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 20.53

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तेषाम् अनन्तरस्थिता बलवां गन्धर्वसंघो शुभरूपधराः ।
आरक्षहेतु शुभचापधरा वरलक्षणा विपुलबुद्धिमतो ॥ ५३ ॥

teṣām anantarasthitā balavāṃ gandharvasaṃgho śubharūpadharāḥ |
ārakṣahetu śubhacāpadharā varalakṣaṇā vipulabuddhimato || 53 ||

And next the mighty host of Gandharvas, comely in form and noble of features, with shining hows stood to guard him who is abundantly wise. (53)
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 (20.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Anantara, Sthita, Bala, Yushmad, Gandharva, Shubha, Rupadhara, Araksha, Capadhara, Varala, Kshana, Vipulabuddhi, Matu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 20.53). 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: “teṣām anantarasthitā balavāṃ gandharvasaṃgho śubharūpadharāḥ ”
teṣām -
tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
anantara -
anantara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anantara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sthitā* -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sthitā (noun, feminine)

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

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
bala -
bala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bal (verb class 1)

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

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
gandharva -
gandharva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṅgho -
śubha -
śubha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śubha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śubh (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
rūpadharāḥ -
rūpadhara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rūpadharā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “ārakṣahetu śubhacāpadharā varalakṣaṇā vipulabuddhimato ”
ārakṣa -
ārakṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ārakṣa (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śubha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śubh (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
cāpadharā* -
cāpadhara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

cāpadharā (noun, feminine)

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

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

vipulabuddhi (noun, neuter)

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

vipulabuddhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
mato -
matu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

matu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 20.53

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019