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 54.9

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पक्षिर् वा च यथाकाशे पर्यन्तं नाधिगच्छति ।
यथापि सागरे वारि अप्रमेयो महोदधिः ॥ ९ ॥

pakṣir vā ca yathākāśe paryantaṃ nādhigacchati |
yathāpi sāgare vāri aprameyo mahodadhiḥ || 9 ||

As a bird cannot reach the limit of the sky, and as the water in the sea is an immeasureable mighty mass, (9)
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 (54.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pakshi, Yatha, Paryantam, Paryanta, Nri, Adhi, Gacchat, Api, Sagara, Var, Vari, Aprameya, Mahodadhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 54.9). 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: “pakṣir vā ca yathākāśe paryantaṃ nādhigacchati ”
pakṣir -
pakṣi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
akāśe -
√kāś (verb class 1)

[imperfect middle first single]
paryantam -
paryantam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

paryanta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

paryanta (noun, neuter)

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

paryantā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
adhi -
adhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

adhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

adhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

adhī (noun, feminine)

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

adhī (noun, neuter)

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

adhi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
gacchati -
gacchat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gacchat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√gam (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “yathāpi sāgare vāri aprameyo mahodadhiḥ ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
sāgare -
sāgara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sāgara (noun, neuter)

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

sāgarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vāri -
vāri (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vāri (noun, neuter)

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

vārī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vār (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
aprameyo* -
aprameya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahodadhiḥ -
mahodadhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 54.9

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019