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 49.3

पर्याकुला मि दिशता प्रतिभान्ति सर्वे शितोष्णदंशमशकाक्षतभूमिभागा ।
त्रसो वनेषु मृगवारणघातिकेषु भेरण्डभैरवरुतेषु महद्भयेषु ॥ ३ ॥

paryākulā mi diśatā pratibhānti sarve śitoṣṇadaṃśamaśakākṣatabhūmibhāgā |
traso vaneṣu mṛgavāraṇaghātikeṣu bheraṇḍabhairavaruteṣu mahadbhayeṣu || 3 ||

For all the regions look wild, all being tracts of earth which are now cold, now hot, and infested by gadflies and mosquitos. You will be affrighted in the fearful woods where are wild beasts that slay and the terrible cries of jackals. (3)

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

Pratibha, Anti, Sarva, Shita, Ushnat, Amsha, Kaksha, Bhumi, Bhaga, Trasa, Vana, Vaneshu, Mrigava, Arana, Ghatika, Bheranda, Bhairava, Ruta, Mahadbhaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 49.3). 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: “paryākulā mi diśatā pratibhānti sarve śitoṣṇadaṃśamaśakākṣatabhūmibhāgā
  • paryākulā* -
  • Cannot analyse mi*di
  • diśatā -
  • pratibhā -
  • pratibha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratibha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratibhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śito -
  • śita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śā -> śita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √śā class 4 verb]
  • uṣṇad -
  • uṣ -> uṣṇat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √uṣ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √uṣ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √uṣ class 9 verb]
  • aṃśam -
  • aṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • aśa -
  • aśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • kākṣa -
  • kākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • bhūmi -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūmī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūmī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhāgā -
  • bhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “traso vaneṣu mṛgavāraṇaghātikeṣu bheraṇḍabhairavaruteṣu mahadbhayeṣu
  • traso* -
  • trasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaneṣu -
  • vaneṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vaneṣu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vaneṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • mṛgavā -
  • mṛgava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • araṇa -
  • araṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    araṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghātike -
  • ghātikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • bheraṇḍa -
  • bheraṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bheraṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhairava -
  • bhairava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhairava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ruteṣu -
  • ruta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ruta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    ru -> ruta (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √ru class 1 verb], [locative plural from √ru class 2 verb]
    ru -> ruta (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √ru class 1 verb], [locative plural from √ru class 2 verb]
  • mahadbhayeṣu -
  • mahadbhaya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 49.3

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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