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 64.51

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समा जालावनद्धा तेषां चरणा सुप्रतिष्ठिता ।
लाक्षारसप्रसेकवर्णा सहचक्रा महर्षिणां ।
हेष्टा पादतला जाता स्वस्तिकैर् उपशोभिताः ॥ ५१ ॥

samā jālāvanaddhā teṣāṃ caraṇā supratiṣṭhitā |
lākṣārasaprasekavarṇā sahacakrā maharṣiṇāṃ |
heṣṭā pādatalā jātā svastikair upaśobhitāḥ || 51 ||

“The feet of these great seers were level of soles, covered with network designs, well-formed, coloured like the essence of lac, and adorned with designs of wheels. The soles of their feet were bright with svastikas. (51)
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 (64.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sama, Jalavanaddha, Tad, Supratishthita, Laksharasa, Praseka, Varna, Varnan, Saha, Cakra, Maharshi, Heshta, Jatri, Jata, Svastika, Upashobhita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.51). 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: “samā jālāvanaddhā teṣāṃ caraṇā supratiṣṭhitā ”
samā* -
sama (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

samā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative single]
teṣām -
tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
caraṇā -
supratiṣṭhitā -
supratiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “lākṣārasaprasekavarṇā sahacakrā maharṣiṇāṃ ”
lākṣārasa -
lākṣārasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
praseka -
praseka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
varṇā -
varṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

varṇan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
saha -
saha (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

saha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sah (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
cakrā* -
cakra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

cakrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
maharṣiṇā -
maharṣi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 3: “heṣṭā pādatalā jātā svastikair upaśobhitāḥ ”
heṣṭā -
√heṣ -> heṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √heṣ class 1 verb]
pādatalā -
jātā -
jātṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

jātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 2)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
svastikair -
svastika (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

svastika (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
upaśobhitāḥ -
upaśobhita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

upaśobhitā (noun, feminine)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.51

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019