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 19.145

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गम्भीरचरितं धीरा प्रजानन्ति परस्परं ।
अनन्तप्रतिभानं च सर्वे सर्वाङ्गशोभना इति ॥ १४५ ॥

gambhīracaritaṃ dhīrā prajānanti parasparaṃ |
anantapratibhānaṃ ca sarve sarvāṅgaśobhanā iti || 145 ||

All the wise Buddhas, with bodies all radiant, severally discover the profound way of life, which is of infinite light. (145)
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 (19.145). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gambhira, Carita, Dhira, Praja, Anti, Parasparam, Paraspara, Ananta, Pratibhana, Sarva, Sarvanga, Shobhana, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 19.145). 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: “gambhīracaritaṃ dhīrā prajānanti parasparaṃ ”
gambhīra -
gambhīra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gambhīra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
caritam -
carita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

carita (noun, neuter)

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

caritā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dhīrā -
dhīrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
prajān -
praja (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
anti -
anti (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

antī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
parasparam -
parasparam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

paraspara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

paraspara (noun, neuter)

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

parasparā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “anantapratibhānaṃ ca sarve sarvāṅgaśobhanā iti ”
ananta -
ananta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ananta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ant (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
pratibhānam -
pratibhāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sarve -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

sarvā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sarvāṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śobhanā* -
śobhana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śobhanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.145

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019