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 54.13

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चत्वारि देवता दृष्ट्वा कायं वीरस्य दुर्बलं ।
आहन्सु मुनि कालगतो न च वीर्यतो सन्सति ॥ १३ ॥

catvāri devatā dṛṣṭvā kāyaṃ vīrasya durbalaṃ |
āhansu muni kālagato na ca vīryato sansati || 13 ||

When the four devas saw the weak body of the Hero, they exclaimed, “The Seer is dead; there is no strength left in him.” (13)
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 (54.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Catu, Ari, Arin, Devata, Kaya, Vira, Durbala, Ahan, Muni, Kalagata, Virya, Sat, Sati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 54.13). 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: “catvāri devatā dṛṣṭvā kāyaṃ vīrasya durbalaṃ ”
catvā -
catu (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
ari -
ari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ari (noun, neuter)

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

ari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

arin (noun, neuter)

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

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
devatā* -
devatā (noun, feminine)

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

devata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
dṛṣṭvā -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]
kāyam -
kāya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kāya (noun, neuter)

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

kāyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vīrasya -
vīra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

vīra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
durbalam -
durbala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

durbala (noun, neuter)

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

durbalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “āhansu muni kālagato na ca vīryato sansati ”
āhan -
āhan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
su -
sū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sū (noun, neuter)

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

sū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

so (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
muni -
muni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

muni (noun, neuter)

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

munī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

mū (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
kālagato* -
kālagata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vīrya -
vīrya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vīr -> vīrya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vīr]

√vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]

√vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
to -
san -
sat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
sati -
satī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

sat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 54.13

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019