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 26.5

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राजा बिम्बिसारो अण्वति पृष्ठतो दशबलस्य ।
संप्रस्थितो च भगवां वज्जि अभिमुखो सह गणेन ॥ ५ ॥

rājā bimbisāro aṇvati pṛṣṭhato daśabalasya |
saṃprasthito ca bhagavāṃ vajji abhimukho saha gaṇena || 5 ||

King Bimbisara followed behind the Dashabala. And the Exalted One with his host went on towards the land of the Vajjis. (5)
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 (26.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Raja, Anu, Anva, Ati, Prishthatah, Dashabala, Bhagavan, Vajji, Saha, Gana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 26.5). 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: “rājā bimbisāro aṇvati pṛṣṭhato daśabalasya ”
rājā* -
rāja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bimbisāro -
aṇva -
aṇu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

aṇu (noun, masculine)

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

aṇu (noun, neuter)

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

aṇva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pṛṣṭhato* -
pṛṣṭhataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
daśabalasya -
daśabala (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
Line 2: “saṃprasthito ca bhagavāṃ vajji abhimukho saha gaṇena ”
samprasthito -
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhagavā -
bhagavan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

bhagavan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
vajji -
vajji (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vajji (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vajji (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
abhimukho -
saha -
saha (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

saha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sah (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
gaṇena -
gaṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 26.5

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019