sound of drums; it is like the rustling of the wind-swept forest, and like the rumbling of an earthquake. (65)
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 (18.65). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dundu, Dundubhi, Bhira, Vanada, Iva, Anila, Vidhuta, Svara, Prapad, Bhumi, Vikshobha, Nara, Var, Gira, Pradhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 18.65). 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: “dundubhiravagambhīrā vanadevaanilavidhūtasvaraprapātā ”
dundubhir -
dundu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

dundubhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

dundubhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
avag -
√vac (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
bhīrā* -
bhīra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhīrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vanade -
vanada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
anila -
anila (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vidhūta (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

svara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√svṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√svar (verb class 1)

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

[nominative single], [vocative single]
ā -
ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “bhūmīvikṣobhanaravā girā naramarupradhānānāṃ ”
bhūmī -
bhūmī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

bhūmī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

bhūmi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

bhūmi (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vikṣobha -
vikṣobha (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

nara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

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

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
girā* -
gira (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

girā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
naram -
nara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nara (noun, neuter)

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

narā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
aru -
aru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
pradhānānām -
pradhāna (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

pradhāna (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

pradhānā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 18.65

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019