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 52.73

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द्वीपीव सुतनुं वित्तं व्याघ्रं वा गिरिसानुगं ।
सिंहं वा गिरिदुर्गस्मिं महासिंहो मृगाधिपः ॥ ७३ ॥

dvīpīva sutanuṃ vittaṃ vyāghraṃ vā girisānugaṃ |
siṃhaṃ vā giridurgasmiṃ mahāsiṃho mṛgādhipaḥ || 73 ||

“He is lithe as a panther, bright as a tiger on a mountain ridge, like a lion in a mountain fastness—a mighty lion, king of beasts, is he.” (73)
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 (52.73). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvipin, Dvipi, Iva, Sutanu, Vitta, Vyaghra, Var, Girisanu, Simha, Mahasimha, Mrigadhipa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 52.73). 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: “dvīpīva sutanuṃ vittaṃ vyāghraṃ vā girisānugaṃ ”
dvīpī -
dvīpin (noun, masculine)

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

dvīpin (noun, neuter)

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

dvīpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

dvīpī (noun, feminine)

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

dvīpī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sutanum -
sutanu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

sutanu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vittam -
vitta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vitta (noun, neuter)

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

vittā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]

√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]

√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]

√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]

√vid (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
vyāghram -
vyāghra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vyāghrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

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

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
girisānu -
girisānu (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

ga (noun, neuter)

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

gā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “siṃhaṃ vā giridurgasmiṃ mahāsiṃho mṛgādhipaḥ ”
siṃham -
siṃha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

siṃhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vā* -
Cannot analyse giridurgasmim*ma
mahāsiṃho* -
mahāsiṃha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mṛgādhipaḥ -
mṛgādhipa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 52.73

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019