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 48.1

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पश्यामि पुत्र सुपिने तरनावगाढं अभ्युत्थितं गजवरं मणिजालच्छन्नं ।
मध्ये पुरस्य अध्वनावस्थितो च रात्रौ निर्धावते पुरवरा अभिकम्पमानः ॥ १ ॥

paśyāmi putra supine taranāvagāḍhaṃ abhyutthitaṃ gajavaraṃ maṇijālacchannaṃ |
madhye purasya adhvanāvasthito ca rātrau nirdhāvate puravarā abhikampamānaḥ || 1 ||

My son, in a dream I saw an elephant emerging from a bath of precious stones, all covered in a net-work of jewels. I n the middle of the city it stayed in its course, and then, trembling ran out of the city through the night. (1)
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 (48.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pashya, Amin, Putra, Tarat, Gadham, Gadha, Abhyutthita, Gajavara, Mani, Shanna, Madhye, Madhya, Pura, Adhvani, Ratrau, Ratra, Nih, Dhavat, Puravara, Abhika, Ana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 48.1). 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: “paśyāmi putra supine taranāvagāḍhaṃ abhyutthitaṃ gajavaraṃ maṇijālacchannaṃ ”
paśyā -
paśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

paśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

paśyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
ami -
amin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

amin (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

putra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse supine*ta
taran -
√tṝ -> tarat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tṝ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tṝ class 1 verb]
āva -
√av (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√u (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√u (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√u (verb class 5)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
gāḍham -
gāḍham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

gāḍha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gāḍha (noun, neuter)

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

gāḍhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
abhyutthitam -
abhyutthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

abhyutthita (noun, neuter)

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

abhyutthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
gajavaram -
gajavara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
maṇi -
maṇi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

maṇī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

maṇī (noun, feminine)

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

maṇī (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ālacch -
√al (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
śannam -
śanna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śanna (noun, neuter)

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

śannā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śad -> śanna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śad class 6 verb]

√śad -> śanna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śad class 6 verb], [accusative single from √śad class 6 verb]
Line 2: “madhye purasya adhvanāvasthito ca rātrau nirdhāvate puravarā abhikampamānaḥ ”
madhye -
madhye (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

madhya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

madhya (noun, neuter)

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

madhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
purasya -
pura (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

pura (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√pur (verb class 6)

[present active second single]
adhvanāva -
adhvani (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adhvani (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√dhvan (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first dual]
asthito -
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rātrau -
rātrau (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

rātra (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
nir -
niḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

niḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nis (Preverb)

[Preverb]
dhāvate -
dhāvat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

dhāvat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

√dhāv (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

√dhāv (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
puravarā -
puravara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
abhikam -
abhika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

abhika (noun, neuter)

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

abhikā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pam -
pa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ānaḥ -
āna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√an (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 48.1

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019