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 45.4

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सुवर्णनागासुरयक्षराक्षसा त्रस्ता अभू यानि समुद्रमध्ये ।
यथा च मेघानि समाकुलानि निनादनिर्घोषं विनिश्चरन्ति ॥ ४ ॥

suvarṇanāgāsurayakṣarākṣasā trastā abhū yāni samudramadhye |
yathā ca meghāni samākulāni ninādanirghoṣaṃ viniścaranti || 4 ||

The Suvarna devas, Asuras, Yakshas and Rakshasas and all beings that dwelt in the sea were terrified, so that the heaped up waters gave forth a loud roar and shout. (4)
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 (45.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suvarna, Naga, Raya, Kshara, Aksha, Trasta, Yani, Yat, Samudramadhya, Yatha, Megha, Samakula, Ninada, Nirghosha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 45.4). 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: “suvarṇanāgāsurayakṣarākṣasā trastā abhū yāni samudramadhye ”
suvarṇa -
suvarṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

suvarṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nāgāsu -
nāgā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

√ram -> raya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ram]

√ray (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kṣar (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

akṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√akṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
trastā* -
trasta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

trastā (noun, feminine)

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

√tras -> trasta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √tras class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tras class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √tras class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tras class 4 verb]

√tras -> trastā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √tras class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tras class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tras class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √tras class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tras class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √tras class 4 verb]
abhū -
abhū (noun, masculine)

[compound]
yāni -
yānī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

√yā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first single]
samudramadhye -
samudramadhya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

samudramadhya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Line 2: “yathā ca meghāni samākulāni ninādanirghoṣaṃ viniścaranti ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
meghāni -
megha (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
samākulāni -
samākula (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nināda -
nināda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nirghoṣam -
nirghoṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirghoṣa (noun, neuter)

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

nirghoṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
viniś -
vinis (Preverb)

[Preverb]
caranti -
√car (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 45.4

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019