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 49.45

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कषायपटावलम्बितप्रकर्षी वितीर्णो जनविकीर्णे ऐन्द्रमार्गे ।
भूरिकमलरजावकीर्णगात्रो शरवने यथ एकचक्रवाकः ॥ ४५ ॥

kaṣāyapaṭāvalambitaprakarṣī vitīrṇo janavikīrṇe aindramārge |
bhūrikamalarajāvakīrṇagātro śaravane yatha ekacakravākaḥ || 45 ||

“Verily, now, a wanderer who, conspicuous by his flowing yellow robe, crosses the crowded royal street, his body covered by mire, dust and dirt, is like the red goose in a thicket of reeds.” (45)
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 (49.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kasha, Kashaya, Lambita, Prakarshin, Vitirna, Jana, Vikirna, Aindra, Arga, Bhurika, Alara, Java, Kirna, Sharavana, Yat, Yad, Ekacakra, Vaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 49.45). 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: “kaṣāyapaṭāvalambitaprakarṣī vitīrṇo janavikīrṇe aindramārge ”
kaṣāya -
kaṣāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kaṣāya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kaṣa (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

kaṣa (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
paṭāva -
√paṭ (verb class 1)

[imperative active first dual]
lambita -
lambita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

lambita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√lamb -> lambita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √lamb class 1 verb]

√lamb -> lambita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √lamb class 1 verb]
prakarṣī -
prakarṣin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vitīrṇo* -
vitīrṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jana -
jana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√jan (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
vikīrṇe -
vikīrṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vikīrṇa (noun, neuter)

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

vikīrṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
aindram -
aindra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aindra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ā -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
arge -
arga (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
Line 2: “bhūrikamalarajāvakīrṇagātro śaravane yatha ekacakravākaḥ ”
bhūrikam -
bhūrika (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

alara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jāva -
jāva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jāva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kīrṇa -
kīrṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kīrṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kṝ -> kīrṇa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]

√kṝ -> kīrṇa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
gātro -
śaravane -
śaravana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śaravana (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ha* -
ha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ekacakra -
ekacakra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ekacakra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vākaḥ -
vāka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 49.45

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019