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 52.94

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सुखिता वनेषु सकुला मृगा च वनदेवा वनराजा च ।
ये राजहंसगतिकं वीक्षन्ति वनेवरं वीरं ॥ ९४ ॥

sukhitā vaneṣu sakulā mṛgā ca vanadevā vanarājā ca |
ye rājahaṃsagatikaṃ vīkṣanti vanevaraṃ vīraṃ || 94 ||

“Fortunate,” said she, “will the wild beasts and their herds be, and the devas, the lords of the woods, who will behold the valiant man roaming the glades with the gait of a lordly swan. (94)
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 (52.94). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sukhita, Vana, Vaneshu, Sakula, Mriga, Vanada, Yah, Yat, Rajahamsa, Gatika, Vira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 52.94). 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: “sukhitā vaneṣu sakulā mṛgā ca vanadevā vanarājā ca ”
sukhitā* -
sukhita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sukhitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√sukh -> sukhita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sukh class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sukh class 10 verb]

√sukh -> sukhitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sukh class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sukh class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √sukh class 10 verb]
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]
sakulā* -
sakula (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sakulā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mṛgā -
mṛgā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vanade -
vanada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
ivā -
vanarājā -
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “ye rājahaṃsagatikaṃ vīkṣanti vanevaraṃ vīraṃ ”
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
rājahaṃsa -
rājahaṃsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
gatikam -
gatika (noun, neuter)

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

gatikā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse vīkṣanti*va
vaneva -
√van (verb class 1)

[optative active first dual]
ram -
ra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

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

rā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vīram -
vīra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vīra (noun, neuter)

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

vīrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 52.94

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019