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 54.16

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विक्रमामि न शक्नोमि भूमौ पतामि वेगितो ।
दृढो वारत्रको पाशो पादं मे परिकर्तति ॥ १६ ॥

vikramāmi na śaknomi bhūmau patāmi vegito |
dṛḍho vāratrako pāśo pādaṃ me parikartati || 16 ||

I am making a valiant effort to escape, but I cannot, and fall back violently to the ground. These stout thongs of leather cut my feet. (16)
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 (54.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vikrama, Amin, Bhuma, Bhumi, Dridha, Pada, Asmad, Pari, Kartat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 54.16). 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: “vikramāmi na śaknomi bhūmau patāmi vegito ”
vikramā -
vikrama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ami -
amin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

amin (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śaknomi -
√śak (verb class 5)

[present active first single]
bhūmau -
bhūma (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

bhūmi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

bhūmi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
patāmi -
√pat (verb class 1)

[present active first single]
Cannot analyse vegito
Line 2: “dṛḍho vāratrako pāśo pādaṃ me parikartati ”
dṛḍho* -
dṛḍha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vāratrako -
pāśo -
pādam -
pāda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
pari -
pari (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, neuter)

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

parī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

parī (noun, feminine)

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

parī (noun, neuter)

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

pari (Preverb)

[Preverb]
kartati -
√kṛt -> kartat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kṛt class 1 verb]

√kṛt -> kartat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √kṛt class 1 verb]

√kṛt (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 54.16

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019