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 46.15

अवोच लुब्धकपुत्र यादृशीं त्वं पृच्छसि सा इतो चिरं ।
उत्तीर्य नदीं गता सा इमेन कालेन हिमवन्तं ॥ १५ ॥

avoca lubdhakaputra yādṛśīṃ tvaṃ pṛcchasi sā ito ciraṃ |
uttīrya nadīṃ gatā sā imena kālena himavantaṃ || 15 ||

They replied, “She whom you seek went by a long time ago. She crossed the river, and by this time she has reached the Himalayas. (15)

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 (46.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ava, Lubdhaka, Putra, Yadrishi, Tva, Yushmad, Ciram, Cira, Uttirya, Nadi, Gat, Gata, Iyam, Idam, Kalena, Kala, Himavat, Himavanta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 46.15). 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: “avoca lubdhakaputra yādṛśīṃ tvaṃ pṛcchasi ito ciraṃ
  • avo -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    avā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ūca -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • lubdhaka -
  • lubdhaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putra -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yādṛśīm -
  • yādṛśī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • pṛcchasi -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [present active second single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ito -
  • ciram -
  • ciram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “uttīrya nadīṃ gatā imena kālena himavantaṃ
  • uttīrya -
  • uttīrya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nadīm -
  • nadī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • gatā -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ime -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kālena -
  • kālena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • himavantam -
  • himavat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    himavanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    himavanta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 46.15

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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