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 35.53

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अङ्केन गृह्य निशाम्य द्वात्रिंशल्लक्षणेषु उपागतं ।
तथा अनुव्यंजनेहि प्ररोदि आखण्डलसमानो ॥ ५३ ॥

aṅkena gṛhya niśāmya dvātriṃśallakṣaṇeṣu upāgataṃ |
tathā anuvyaṃjanehi prarodi ākhaṇḍalasamāno || 53 ||

And when he had taken him in his arms and seen that he bore the thirty-two marks of a Great Man as well as the lesser characteristics, he wept and sobbed. (53)
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 (35.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anka, Grihya, Nish, Nisha, Dvatrimshallakshana, Upagata, Tatha, Anuvyanjana, Pra, Akhandala, Sama, Ano, Anu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 35.53). 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: “aṅkena gṛhya niśāmya dvātriṃśallakṣaṇeṣu upāgataṃ ”
aṅkena -
aṅka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

aṅka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
gṛhya -
gṛhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gṛhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√grah -> gṛhya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √grah]

√grah -> gṛhya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]

√grah -> gṛhya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
niśām -
niś (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

niśā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ya -
dvātriṃśallakṣaṇeṣu -
dvātriṃśallakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

dvātriṃśallakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
upāgatam -
upāgata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

upāgata (noun, neuter)

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

upāgatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “tathā anuvyaṃjanehi prarodi ākhaṇḍalasamāno ”
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

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

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
anuvyañjane -
anuvyañjana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ro -
ra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
di -
dī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dā (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
ākhaṇḍala -
ākhaṇḍala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
samā -
sama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

samā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√sam (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ano -
ano (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

anu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

anu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 35.53

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019