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 19.47

तथा शारसम् अतुल्यं गुप्तकामम् अनिन्दितं ।
सिंहनन्दिं विशालाक्षं लक्षणेयम् अनुत्तमं ॥ ४७ ॥

tathā śārasam atulyaṃ guptakāmam aninditaṃ |
siṃhanandiṃ viśālākṣaṃ lakṣaṇeyam anuttamaṃ || 47 ||

And peerless Sharasa, blameless Guptakama, Simhanandi, Vishalaksha, and Lakshaneya the incomparable. (47)

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

Tatha, Shara, Atulya, Guptaka, Ama, Anindita, Simhanandi, Vishalaksha, Lakshana, Iyam, Idam, Anuttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 19.47). 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: “tathā śārasam atulyaṃ guptakāmam aninditaṃ
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śāra -
  • śāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • atulyam -
  • atulya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    atulya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    atulyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • guptakā -
  • guptaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • amam -
  • ama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    amā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aninditam -
  • anindita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anindita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aninditā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “siṃhanandiṃ viśālākṣaṃ lakṣaṇeyam anuttamaṃ
  • siṃhanandim -
  • siṃhanandi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    siṃhanandi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • viśālākṣam -
  • viśālākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśālākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • lakṣaṇe -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anuttamam -
  • anuttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anuttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anuttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.47

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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