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 52.114

क्वचि गजकरंकनिकरो क्षितिं गले पटपाण्डरास्तरणकल्पो ।
क्वचि व्याघ्रकेशरिहता विषादि नरवारणवराहा ॥ ११४ ॥

kvaci gajakaraṃkanikaro kṣitiṃ gale paṭapāṇḍarāstaraṇakalpo |
kvaci vyāghrakeśarihatā viṣādi naravāraṇavarāhā || 114 ||

Here a herd of elephants on the ground, with housings of white cloth; there boars, though able to ward off men, fall down slain by tigers and lions. (114)

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

Gaja, Karanka, Kshiti, Gala, Gali, Vyaghraka, Shari, Sharin, Hata, Vishad, Vishadin, Vishadi, Nara, Varana, Varaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 52.114). 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: “kvaci gajakaraṃkanikaro kṣitiṃ gale paṭapāṇḍarāstaraṇakalpo
  • Cannot analyse kvaci*ga
  • gaja -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • karaṅka -
  • karaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nikaro -
  • kṣitim -
  • kṣiti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kṣiti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • gale -
  • gala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    galā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse paṭapāṇḍarāstaraṇakalpo
  • Line 2: “kvaci vyāghrakeśarihatā viṣādi naravāraṇavarāhā
  • Cannot analyse kvaci*vy
  • vyāghrake -
  • vyāghraka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śari -
  • śarī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śarin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śarin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hatā* -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
  • viṣādi -
  • viṣādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṣādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    viṣādī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṣādī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    viṣādī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    viṣād (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    viṣād (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • nara -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāraṇa -
  • vāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varāhā -
  • varāhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 52.114

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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