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 34.76

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सो यं महानुभावो स्मृतिमां तुषितभवना च्यवित्वान ।
पाण्डरवराहकनिभो भवित्व गजरूपि षड्डन्तो ॥ ७६ ॥

so yaṃ mahānubhāvo smṛtimāṃ tuṣitabhavanā cyavitvāna |
pāṇḍaravarāhakanibho bhavitva gajarūpi ṣaḍḍanto || 76 ||

When the mighty and mindful one passed away from his abode in Tushita, taking on the form of an elephant of the colour of a snow-white boar, (76)
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 (34.76). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sah, Yah, Smriti, Pandara, Varahaka, Nibha, Bhavin, Bhu, Itvan, Gaja, Rupin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 34.76). 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: “so yaṃ mahānubhāvo smṛtimāṃ tuṣitabhavanā cyavitvāna ”
so* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yam -
ya (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
mahānubhāvo -
smṛtim -
smṛti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ām -
ā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
tuṣitabhavanā -
Cannot analyse cyavitvāna
Line 2: “pāṇḍaravarāhakanibho bhavitva gajarūpi ṣaḍḍanto ”
pāṇḍara -
pāṇḍara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pāṇḍara (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

varāhaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nibho* -
nibha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavi -
bhavin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhavin (noun, neuter)

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

bhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
itva -
itvan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

itvan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
gaja -
gaja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√gaj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
rūpi -
rūpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

rūpin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Cannot analyse ṣaḍḍanto

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 34.76

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019