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 26.54

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मृदु संस्पर्शः यो तथागतानां तूर्णं यथा ओतरितमारुतानां ।
न हि बुद्धश्रेष्ठान तथागतानां शरीरम् आगम्य वधो प्रजायति ॥ ५४ ॥

mṛdu saṃsparśaḥ yo tathāgatānāṃ tūrṇaṃ yathā otaritamārutānāṃ |
na hi buddhaśreṣṭhāna tathāgatānāṃ śarīram āgamya vadho prajāyati || 54 ||

“The touch of the Tathagatas is as gentle as that of the breezes that waft lightly down from the sky. The touch of the bodies of the supreme Buddhas, the Tathagatas, inflicts no harm. (54)
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 (26.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mridu, Samsparsha, Tathagata, Turnam, Turna, Yatha, Ota, Rit, Rita, Aruta, Buddha, Shreshtha, Sharira, Agamya, Vadhu, Praja, Ayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 26.54). 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: “mṛdu saṃsparśaḥ yo tathāgatānāṃ tūrṇaṃ yathā otaritamārutānāṃ ”
mṛdu -
mṛdu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

mṛdu (noun, neuter)

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

mṛdū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
saṃsparśaḥ -
saṃsparśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yo -
yu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
tathāgatānām -
tathāgata (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

tathāgata (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

tathāgatā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
tūrṇam -
tūrṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tūrṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tūrṇa (noun, neuter)

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

tūrṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]

√tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ota -
ota (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ota (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ritam -
ritā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

rita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rita (noun, neuter)

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

rit (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ārutānām -
āruta (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “na hi buddhaśreṣṭhāna tathāgatānāṃ śarīram āgamya vadho prajāyati ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
buddha -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

buddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śreṣṭhān -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tathāgatānām -
tathāgata (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

tathāgata (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

tathāgatā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
śarīram -
śarīra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
āgamya -
āgamya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vadho -
vadhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
prajā -
praja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

praja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prajā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ayati -
ayati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ayat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ayat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 26.54

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019