![Mahavastu [sanskrit verses and english] - book cover](/images/book-cover-default.png)
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 21.38
संप्रतिजातो सुगतो समेहि पदेहि धरणिं अवतिष्ठेत् ।
सप्त च पदानि अगमा सर्वां च दिशां विलोकेसि ॥ ३८ ॥
saṃpratijāto sugato samehi padehi dharaṇiṃ avatiṣṭhet |
sapta ca padāni agamā sarvāṃ ca diśāṃ vilokesi || 38 ||
May the Sugata just now born tread the earth with even feet. He has taken seven strides and scanned all the regions of the world. (38)
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 (21.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Samprati, Jatu, Sama, Pada, Padi, Pad, Dharani, Ava, Sapta, Saptan, Agama, Saru, Sarva, Disha, Dish, Viloka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 21.38). 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: “saṃpratijāto sugato samehi padehi dharaṇiṃ avatiṣṭhet ”
- samprati -
-
samprati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]samprati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]samprati (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sampratī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]sampratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]sampratī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]samprati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- jāto -
-
jātu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]jātu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- sugato -
-
- same -
-
sama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]sama (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√sam (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]samā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ihi -
-
√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- pade -
-
pada (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]padi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]pad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]√pad (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
- ihi -
-
√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- dharaṇim -
-
dharaṇi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ava -
-
ava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[compound]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√u (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]ava (Preverb)[Preverb]
- tiṣṭhet -
-
√sthā (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “sapta ca padāni agamā sarvāṃ ca diśāṃ vilokesi ”
- sapta -
-
sapta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sapta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saptan (noun, masculine)[compound]saptan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
- ca -
-
ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- padāni -
-
pada (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√pad (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- agamā -
-
agamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sarvām -
-
saru (noun, feminine)[locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ca -
-
ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- diśām -
-
diśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]diś (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- viloke -
-
viloka (noun, masculine)[locative single]viloka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vilokā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- si -
-
si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 21.38
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit