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 64.75

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उष्णीषशीर्षा ते नाथा ईदृशा यादृशो भवां ।
अनुल्लोकितमूर्ध्नानि सुरेहि असुरेहि च ॥ ७५ ॥

uṣṇīṣaśīrṣā te nāthā īdṛśā yādṛśo bhavāṃ |
anullokitamūrdhnāni surehi asurehi ca || 75 ||

“The saviours had turbans on their heads, just as the Lord has. Their heads could not be looked on by Suras and A suras. (75)
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 (64.75). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ushnisha, Shirsha, Tad, Yushmad, Natha, Idrisha, Yadrish, Yadrisha, Bhava, Nud, Lokita, Murdhan, Ani, Sura, Asura, Asuri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.75). 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: “uṣṇīṣaśīrṣā te nāthā īdṛśā yādṛśo bhavāṃ ”
uṣṇīṣa -
uṣṇīṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

uṣṇīṣa (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
nāthā* -
nātha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
īdṛśā* -
īdṛśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

īdṛśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yādṛśo* -
yādṛś (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

yādṛś (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yādṛśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavām -
bhavā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “anullokitamūrdhnāni surehi asurehi ca ”
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nul -
nud (noun, masculine)

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

nud (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
lokita -
lokita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

lokita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√lok -> lokita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √lok class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lok class 10 verb]

√lok -> lokita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √lok class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lok class 10 verb]
mūrdhnā -
mūrdhan (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

anī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
sure -
sura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

sura (noun, neuter)

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

surā (noun, feminine)

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

√sur (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
asure -
asura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

asura (noun, neuter)

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

asurā (noun, feminine)

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

asuri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.75

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019