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 45.5

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अथ देवता उग्गमि सागरातो संत्रस्ता व्यवलोकयति चतुर्दिशं ।
सा अद्दसासि माणवम् उत्सहन्तं उत्सिञ्चितुं क्षपयितुं च सागरं ॥ ५ ॥

atha devatā uggami sāgarāto saṃtrastā vyavalokayati caturdiśaṃ |
sā addasāsi māṇavam utsahantaṃ utsiñcituṃ kṣapayituṃ ca sāgaraṃ || 5 ||

Then a female deva emerged in terror from the sea and looked about her in all directions. And she saw a young brahman daring to drain and exhaust the ocean. (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 (45.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Devata, Uksh, Gamin, Sagara, Santrasta, Vya, Caturdisham, Dasa, Asi, Manava, Utsaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 45.5). 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: “atha devatā uggami sāgarāto saṃtrastā vyavalokayati caturdiśaṃ ”
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
devatā* -
devatā (noun, feminine)

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

devata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ug -
ukṣ (noun, masculine)

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

ukṣ (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

gamin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

gamin (noun, neuter)

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

√gam (verb class 1)

[injunctive middle first single]

√gam (verb class 2)

[injunctive middle first single]

√gam (verb class 3)

[injunctive middle first single]
sāgarā -
sāgara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sāgara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sāgarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ato -
santrastā* -
santrasta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

santrastā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vya -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

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

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

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

vi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
avalokayati -
√avalok (verb class 10)

[present active third single]
caturdiśam -
caturdiśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “sā addasāsi māṇavam utsahantaṃ utsiñcituṃ kṣapayituṃ ca sāgaraṃ ”
sā* -
so (noun, feminine)

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

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

ad (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
asi -
asi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
māṇavam -
māṇava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
utsahan -
utsaha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

utsaha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Cannot analyse utsiñcitum*kṣ
kṣapayitum -
√kṣap -> kṣapayitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṣap]

√kṣī -> kṣapayitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṣī]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sāgaram -
sāgara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sāgara (noun, neuter)

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

sāgarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 45.5

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019