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 21.66

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अन्यं च दानि अद्भुतं शरीरच्छाया न दृश्यते तेषां ।
न च तेषु सन्धिशब्दो चंक्रमतां श्रूयते कश्चित् ॥ ६६ ॥

anyaṃ ca dāni adbhutaṃ śarīracchāyā na dṛśyate teṣāṃ |
na ca teṣu sandhiśabdo caṃkramatāṃ śrūyate kaścit || 66 ||

“And here is another marvellous thing. No shadows are seen cast by their bodies, and no accompanying noise is heard as they move along. (66)
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 (21.66). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anya, Danin, Dani, Adbhuta, Sharira, Drishyata, Tad, Sandhi, Cankramat, Kah, Cit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 21.66). 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: “anyaṃ ca dāni adbhutaṃ śarīracchāyā na dṛśyate teṣāṃ ”
anyam -
anya (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]
dāni -
dānin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

dānin (noun, neuter)

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

dānī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

dānī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

dānī (noun, neuter)

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

da (noun, neuter)

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

√dā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first single]
adbhutam -
adbhuta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adbhuta (noun, neuter)

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

adbhutā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śarīra -
śarīra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cchāyā -
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dṛśyate -
dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√dṛś (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
teṣām -
tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “na ca teṣu sandhiśabdo caṃkramatāṃ śrūyate kaścit ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
teṣu -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

ta (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

tad (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
sandhi -
sandhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

sandhi (noun, neuter)

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

sandhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

sandhin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
śabdo -
caṅkramatām -
√kram -> caṅkramat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √kram]

√kram -> caṅkramat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √kram]
śrūyate -
√śru (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]
kaś -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cit -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 21.66

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019