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 46.5

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गच्छन्ति अवलोकेसि अवलोकेन्ति गच्छसि ।
किं भद्रे अवलोकेसि कहिं वा त्वं गमिष्यसि ॥ ५ ॥

gacchanti avalokesi avalokenti gacchasi |
kiṃ bhadre avalokesi kahiṃ vā tvaṃ gamiṣyasi || 5 ||

You go on and look round; you look round and go on. Why, lady, do you look round, and whither are you going? (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 (46.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gacchat, Avaloka, Kim, Bhadra, Tva, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 46.5). 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: “gacchanti avalokesi avalokenti gacchasi ”
gacchanti -
gacchat (noun, neuter)

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

√gam (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
avaloke -
avaloka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√avalok (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
si -
si (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
Cannot analyse avalokenti*ga
gacchasi -
√gam (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
Line 2: “kiṃ bhadre avalokesi kahiṃ vā tvaṃ gamiṣyasi ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
bhadre -
bhadra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhadra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

bhadrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
avaloke -
avaloka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√avalok (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
si -
si (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
Cannot analyse kahim*vā
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
gamiṣyasi -
√gam (verb class 1)

[future active second single]

√gam (verb class 2)

[future active second single]

√gam (verb class 3)

[future active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 46.5

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019